| |
||||
  |
About CITEL | Calendar | Committees | Fellowships | Forum | Publications | info@citel | Web Resources |
 | |
| Home ~ Committees ~ PCC.II | Esta página en español |
| Quick Links |
|---|
|
| CITEL News |
|
XX Meeting of COM/CITEL will be held in San Jose, Costa Rica from December 3 to 5, 2008 |
Communications companies and governments throughout the world have increasingly been reporting incidents where fixed- and mobile-satellite services (“FSS” and “MSS”, respectively) are being severely disrupted by interference from terrestrial wireless services in the “extended” and standard C-band frequencies (3.4 to 4.2 GHz). Private and public-sector experts have stated that if this trend is not addressed, the satellite industry may be prevented from delivering users with fixed and mobile satellite services for voice, data and video services in Developed and Developing Countries.
Since the International Telecommunication Union (“ITU”) originally allocated C-band for use by the global satellite industry, massive deployment of systems and services has been underway worldwide, and millions of users now rely upon satellites for essential communications. But the reported impact on reception of those satellite services has been dramatic, including:
Analysis has demonstrated that exclusion zones around earth stations would be required for terrestrial wireless and satellite services to co-exist in the affected band, but technical data suggests that exclusion zones around earth stations would be impractical because they would have to be large – greater than a 40 kilometer diameter – and there would be too many to be feasible due to the millions of C-band satellite earth stations already deployed worldwide.
In related business, an effort is underway by the terrestrial wireless community to secure a global allocation from the ITU to put future mobile phone networks like IMT advanced and 4G services in the 3.4 – 4.2 GHz frequency band. These frequencies are a primary means by which the satellite industry provides millions of users with mission-critical communications solutions for distance learning, tele-medicine, universal access, disaster recovery, and many other vital applications. A viable alternative is needed to ensure continued access to satellite communications, while facilitating the delivery of terrestrial wireless services
|
Time (Washington,D.C.) |
Topic |
Participant(s) |
|
12:30 pm -12:59 pm |
Verification of country connections |
Technical Coordinators in each participating country |
|
12:59 pm - 13:00 pm |
GDLN Introduction Video |
ALL |
|
13:00 pm - 13:05 pm |
Welcoming of the participating Centers |
Mr. Clovis Baptista (CITEL) Mr. David Hartshorn (GVF) |
|
13:05 pm - 13:25 pm |
Introduction of the Dialogue (Mr. David Hartshorn - GVF) Introduction of the Dialogue (Mr. Claudio Palomares)
|
Mr. David Hartshorn (GVF) Mr. Claudio Palomares (PCC.II) |
|
13:25 pm - 13:55 pm |
Use of the 3.4 - 4.2 GHz band in the Americas – Regulatory, Spectrum and Practical Considerations
|
Mr. Jose Albuquerque Senior Director, Spectrum (Intelsat)
|
|
Mr. Dick Tauber Chairman of the WBU-ISOG (World Broadcasting Union-International Satellite Operations Group) & VPresident Transmission Systems and New Technology (CNN News Group)
|
||
|
13:55 pm – 14:10 pm |
Use of the 3.4 - 4.2 GHz band in Argentina |
Mr. Julian Gardella, Engineering Management, National Communications Commission
Mr. Juan Masciotra, Engineering Management, National Communications Commission
|
|
14:10 pm – 14:25 pm |
Mr. Roberto García Méndez (Vice Ministry of Telecommunications) |
|
|
14:25 pm – 14:40 pm |
Use of the 3.4 - 4.2 GHz band in Brazil |
Mr. Francisco Giacomini Soares, Chair of the Working Group on Terrestrial Fixed and Mobile Radiocommunication Services, PCC.II, CITEL
Mr. Maximiliano Salvadori Martinhão, Manager of Spectrum Engineering, ANATEL
|
|
14:40 pm – 14:55 pm |
Mr. Galo Prócel, General Director Spectrum Management (CONATEL)
|
|
|
14:55 pm – 15:10 pm |
Mr. Rafael Sánchez, Monitoring Coordinator (INDOTEL)
|
|
|
15:10 pm – 15:25 pm |
Mr. Brandon Mitchell, Telecommunications Specialist for Office of Spectrum Management (NTIA)
|
|
|
15:25 pm - 15:40 pm |
Questions & Answers / Comments |
ALL |
|
15:40 pm – 15:55 pm |
Global Considerations on the Use of the 3.4 - 4.2 GHz band |
Ms. Tania Regal (Star One)
|
|
15:55 pm - 16:25 pm |
Questions & Answers / Comments |
ALL |
|
16:25 pm - 16:30 pm |
Closing Remarks |
Mr. Claudio Palomares (PCC.II) Mr. Clovis Baptista (CITEL) Mr. David Hartshorn (GVF) |
 |