The Second meeting of satrc working Group on Spectrum 12-13 December 2011 Colombo, Sri Lanka

• Long Term Evolution
• LTE

• Sanjeev Banzal
• Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
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• The Second meeting of SATRC Working Group on Spectrum
• 12-13 December 2011
• Colombo, Sri Lanka

• Table of contents

Spectrum is a finite and scarce but non-exhaustible natural resource which is a vital input for wireless services

• Introduction

• Spectrum is a finite and scarce but non-exhaustible natural resource which is a vital input for wireless services
• Rapid development of wireless technology has ensured that there is an increasing range of valuable uses of the spectrum
• With competing users, uses and growth of wireless services, the demand for spectrum has tremendously increased.

• The Second meeting of SATRC Working Group on Spectrum
• 12-13 December 2011 Colombo, Sri Lanka

The trend of modern communications is towards mobility, with increasingly higher data rates/ speeds, for which wireless is the only option

• Introduction

• The trend of modern communications is towards mobility, with increasingly higher data rates/ speeds, for which wireless is the only option
• The requirements of captive applications are also growing.
• All these have resulted in greater demands/ pressure on the already scarce RF spectrum resource

• The Second meeting of SATRC Working Group on Spectrum
• 12-13 December 2011 Colombo, Sri Lanka

Shortage of spectrum will be setback to innovations, competition, businesses and consumers.

• Introduction

• Shortage of spectrum will be setback to innovations, competition, businesses and consumers.
• Making spectrum available at a time when convergence is causing rapid and unpredictable change poses a severe challenge.
• Advances in technology create the potential for systems to use spectrum more efficiently and to be much more tolerant of interference than in the past.

• The Second meeting of SATRC Working Group on Spectrum
• 12-13 December 2011 Colombo, Sri Lanka