Andres Teeäär
Saatja: Andres Teeäär
Saatmisaeg: esmaspäev, 7. juuni 2021 14:09
Adressaat: 'Herman Schepers'
Koopia: roberto_policyimpactpartners.com; Maret Ots; Kristiina Repp; Erko Kulu
Teema: RE: CEPT work item to study WAS / RLANs in upper 6 GHz band
Dear Herman,
Thank you for contacting and explanation!
The view is currently being consolidated internally. Unfortunately it has been slowed down by vacations.
We are taking your proposal into consideration during in-house discussions before the meetings considered.
With Best Regards,
Andres Teeäär
Chief Specialist of the Frequency Management Division
+ 372 667 2094 |
[email protected] | https://www.ttja.ee
Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority
Endla 10A, 10122 Tallinn, Estonia
From: Herman Schepers <
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Sent: Tuesday, June 1, 2021 5:02 PM
To: Andres Teeäär <
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Subject: CEPT work item to study WAS / RLANs in upper 6 GHz band
Dear all,
As you may remember from our previous correspondence, my company is supporting the Wi-Fi ecosystem
on a number of critical digital connectivity policy issues. I am writing to ask you to consider raising a work
item in the CEPT to study possible harmonised technical conditions for wireless access systems (WAS),
including radio local area networks (RLANs), to provide wireless broadband services in the 6425-7125 MHz
band.
With the results of such studies, administrations would be in a better position to decide if WAS/RLAN
and/or IMT are viable options for sharing with incumbent services and agree on the way forward before the
WRC-2023. Without such studies, it will be difficult for administrations to take an informed position on
WRC-2023 Agenda Item 1.2.
Changes since the 2017 EC mandate
As you are aware, the 2017 EC Mandate harmonises spectrum for WAS/RLANs in the lower 6 GHz band
(5945-6425 MHz) only, but there remains a case for expanding the frequency range to 7125 MHz. A viable
6 GHz WAS/RLANs ecosystem already exists; many countries including the U.S., Canada, South Korea,
Brazil, Saudi Arabia (see attached infographic), are making the entire 6 GHz band (5925-7125 MHz)
available under a licence-exempt regulatory regime. Further, the results of ECC studies for lower 6 GHz
(5925-6425 MHz) show that low power indoor (LPI) and very low power (VLP) indoor/outdoor can coexist
with the incumbents.
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Suggested next steps
We note that the incumbents in the lower 6 GHz band (5925-6425 MHz) are practically the same as the
incumbents in the upper 6 GHz band (6425-7125 MHz). But since there may be some differences, a new
CEPT study is likely to be required. We understand that under CEPT rules there needs to be at least five
administrations to support a new work item, which could be proposed for consideration at the 56th ECC
Plenary (28 June to 2 July 2021) for a non-binding technical study, such as a CEPT or ECC report.
The WAS/RLANs ecosystem is willing to support this work with additional research and inputs as required.
If of interest, we would be pleased to organise a meeting with industry representatives, before the next
ECC plenary, to discuss this further.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards,
Herman
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Founder and Managing Director
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