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| by Stuart Corner | |
| Friday, 02 May 2008 | |
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Page 2 of 2 Australia, however is nowhere near as advanced as Europe
in assigning the 2.5GHz band to mobile broadband services. How it will
proceed on this and many other spectrum issues were subjects under
discussion at the Australian Communications and Media Authority's
Radcomms08 conference in Melbourne this week. And the 2.5GHz band
featured prominently in communications minister Stephen Conroy's
opening address: "2.5GHz in particular raises important issues," Conroy
said. "It is currently licensed to the three commercial TV networks and
ABC for vital electronic newsgathering, or ENG services and outside
broadcasts."He promised that, in planning for future services, the Government would "ensure the adequate provision for a long-term home for ENG [that] will take into account the needs of the broadcasters, the pros and cons of any transition strategy and developments internationally..[but] in order to make effective decisions, clear information and co-operation from industry on their requirements and careful consideration of alternative spectrum options for supporting ENG services is also required." Ericsson contends that ENG represents a very inefficient use of this valuable spectrum: "[usage] includes sports events where only a short range & localised broadcast is required, eg wireless cameras at a football match. The nature of these events-based broadcasts means that the band is only used sporadically and short-term (eg for a few hours per day at best), and only within a very limited area (eg within a specific suburb in a city)." Ericsson, and the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA), argue that a much more beneficial allocation of 2.5GHz would be to HSPA/LTE because it is "the only 'chunk' of spectrum available on a global basis making it an extremely precious resource for mobile broadband communications." Ericsson is proposing a compromise solution that it says would cater of ENG without users needing to replace or modify existing equipment. Spectrum for HSPA/LTE would be allocated in accordance with global recommendations (CEPT) as two 70MHz bands at either end of the 2.5-2.69GHz spectrum, and broadcasters could still use the 50MHz band 'in the middle', of the range. This, According to Ericsson would enable ENG and HSPA/LTE to co-exist in the 2.50-2.69GHz band without interfering with each other.
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