Regulators must support wireless innovation by allowing spectrum-sharing, the European...
Regulators must support wireless innovation by allowing spectrum-sharing, the European Commission said in a proposal (http://xrl.us/bnobsx) Monday. A pan-EU approach to spectrum-sharing will lead to greater mobile network capacity, cheaper wireless broadband and new markets such as tradable secondary rights,…
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it said. As part of its new five-year radio spectrum policy program, the EC urged regulators to monitor and potentially extend the harmonized internal market license-exempt bands, develop consistent approaches for shared usage that give incentives and legal certainty to all current and new users who can share spectrum, and guarantee protection against interference. First steps include: (1) Identifying beneficial sharing opportunities in licensed and license-exempt bands. (2) Considering whether to make sufficient license-exempt spectrum, harmonized at the EU level, available for wireless applications. (3) Defining a common route toward enabling more sharing, based on contract arrangements between users. The plan must be approved by the European Parliament and Council of Ministers.