The European Commission must ensure new spectrum users...
The European Commission must ensure new spectrum users don’t disrupt existing services with harmful interference, said the European Forum for Spectrum Coexistence. EFSC said Tuesday that the EC’s “Connected Continent” proposal offers the chance to get future spectrum policy right,…
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but it must not cause interruptions of essential services. Harmful interference of new spectrum users with existing radio and fixed services can result in lost broadband connections or TV signals, disruption of live performances, unavailable emergency services and radio signal loss that creates hazards for railway systems and highways, it said. Spectrum allocation policy must take those impacts into consideration by embedding the idea of coexistence in pan-European thinking, said EFSC. The EC must pursue comprehensive impact assessments and give governments clear policy recommendations to ensure high-quality connectivity for consumers and businesses, it said. EFSC members are Cable Europe, the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies, German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association, Association of Professional Wireless Production Technologies and Pearle-Live Performance Europe.