Brussels 2016‐07‐31 

Radio Spectrum Policy Group – Secretariat  DG CNECT B4: Spectrum – Office: BU33 7/55  European Commission, B‐1049 Bruxelles, Belgium    E‐mail: CNECT‐[email protected]      

Response to the Public consultation on the Draft RSPG Opinion on spectrum related aspects  for next‐generation wireless systems (5G).      Dear Sirs,  Please find enclosed a response to the consultation on the Draft RSPG Opinion on spectrum related  aspects for next‐generation wireless systems (5G) from Broadcast Networks Europe (BNE).    Yours sincerely     

Lars Backlund  Secretary General, Broadcast Networks Europe  E‐mail: 

lars.backlund@broadcast‐networks.eu  

Mobile: 

+46 708 742123 

         

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  Brussels 2016‐07‐31 

  Broadcast Networks Europe (BNE) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Draft RSPG  Opinion  on  spectrum  related  aspects  for  next  generation  wireless  systems  (5G)  and  express  its  availability to collaborate and discuss with RSPG on all related issues.  While it should be noted that no clear definition of 5G has been yet provided, BNE recognises the logic  behind the strategic approach put forward by the RSPG for 5G in Europe which consists:  ‐



on the one hand to consider bands already allocated to wireless broadband for timely roll‐out,  and among them the latest allocated frequency bands by  WRC‐15 (700MHz band and 3.4‐3.8  GHz Band);  on the other hand to consider the new bands above 6 GHz which were listed by WRC‐15 in order  to facilitate global harmonisation. 

Regarding  item  2  of  the  Opinion  on  the  solutions  to  provide  nationwide  and  indoor  coverage  with  spectrum below 1 GHz, BNE makes the following comments:   

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BNE emphasizes that the band 470‐694 MHz is not to be considered in any respect for 5G, even  for the long term. There is now a consensus that the 470‐694 MHz band is the core band for  terrestrial  broadcasting  services  in  Europe  and  in  the  world,  and  will  remain  so  for  the  foreseeable future, as decided upon at WRC‐15 and set out in the RSPG Opinion on the future  of the UHF Band and in the report by Pascal Lamy.   BNE supports the RSPG strategy which is focused on bands already or about to be harmonised.  According to the RSPG Opinion on the implementation of the current RSPP and its revision to  address the next period1, this approach could make use of up to 210 MHz of spectrum below  1 GHz that will become available in 2020 ‐ and in 2022 in some countries ‐, which is as much or  more  than  existing  and  foreseen  low  band  spectrum  in  the  USA,  Australia,  Japan  and  South  Korea.  BNE understands that in some countries initial roll out for networks at 700 MHz will be based  on 4G technology and that the 800 and 900  MHz  bands are heavily used for 2G, 3G and 4G  networks.  This  may  pose  a  challenge  for  the  mobile  sector  in  the  introduction  of  a  new  technology,  but  it  is  impossible  and  unreasonable  to  motivate  from  an  efficient  spectrum  management  standpoint  that  in  a  single  country  2G,  3G,  4G  and  5G  networks  should  be  operated simultaneously for the sake of providing coverage to each existing legacy network as  well  as  new  networks  based  on  new  technologies.  At  WRC‐15  a  decision  was  also  taken  to  review how efficiently spectrum is used in the whole UHF band at a later conference. 

Regarding item 3 of the Opinion, BNE supports the opinion of the RSPG which is stating the need to  ensure that technical and regulatory conditions for all bands already harmonised for mobile networks  are fit for 5G use. BNE understands that this will include protection of services in adjacent bands. For  instance, BNE emphasizes that the compatibility studies between DTT and MFCN in the 700MHz band  were conducted based on the technical characteristics of DTT and LTE. In the case where 5G below 1  GHz would be based on a new radio interface and/or revised band plans, compatibility studies should  be reviewed in order to guarantee the protection of broadcasting services in the adjacent bands. 

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 RSPG16‐006, February 2016‐ see Table 1 page 70 

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