UK Spectrum Policy Forum - Cluster 2: Access Mechanisms for mmWave Meeting Notes

Date: Thursday 13 July 2017
Venue: techUK, 10 St Bride Street, London, EC4A 4AD
Chair: Peter Curnow-Ford, UK SPF Cluster 2 Chair and Director, Plasma Antennas Limited

Presentations from the Cluster 2 meeting are embedded below to allow better access via mobile and tablet, they can also be downloaded at the bottom of the page.

Agenda

Opening Remarks

Peter Curnow-Ford - Chair Spectrum Access and Use, UK SPF

Standards and Research

ETSI ISG mWT - Update on global mmWave Spectrum Situation - Renato Lombardi, Chairman of ETSI ISG mWT, Huawei Fellow and Head of Italy Research Centre, VP Microwave Product Line, Huawei

Sussex University - 5G - Dr Maziar Nekovee, Professor of 5G Radio & mmWave at Sussex University & Chief Engineer Samsung Electronics R&D Institute

Q&A

Mobile

GSA, Position on 5G and mmWave including 5G Fixed Wireless - Joe Barrett, President of GSA

W and D Bands - Andy Sutton, Principal Network Architect for RAN and Backhaul, BT/EE

Q&A

Vendors/Research

Tweether 95GHz pt to mpt H2020 project - Prof Claudio Paoloni, Head of Engineering Dept, Lancaster University

100GHz and Above - Jonas Edstam, Wireless Strategy Manager - Network Product Business & 5G, Ericsson AB

60GHz Spectrum Approaches - Daniel Ephraty, Director of Sales Engineering, Siklu Communications Ltd

Q&A

Silicon Vendors
US and EU Spectrum Harmonisation - Mark Barrett, CMO of Blu Wireless

Q&A

AOB and Close

Peter Curnow-Ford - Chair Spectrum Access and Use, UK SPF

Cluster 2 has the goal to capture current and future Use requirements for spectrum [as apart from the Applications and Demand for spectrum] and to enable understanding and discussion around the current and future proposed methods of Access to spectrum. The strategy has been defined and accepted as:

1. Review primary Access mechanisms
2. Review approaches to spectrum awards
3. Understand primary and secondary uses of spectrum
4. Review new 'sharing' approaches
5. Leverage Cluster 1 and 3 input
6. Recommend 'new/changed methods' to Government, Ofcom and Internationally

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