Page 14 - SAMENA Trends - November-December 2019

SAMENA COUNCIL ACTIVITY SAMENA TRENDS

procedures established for non-geostationary satellite ITU spectrum Regions and will help steer accelerated IMT-2020
constellations in the fixed-satellite service, opening the skies development across the SA-ME-NA region and beyond.
to next-generation communication capabilities, considering
mega-constellations of satellites consisting of hundreds to
thousands of spacecraft in low-Earth orbit are becoming Enabling 5G deployment
a popular solution for global telecommunications, as well While identifying the frequency bands 24.25–27.5 GHz,
as remote sensing, space and upper atmosphere research, 37–43.5 GHz, 45.5–47 GHz, 47.2–48.2 and 66–71 GHz
meteorology, astronomy, technology demonstration and for the deployment of 5G networks, WRC 19 also took
education. measures to ensure appropriate protection of the Earth
• Protection of frequency assignments for Broadcasting- exploration satellite services, including meteorological and
satellite service (BSS) ensured, providing a priority mechanism other passive services in adjacent bands.In total, delegates
for developing countries to regain access to spectrum orbit at WRC 19 identified more than 8 times more spectrum
resources. for IMT than was identified for IMT before the Conference.
The fulfillment of grand sustainable development goals and our 17.25 GHz of spectrum was identified for IMT after the
collective readiness to tackle the world’s prevailing issues, which Conference, in comparison with the 1.9 GHz of spectrum
can be addressed effectively through the ICTs, will now be a identified before WRC 19. Out of this number, 14.75 GHz of
function of the post WRC-19 spectrum situation around the globe. spectrum has been harmonized worldwide, reaching 85% of
SAMENA Council anticipates that agreements achieved during global harmonization.
WRC-19 will help bridge the rising digital divides across the three

14 NOVEMBER 2019