Spectrum Insight - The 700Mhz band

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Spectrum Insight - The 700Mhz band

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The 700 MHz band

A new harmonised frequency band for LTE?

The "Spectrum Watch Service" includes:

- An Excel database- A Status Report- Quarterly market insights- Direct access to leading Spectrum analysts

Contents 1. Key findings 5

2. 700 MHz band: what is at stake? 82.1. First and second Digital Dividends 82.2. Main outcome of the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12) 92.3. 700 MHz band plans for mobile broadband and international implementation 102.3.1. The 700 MHz band worldwide 102.3.2. Standardisation (3GPP) 112.3.3. 700 MHz status in Asia-Pacific 112.3.4. Status of 700 MHz in North America 152.3.5. 700 MHz status in Latin America 162.3.6. 700 MHz status in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) 172.4. Remaining issues: importance of technical parameters 212.4.1. Why technical conditions for use of the 700 MHz band are important 212.4.2. What applications for the duplex gap? 222.4.3. An harmonised time table in Europe is necessary - Expected time

Tables

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3. Public safety networks in 700 MHz band 23

3.1. Public authority decisions 24

3.1.1. BTOP projects 24

3.1.2. NPSBN funding 24

3.2. Latest field and laboratory tests 25

3.2.1. Interoperability test 25

3.2.2. VoLTE service test 25

4. 600 MHz incentive auctions in USA 264.1. 600 MHz incentive auctions in USA 264.1.1. Objectives 264.1.2. Auction design 264.1.3. Incentive auction history 294.2. US operators plans for 600 MHz mobile broadband 304.2.1. T-Mobile and Sprint Nextel 304.2.2. Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility 314.2.3. DoJ view 31

5. Annex: status of 800 MHz band in Europe 32

Tables Table 1: First and second Digital Dividends, worldwide 5

Table 2: Main frequency bands for mobile broadband below 900 MHz – FDD mode 6

Table 3: First and second Digital Dividends, worldwide 8

Table 4: Status of the 700 MHz band (May 2013) 10

Table 5: 3GPP standard bands for the APT700 MHz band 11

Table 6: APT 700 MHz plan – adoption in Asia-Pacific 12

Table 7: 700 MHz (First Digital Dividend) timetable in North America 15

Table 8: 700 MHz APT plan – adoption in Latin America 16

Table 9: Middle East and Africa 700 MHz plans 19

Table 10: Main frequency bands for mobile broadband below 900 MHz – FDD mode 21

Table 11: Digital Dividend timetable in Europe (May 2013) 32

Figures Figure 1: Possible implementation of 2 x 30 MHz FDD band in 700 MHz (lower duplexer) 6

Figure 2: Mobile allocations below 1 GHz 8

Figure 3: Second Digital Dividend in Europe, Africa and the Middle East 9

Figure 4: Configuration of the 700 MHz band in Asia-Pacific (APT plan) 11

Figure 5: 700 MHz band plan in Australia 13

Figure 6: Harmonised TDD version of the APT 700 MHz plan 13

Figure 7: 700 MHz band in Japan 14

Figure 8: 700 MHz band plan in the USA 15

Figure 9: Overlap between the 700 MHz APT band plan and the 800 MHz band 17

Figure 10: Possible implementation of 2 x 30 MHz FDD band in the 700 MHz (lower duplexer) 17

Figure 11: Use of APT band plans in Europe – SFR options 18

Figure 12: Future Egyptian 700 and 800 MHz plans 20

Figure 13: Broadband spectrum for public safety in USA 23

Figure 14: Design of incentive auctions 26

Figure 15: Reverse auction 27

Figure 16: Forward auction 27

Figure 17: Expected FCC 600 MHz plan 28

Figure 18: FCC proposals for 600 MHz spectrum band plan 28

Figure 19: FCC 600 MHz plan 29

Figure 20: T-Mobile 600 MHz plan 30

Figure 21: Low-frequency distribution in the US 31

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