Latin America. 5G Americas published a comprehensive white paper, Spectrum Landscape for Mobile Services, on the current spectrum environment and future requirements for mobile services below and above 6 GHz.
"Countries and regions that wish to be leaders in the new mobile era of 5G will need to provide more licensed spectrum that is available to the mobile industry. This is the time to pan and allocate harmonized spectrum in low, medium and high bands to contribute to the advancement of 5G," said Chris Pearson, President of 5G Americas.
The 5G Americas white paper discusses the spectrum needed for various uses in mobile services. It provides an understanding of the potential allocation of spectrum for 5G by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (fcc) and addresses issues of sharing, integration, and allocation that will pave the way to a connected world. In addition, the work highlights the action required by regulatory and standards organizations to make certain spectrum bands available for 5G.
The benefits of global harmonisation are not limited to situations where all regions have identical spectrum allocations. These benefits can also be obtained from "tuning range" solutions, in which adjacent or near-adjacent bands can be considered harmonized as long as the equipment can be reconfigured to operate in multiple bands. When considering spectrum allocations, therefore, 5G Americas suggests that policymakers not only consider the frequencies that can be allocated at the national level, but also the possibilities provided by such tuning range solutions globally. According to initial strategic plans on 5G described in the white paper, there are several immediate possibilities for global harmonization, considering the "tuning range" for the 3.3-4.2 GHz, 24.25-29.5 GHz and 37-43.5 GHz bands.
Pearson added: "5G will be deployed in current and future spectrum bands. Thus, there is an immediate need for regulators and governments to act to ensure that a reasonable amount of licensed spectrum is made available for 5G deployments."
The 5G Americas white paper, Spectrum Landscape for Mobile Services, captures the scope of the main spectrum issues that are relevant to 5G, namely:
- Spectrum needs for 5G applications
- Spectrum landscape for mobile services
- Necessary actions: regulatory, standardization, industry, etc.
- International spectrum harmonization
- Opportunities for harmonization
- Necessary actions
Spectrum Landscape for Mobile Services was written by joint leaders Ahmad Armand and Scott F. Migaldi of T-Mobile USA and other 5G Americas member companies.
The white paper is available for download at no cost by clicking here.
