The nearly 2 300 delegates who attended the World Radiocommunications Conference(WRC03) reviewed the Radiocommunications Regulation (RR) of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and defined at technical and regulatory level the guidelines for future use of the radio spectrum and satellite communications.
WRC03 is the most relevant international forum of the ITU’s Radiocommunications Sector (ITU-R) and was held in Geneva from 9 June to 4 July.
The four weeks of work witnessed approval of the draft agenda for the next WRC, to be held in 2007. Numerous subjects were also debated, among them: questions in the context of satellite radionavigation service, vis-à-vis safeguarding development of the major European project known as the Galileo system; overall harmonisation of frequency bands for usage in situations of public protection and disaster response (PPDR); overall assignment of the 5 GHz band to wireless LANs; the third mobile generation, specifically IMT-2000 and future systems; high altitude platforms (HAPs) such as IMT-2000 system base stations; implementation of the global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS); introduction of digital technology in shortwave radio service; revision of planning for channels and frequencies in the mobile maritime service frequency bands in MF and HF, taking into account the use of new digital technology; amateur service; realignment of frequency band assignments to amateur and amateur by satellite services and to radio service around 7 MHz; the internet aboard airplanes; internet by satellite in the 13.75-14 GHz band; high density applications of fixed satellite service (HDFSS); earth stations on vessels to operate in fixed satellite service; analysis of study results in reply to resolution 539 on pdf limit values for N-GSO BSS (sound) in the 2630-2655 MHz band; and aspects related to the appropriateness of assignments between 4 and 10 MHz to radio broadcasting service.
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- World Radiocommunicatiom Conference 2003 concludes https://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=116035
