Spectrum Challenges for Modern Mobile Services

Authors

  • P. K. Garg Global ICT Standardisation Forum for India (GISFI)
  • T. R. Dua Global ICT Standardisation Forum for India (GISFI)
  • Ashok Chandra Global ICT Standardisation Forum for India (GISFI)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/jicts2245-800X.12a2

Keywords:

Radio spectrum, spectrum sharing, spectrum trading, cognitive radio, TV white space

Abstract

Proliferation of wireless services and demand of greater mobility has exerted pressure on spectrum manager to make available additional spectrum in lower bands. With current spectrum management practice, no spectrum below 3 GHz is free/readily available for new services. Spectrum sharing is one solution to make available additional spectrum for new services. Sharing improves spectrum utilisation and provides enormous possibilities. This paper gives an idea about different aspects of spectrum sharing & spectrum trading and emphasized that Indian telecom market is good ground for trying various aspects of spectrum sharing. This paper is based on discussions held on utilisation of radio spectrum during several GISFI meetings held in India on standardisation.

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Author Biographies

P. K. Garg, Global ICT Standardisation Forum for India (GISFI)

Mr. P. K. Garg is presently a Member of the Radio Regulations Board (RRB) of International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Geneva and former Wireless Adviser to the Government of India (head of national spectrum management organization of India). In 2010, he was internationally elected for the second term on the RRB. He has been elected as Chairman of the Board for the year 2013.

The Board resolves various issues concerning implementation of ITU Radio Regulations, which is an international treaty among member countries of ITU for planning and use of the RF spectrum, as well as resolution of disputes, if any.

An engineering graduate with more than 40 years of experience in radio-communications and spectrum regulations – nationally and internationally, Mr.Garg has widely travelled since 1980, for participation in various international and regional conferences of ITU, APT (Asia Pacific Telecomunity) and other international & regional bodies connected with telecommunications. He has also represented India on the Governing Council of ITU and served as the Senior UN & ITU Expert in Radio Frequency Spectrum Management in Saudi Arabia.

He has chaired as well as spoken at large number of national and international conferences and seminars in the field of wireless communications and RF spectrum management, both in India & abroad. He has published many papers on wireless communication and spectrum related issues.

He presently holds the following positions at international and national level:

  1. Chairman, Radio Regulations Board, ITU, Geneva
  2. Chairman, GISFI Spectrum Group
  3. Fellow of Institution of Electronics & Telecom Engineers (IETE) India
  4. Chairman, CII Sub-Committee on Telecom Licensing and Spectrum
  5. Vice President, ITU APT Foundation of India
  6. Executive Member, PTC India Foundation
  7. Member, Telecom committee of ASSOCHAM India
  8. Founder Member, NGN forum of India
  9. Eminent Engineer for 2003 by Institution of Engineers (India), Delhi

T. R. Dua, Global ICT Standardisation Forum for India (GISFI)

T. R. Dua An engineering graduate with diploma in Business Management and export Marketing. Have an experience of over 35 years in the telecom sector. Experience includes all facets of telecom be it Product Development, Business Development, Telecom Licensing, Regulatory issues with respect to interconnection / roaming / unified licensing and infrastructure sharing / Mobile Number Portability, Spectrum Management, Spectrum Related Issues Like Spectrum Pricing, Efficient Utilization and Spectrum refarming etc. Have also been involved very closely with number of Joint Ventures / Technical Collaborations.

All these years he has held very prestigious positions as Director in leading telecom companies like BhartiAirtel Ltd., Shyam Telecom Ltd., Cellular Operators Association of India, Vice Chairman, Global ICT Standardisation Forum for India and Senior Director TAIPA. Besides other consulting assignments.

Have many first to credit like finalization of joint ventures, technical collaboration, introduction of new product, launch of cellular services in India and finalization of licence agreements / interconnect agreements.

Work very closely with institutions like ITU/APT/WWRF with regards to the spectrum matters. Very actively involved with various professional institutions / associations to promote the interest of telecom sector and published many papers in telecom.

Presently holding the following position in various Professional Institutions:

  1. Vice Chairman – GISFI
  2. Co Chairman – ITU APT Foundation of India
  3. Vice President – PTC India Foundation
  4. Fellow of Institution of Engineers (India)
  5. Fellow of Institution of Electronics & Telecom Engineers
  6. Member – Computer Society of India
  7. Member – Indian Science Congress
  8. Member – Optical Society of India
  9. Member –WWRF
  10. Member –FICCI/ASSOCHAM/CII Telecom committee
  11. Chairman CII committee on GREEN ENERGY
  12. Member - Amity Telecom Vision Board
  13. Member Core Group “Mobility For Life “ EU Project

Ashok Chandra, Global ICT Standardisation Forum for India (GISFI)

Dr. Ashok Chandra An Indian Engineering Services officer of 1976 batch did his Post graduate in Electronics and PhD in Electronics and Doctorate of Science (D.Sc.) in Radio Mobile Communications. He has worked as a Guest Scientist on DAAD Fellowship at the Institute of High Frequency Technology, Technical University (RWTH), Aachen, Germany during 1995 and 1999. During 2002, worked as a Guest Scientist on DAAD Fellowship at Bremen University, Bremen (Germany), where he undertook a series of research studies in the area of radio mobile communications. Dr. Ashok Chandra is having Technical Experience of about 35 years in the field of Radio Communications/Radio Spectrum Management including about 7 years of experience dealing with Technical Education matters of Indian Institutes of Technology, Indian Institute of Science etc. particularly their various research projects also in the areas of telematics/radio communications and presented over 25 research papers at various International Conferences in the areas of EMI, Radio Propagation etc. He has visited various technical Institutions and Universities namely Technical University of Aachen, Germany; Aalborg University, Denmark; Bremen University, Germany; and University of Lisbon, Portugal etc. and took several lectures in the area of radio mobile communications at Bremen University and Aalborg University. He has chaired various Technical Sessions at the International Conferences on Wireless Communications.

Dr. Chandra recently superannuated from the post of Wireless Adviser to the Government of India. In his responsibility as Wireless Adviser, he was associated with spectrum management activities, including in spectrum planning and engineering, frequency assignment, frequency coordination, spectrum monitoring, policy regarding regulatory affairs for new technologies and related research & development activities, etc. He was also associated with implementation of a very prestigious World Bank Project on National Radio Spectrum Management and Monitoring System (NRSMMS). This project includes automation of Spectrum Management processes and design, supply, installation/ commissioning of HF/VHF/UHF fixed monitoring stations; V/UHF mobile monitoring stations; and LAN/WAN communications network etc. He served as a Vice-Chairman, Study Group 5 of International Telecommunications Union (ITU)-Radio Sector. He has represented India to a large number of ITU meetings including World Radio Conferences (WRC). He served as Councillor from Indian Administration in ITU Council. Currently Dr. Chandra is Adjunct Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay.

His area of interest includes Technical Education, Radio Regulatory affairs for new technologies, Radio mobile communications, dynamic spectrum management and Cognitive Radio.

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Published

2013-11-19

How to Cite

Garg, P. K. ., Dua, T. R. ., & Chandra, A. . (2013). Spectrum Challenges for Modern Mobile Services. Journal of ICT Standardization, 1(2), 137–158. https://doi.org/10.13052/jicts2245-800X.12a2

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2013: Vol 1 Iss 2

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