Industry Canada Radio Spectrum Management Update

Industry Canada Spectrum
Management
Industry Canada Radio
Spectrum Management Update
British Columbia Broadband Conference
Richmond, B.C.
April 28th, 2015
Michael Krenz
Director, Coastal BC District
Spectrum Management – Western Region
Radio Spectrum Management Update
Agenda
Mandate and Spectrum Policy Framework
Spectrum Applications Modernization
Initiative
Licence Exempt Spectrum Bands
Licenced Spectrum Options – Broadband
Spectrum Auctions
White Space Spectrum
Connecting Canadians – Digital Canada
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Department’s Framework
Mandate:
Industry Canada’s mandate is to
help make Canadian industry
more productive and competitive
in the global economy, thus
improving the economic
and social well-being of
Canadians
Radio Spectrum Management is a key contributor
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Industry Canada
Spectrum Policy Framework
Open and competitive market
Consultation
Fair and transparent licensing
Support the efficient functioning of markets by:
– Permitting flexible use of spectrum to the extent possible
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Harmonizing spectrum use internationally*
Making spectrum available for use in a timely fashion
Facilitating secondary markets for spectrum authorizations
Ensuring appropriate interference protection measures are
in place
*Except where Canadian interests warrant a different decision
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Industry Canada’s ‘Spectrum
Applications Modernization’ Initiative
Objective:
– Integrated, modernized platform using a
commercial off-the-shelf product
– Increasing Government efficiency and
effectiveness.
– Microwave pilot release completed May 2014
– Spectrum Licensing, Broadcast Summer 2015
– Land Mobile licensing Nov 2015
– New SMS website - sms-sgs.ic.gc.ca
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SAM Project Implementation
Staged three phase implementation starting in May 2014
Should have minimal impacts on spectrum clients
– SpectrumDirect.ic.gc.ca  sms-sgs.ic.gc.ca
– Some temporary service interruptions during key junctures
Release 1
Spectrum Licensing
Pilot Release
Broadcast
Microwave Equipment Certification
Sep 2012
May 2014
Release 2
Land Fixed/Mobile
Spectrum Quality
(Monitoring)
(Space)
Summer 2015
Nov 2015
Today
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Licence Exempt Spectrum
Bands available for Wireless Broadband
902 – 928 MHz
2400 – 2483.5 MHz
5150 – 5350 MHz
5470 – 5600 MHz
5650 – 5850 MHz
24.05 – 24.25 GHz
Provisos for use:
• No protection, no interference basis
• Must adhere to specifications for licence exemption
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Radio Standard Specification 210: Category 1 – Devices require a Technical
Acceptance Certificate or certificate from recognized certification body
Radio Standard Specification 310: Category 2 – No Technical Acceptance
Certificate required
Performance is inversely proportional to congestion level
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Spectrum Licences
Submission of Technical Information
No site specific licences are issued, but licensees are
required to submit technical information to a publically
accessible database
Provides info for inter-user coordination and interference
mitigation, plus required by IC for spectrum management
Data must be updated monthly to reflect system changes,
additions, or deletions are completed, or at least
– Wireless Broadband Services, Fixed Wireless Acces, Advanced Wireless
Services, Cellular and Personal Communications Services
Technical information submissions are a condition of licence
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Licenced Spectrum Options - WBS
Wireless Broadband Services, 3650 – 3700 MHz
Shared basis, all licensees have equal access to spectrum
Band plan and technical specifications harmonized with the USA*
No annual spectrum licence fees, but they are coming
Contention-based protocols to manage interference
Reference: CPC 2-1-26
Highlights of Licence Conditions
• Site-specific data must be uploaded to Industry Canada database
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very important for coordinating among new and existing users
• Must comply with technical guidelines
• Mandatory antenna tower and site sharing
*Still must comply with cross border coordination arrangement
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Licenced Spectrum Options - FWA
Fixed Wireless Access (3475 – 3650 MHz)
Spectrum has been returned in some tier-4 areas & made
available for FCFS licensing
Currently not harmonized with the USA*
Annual spectrum licence fees apply per DGRB-008-99
Equipment must be certified (under RSS-192)
References: DGSO-007-14, SRSP-303.4
Highlights of Licence Conditions
• Site-specific data must be uploaded to Industry Canada database
• Must comply with technical guidelines
• Mandatory antenna tower and site sharing
*Currently no cross border coordination arrangement
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Licenced Spectrum Options RRBS
Remote Rural Broadband Systems (RRBS)
Frequency range: 512 – 608 MHz and 614 – 698 MHz
Application used to be considered for remote rural communities
in unallotted and unassigned broadcast spectrum in television
channels 21 – 51, excluding channel 37
Given the anticipated repurposing of 600-MHz band,
moratorium has been imposed on licensing of new stations
Reference: SLPB-005-14
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Spectrum Auctions
Prior Auctions (not exhaustive)
2.3 GHz – Wireless Communications Services
3.5 GHz – Fixed Wireless Access
24 GHz – Broadband Wireless Access
38 GHz – Broadband Wireless Access
- Transferability, divisibility, and subordinate
licensing provisions for secondary access
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Spectrum Auctions
Broadband Radio Services, 2500 – 2690 MHz
Licenced on a Tier 3 basis
Deadline for application to participate: Nov 27, 2014
Auction start: April 14, 2015
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White Space Spectrum Uses
White Space Device (WSD) is a radio apparatus that
operates in the white space frequency bands using
dynamic spectrum access technique
 A white space frequency band is unoccupied broadcast
spectrum available for temporary use by radio systems,
at a specific location and for a limited period of time
 WSDs are licence-exempt, low-power radio apparatus
operating on frequencies within white space
 Operate on a no-protection, non-interference basis
 Does not apply to apparatus intended for general
public broadcasting services
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TV White Space Project Documents
Various documents have been published in
February 2015:
– RSS-222 — White Space Devices (WSDs)
– DBS-01 — White Space Database Specifications
– CPC-4-1-01 — Application Procedures for White
Space Database Administrators (WSDBAs)
But until a database has been setup, devices
cannot be certified; tests can still be
entertained but through developmental
licensing
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Developmental Licensing
Radiocommunication Regulations authorize the Minister to
issue developmental licences
No pre-defined process for applying
– IC has a great deal of flexibility, depending on what is requested
– Typically short term, limited in area / frequencies
– Technical compatibility / interference avoidance is a key
consideration
Applications should be directed to any IC District Office
– May take form of a letter
– Include specific details of what is sought
– No implication of ongoing tenure
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Connecting Canadians – Digital Canada 150
• Issue: Coverage at 5 Mbps is estimated at 94% nationally, we
expect the private sector to expand coverage, but certain
rural/remote areas persistently underserved
• In BC, 109,400 households are unserved at 5 Mbps (2012).
• “Economic Action Plan 2014 proposes to provide $305 million
over five years to extend and enhance access to high-speed
broadband networks to a target speed of 5 megabits per second
for up to an additional 280,000 Canadian households.”
• Overview of proposed timelines
– Spring 2014: Industry Canada begins consultations and program
design, updates maps of broadband coverage
– Early summer 2014: Publish maps of current coverage for comment
– Fall 2014: First call for applications
– January 2015: Deadline for applications
– Spring 2015: Announce first funded projects
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Working with Industry Canada
District
City
Contact
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Al.Pawluck@ic.gc.ca
Central &
Northern Alberta
Edmonton
Allidina.Badruddin@ic.gc.ca (800) 461-2646
Steven.Seltenrich@ic.gc.ca
Southern Alberta
Calgary
Greg.Houston@ic.gc.ca
(800) 267-9401
Saskatchewan,
NWT & Nunavut
Saskatoon
Regina
Ron.Hamelin@ic.gc.ca
Gerald.Fortier@ic.gc.ca
(877) 783-7757
(877) 510-7875
Interior BC &
Yukon
Kelowna
Pr. George
Mike.Amyotte@ic.gc.ca
Brad.Davis@ic.gc.ca
(250) 470-5026
(250) 561-5291
Surrey
Arthur.Lo@ic.gc.ca
Doug.Shorter@ic.gc.ca
Jeff. Stanhope@ic.gc.ca
(604) 586-2521
Coastal BC
Victoria
Spectrum Management System
Spectrum Direct
Spectrum Licences
Industry Canada/Spectrum
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(800) 665-3421
(250) 363-3800
sms-sgs.ic.gc.ca
SpectrumDirect.ic.gc.ca
SpectrumGeo.ic.gc.ca
ic.gc.ca/Spectrum
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