Satellite and mobile industry interests are maneuvering in advance of the World Radiocommunication Conference in November 2015 over spectrum allocation, as many in the mobile industry are pushing to designate the “L-band” spectrum (1.4 GHz to 1.5 GHz) for mobile communications, and more importantly, the 3.4 GHz to 3.6 GHz (or up to 4.2 GHz) spectrum in the C-band for mobile communications as well.
The L band originally was licensed for mobile TV apps.
The L band originally was licensed for mobile TV apps.
“The GSMA commends CITEL’s (Inter-American Telecommunication Commission) decision to support the entire L-band (1427 MHz to 1518 MHz) for mobile broadband,” said John Giusti, , GSMA Deputy Chief Regulatory Officer. “Early indications suggest that this band will have widespread support as a globally harmonised band at WRC-15.”
As of September 2014, there were 216 million individuals using mobile devices to access the internet in Latin America, an overall penetration rate of approximately 35 percent, GSMA says.
By 2020, the GSMA forecasts that penetration will come close to 50 percent of the population, which means an additional 105 million people will gain access to the mobile internet.
Mobile data traffic is predicted to rise more than sixfold in North America and tenfold in Latin America between 2014 and 2019.
GSMA also is working to develop a unified position on the sub-700 MHz UHF band (470-698 MHz) as well, citing its importance for affordable rural connectivity.
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