There is growing support globally for allocating the 1.4 GHz to 1.5 GHz band to mobile communications, GSMA argues.
GSMA expects action on that item at the upcoming WRC-15 meeting in November. As often is the case, different industries potentially will be affected. At the moment, those frequencies are assigned for various satellite and military communications purposes.
“There is currently almost unanimous support for 1427-1518 MHz (the L-band) in the Americas and in Europe (excluding Russia and CIS countries), Africa and the Arab States, GSMA notes.
The situation in the Asia-Pacific region is more fragmented with support mainly coming from higher income countries in the region.
In a study conducted for the GSMA, Plum Consulting estimates an initial 40 MHz (downlink) will be in commercial use in Europe and Latin America in 2018 and in Africa and Asia Pacific in 2020.
An additional 40 MHz (downlink) could be in use in 2022 in Europe and South America and 2025 in Africa and the Asia-Pacific region.
For a country such as Indonesia, that will mean a total of 380 MHz of spectrum for mobile use. for India, there will by 2030 be at least 245 MHz of available mobile spectrum. Nigeria will have about 250 MHz of mobile spectrum by about 2030.
In developed countries, the allocated mobile spectrum more typically--even before the WRC-15 decisions, ranges from 510 MHz to 708 MHz worth of spectrum, with more coming.
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