ITU World Radiocommunication Seminar highlights future communication technologies
Focus on international regulations for spectrum management and satellite orbits
Geneva, 6 December 2010 - The ITU World Radiocommunication Seminar 2010 (WRS-10)
opened in Geneva today to discuss international regulations on the use of
radio-frequency spectrum and satellite orbits. Discussions during the week will
focus as well on some key technological issues, such as future standards for
mobile phones.
WRS-10 will also provide participants with essential technical and regulatory
background information to assist them to prepare for the upcoming ITU World
Radiocommunication Conference to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, 23 January-17
February 2012.
ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré said, “The Seminar will hold important
deliberations on international regulations that will shape the future of
radiocommunications. WRS-10 marks a significant step on the road to holding the
ITU World Radiocommunication Conference.”
Speaking at the opening of WRS-10, ITU Deputy Secretary-General Houlin Zhao paid
tribute to outgoing Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau, Mr Valery
Timofeev who has come to the end of two four-year terms in office. He also
welcomed Mr François Rancy of France, who will assume office next January,
following his election at the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in Guadalajara,
Mexico in October. Mr Timofeev, presiding over his last event as Director,
expressed his pleasure at the level of interest in WRS-10, particularly with the
participation of several key spectrum management companies. “This is a
demonstration of the vitality and strength of the industry that is so important
to all of us,” Mr Timofeev said.
Five companies in the radiocommunication sector will showcase their products in
an exhibition during the seminar: LS telcom AG, Rohde & Schwarz GmbH, THALES
Communications, Transfinite, and Wavefront.
During the coming week, WRS-10 will also focus on progress made in ITU-R Study
Groups and provide the latest information on topical issues related to radio
standardization and spectrum management.
A highlight of these activities has been the recent decision of the ITU
regarding the platform for the next generations of mobile broadband
telecommunications, known as IMT-Advanced.
Following a detailed evaluation against stringent technical and operational
criteria, ITU has determined that “LTE-Advanced” and “WirelessMAN-Advanced”
should be accorded the official designation of IMT-Advanced. As the most
advanced technologies currently defined for global wireless mobile broadband
communications, IMT-Advanced is considered as “4G”, although it is recognized
that this term, while undefined, may also be applied to the forerunners of these
technologies, LTE and WiMax, and to other evolved 3G technologies providing a
substantial level of improvement in performance and capabilities with respect to
the initial third generation systems now deployed. The detailed specifications
of the IMT-Advanced technologies will be provided in a new ITU-R Recommendation
expected in early 2012.
WRS-10 will also focus on developments in 3D TV, digital broadcasting,
aeronautical and maritime services, and the coordination of satellite networks.
Workshops will be conducted in parallel on space and terrestrial services.
At the opening of WRS-10 today, Mr Timofeev announced the launch of the
Radiocommunication Collection in ITU’s History Portal, which has been developed
by ITU’s Library and Archives Division. He said, “This important tool will give
us an insight on the historical data related to the radiocommunication
conferences and related fields.” The Radiocommunication Collection provides free
access to many of the publications and documents that have been produced as the
result of various ITU Radiocommunication Conferences including the most recent
World Radiocommunication Conferences (WRC), World Administrative Radio
Conferences (WARC) and many of the early International Radiotelegraph
Conferences.
For more information, please contact:
Sanjay Acharya
Chief, Media Relations and Public Information
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+41 22 730 5046 |
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+41 79 249 4861 |
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sanjay.acharya@itu.int |
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Grace Petrin
Promotion Officer,
Radiocommunication Bureau
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+41 22 730 5810 |
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grace.petrin@itu.int |
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