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Candidate Extension Bands for UMTS/IMT-2000 Terrestrial Component (Table of Contents)

UMTS Forum Report 7, 1999

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Executive Summary (English)
Executive Summary (French)
Executive Summary (Spanish)

Introduction - Spectrum for UMTS/IMT-2000
ITU level situation
WARC-92 initial allocation
WRC-2000 agenda item 1.6 on additional spectrum needed for terrestrial IMT-2000
CEPT situation
ERC Decision on the introduction of UMTS
Draft ERC Decision on harmonised utilisation of spectrum for terrestrial Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) operating within the bands 1900-1980 MHz, 2010-2025 MHz and 2110-2170 MHz
ERO/DSI III investigations
TG1 preparation for WRC-2000
Previous UMTS Forum reports addressing spectrum issues
Regulatory Framework, June 1997, UMTS Forum Report N 1
UMTS/IMT-2000 Spectrum, December 1998, UMTS Forum Report N 6
Mobile Market Study, March 1999, UMTS Report #8
UMTS Forum's observations on world-wide spectrum aspects
World-wide mobile multimedia market
Total spectrum estimates

Candidates for UMTS/IMT-2000 Extension Bands
Basic principles influencing the choice of frequency bands
A flexible approach to additional IMT-2000 spectrum
The UMTS Forum analysis of each candidate extension band for UMTS/IMT-2000
470-806 MHz
806-960 MHz
1429-1501 MHz
1710-1885 MHz
2290-2300 MHz
2300-2400 MHz
2520-2670 MHz
2700-2900 MHz

Scenarios for additional spectrum allocation by WRC-2000
Main requirements for the UMTS Forum recommended candidates for UMTS/IMT-2000 extension
Examples of possible use of the candidate bands
Allocation scenarios using two spectrum blocks
Allocation scenarios using three spectrum blocks

Conclusions

References