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A Regulatory Framework for UMTS

UMTS Forum Report 1, 1997

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
UMTS FOR THE USER
THE UMTS FORUM AND THE FORUM REPORT
AN ENABLING POLICY AND REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
CONCLUSIONS
THE UMTS VISION
UNIVERSAL ASPECTS OF UMTS
MOBILE ASPECTS OF UMTS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASPECTS OF UMTS
SYSTEM ASPECTS OF UMTS
THE UMTS SERVICES AND APPLICATIONS
UMTS TIMETABLE
UMTS MARKET TRENDS
INTRODUCTION
THE EUROPEAN MARKET
BEYOND EUROPE
CONCLUSIONS
TECHNOLOGY ASPECTS
INTRODUCTION
COST AND FLEXIBILITY
INTEGRATION
A PHASED APPROACH
CONVERGENCE
EMC FRAMEWORK
SECURITY AND PRIVACY
CONCLUSIONS
UMTS ROLES AND ENTERPRISE MODEL
INTRODUCTION
ENTERPRISE MODEL
A SAMPLE UMTS VALUE CHAIN
CONCLUSIONS
ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS
THE SCOPE OF THE UMTS BUSINESS CASE
ECONOMIC SIMULATION
ECONOMIC REGULATORY DRIVERS
CONCLUSIONS
FREQUENCY SPECTRUM ISSUES
GENERAL REMARKS AND ASSUMPTIONS
UMTS SPECTRUM DEMAND
SPECTRUM VISION
SPECTRUM PLAN
SEGMENTATION OF THE UMTS SPECTRUM
INCREASED SPECTRUM EFFICIENCY
STANDARDISATION OF UMTS
GSM SUCCESS FACTORS
THE STANDARDS PATH : TECHNICAL, OPERATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL
INTERFACES TO OTHER NETWORKS
GLOBAL COMPATIBILITY
CONCLUSIONS
REGULATORY ASPECTS
CURRENT REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
LICENSING
INTERCONNECTION
INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION
FREE CIRCULATION OF EQUIPMENT
MARKET ACCESS
NECESSARY PREREQUISITES FOR UMTS
RECOMMENDATIONS
SPECTRUM
STANDARDS
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
OTHER GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES

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