L28 - A Case Study: Industry Involvement in The ITU

Question 1

Explain how to obtain regulatory change through the ITU processes

Answer 1

• Case study: Boeing airline broadband communications for flight crew operations, maintenance, cabin crew transactions, and passengers
o Uses leased Ku band transponders and ground stations
o Includes space segment, air segment (airplane), ground station, and network ops
• Radio regulations control each band of spectrum – determine who can use what where
• Submit to study group

Question 2

Explain the importance of consensus and how it can be achieved

Answer 2

• Few votes at WRC – mostly done through consensus
• Start w/national support and regional support so that at WRC you appear to already have strong support – don’t have to work as hard to reach consensus
o I.e., Inter-American proposal

Question 3

Explain the types of regulatory approvals needed to introduce a satellite service

Answer 3

• Local licenses required for access to spectrum and market for each country accessed (some require local infrastructure, preference to local operators, license fees, equipment certification, content regulation, security)
• ITU frequency approval