Regional Seminar for Europe and CIS
Spectrum Management and Broadcasting
29-31 May 2017
Monday, 29 May 2017
Welcome Addresses
- Dr Eva Spina, Director of Spectrum management and Planning, Ministry of Economic Development
- Mr István Bozsoki, Head of Telecommunication Networks and Spectrum Management Division, BDT, ITU
Session 1: Regional Initiative for Europe, Actions in CIS and Update on the Study Question Q8/1 & Resolution 9
- Setting the context for Europe & Moderation by Ms Rosheen Awotar-Mauree, Programme Officer, Europe Coordination, ITU, Presentation
- Actions in CIS region by Mr Farid Nakhli, Programme Officer, Area Office for CIS, ITU, Presentation
- Update on ITU-D Study Group 1 Q8/1 and Resolution 9 by Mr István Bozsoki, Head of Telecommunication Networks and Spectrum Management Division, BDT, ITU, Presentation and Mr Arseny Plossky, Vice-Rapporteur of ITU-D Study Group 1 Question 8, Presentation
Country experiences
Session 2: Future of Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting
- Setting the context & Moderation by Mr István Bozsoki, Head of Telecommunication Networks and Spectrum Management Division, BDT, ITU
- Digital switchover and Digital Dividend Presentation by Mr Evghenii Sestacov, Engineer, Broadcasting Division, Terrestrial Services Department, Radiocommunication Bureau, ITU, Presentation
- The evolution of digital terrestrial distribution by Mr Marcello Lombardo, Project Manager, European Broadcasting Union, Presentation
Country experiences
Session 3: Towards Effective Uses of the Digital Dividend
- Setting the context & Moderation by Mr Farid Nakhli, Programme Officer, Area Office for CIS, ITU
- Understanding the Digital Dividend by Mr Arseny Plossky, ITU Expert, Presentation
- Integrated system for the assessment of coverage, QoS and transmission capacity of TV broadcasting by Ms Marina Boumis, Senior Researcher, Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, Presentation
- Utilization of the digital dividend and the use of 470-790 MHz band in the EU by Mr Krisztian Stefanics, Expert on Broadcasting, National Media and Infocommunications Authority, Hungary, Presentation
- 700 MHz band as key to success for wide-area 5G services by Mr Ulrich Rehfuess, Head Spectrum Policy, Nokia, Presentation
Country experiences
- Digital Broadcasting Implementation in the Kyrgyz Republic by Mr Eshmambet Amatov, Deputy Chairman, State Committee of Information Technologies and Communications of Kyrgyz Republic, Presentation
Tuesday, 30 May 2017
Session 4: National Regulatory & Policy Measures for Spectrum Management and Broadcasting
- Setting the context & Moderation by Mr Antonio Vellucci, National Coordinator of Spectrum Management and Planning, Ministry of Economic Development, Italy
- Spectrum Access Regulation in Europe: ETSI's Pivotal Position by Mr Dirk-Oliver Von Der Emden, Advisor, Office Fédéral de la Communication (OFCOM), Switzerland, Presentation
- Assistance in Spectrum Management by Mr István Bozsoki, Head of Telecommunication Networks and Spectrum Management Division, BDT, ITU, Presentation
- ESIMS: A harmonised licensing framework for mobile broadband provision on a global scale by Ms Yulia Koulikova, Inmarsat, Presentation
Country experiences
- The Italian transition from analogue to digital terrestrial television : challenges, problems and lesson learnt by Mr Vincenzo Lobianco, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, AGCOM, Presentation
- Spectrum Management Policy for Mobile Broadband Promotion in Republic of Serbia by Ms Katarina Tomic, Senior Advisor, Department for Electronic Communications in the Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications, Presentation
- Experience in the area of electromagnetic field by Dr Aleksander Soltysik, Ministry of Digital Affairs, Republic of Poland, Presentation
Session 5: Economics of Spectrum Management, including Spectrum Pricing Strategies and Tools
- Setting the context & Moderation by Marina Boumis, Senior Researcher, Fondazione Ugo Bordoni
- Spectrum Pricing or Administered Incentive Pricing by Mr Dirk-Oliver Von Der Emden, Advisor, Office Fédéral de la Communication (OFCOM), Switzerland, Presentation
- Economic Methods in Spectrum Re-allocation by Mr Pavel Mamchenkov, ITU expert, Presentation
Country experiences
- Albania experience by Mr Shefqet Meda, Director, Technical Regulation and Infrastructure Department, Electronic and Postal Communications Authority, Presentation
- Montenegro experience by Vesna Popovic, Presentation
Session 6: Spectrum Monitoring
- Setting the context & Moderation by Mr Evghenii Sestacov, Engineer, Broadcasting Division, Terrestrial Services Department, Radiocommunication Bureau, ITU
- Practical implementation of the ITU-R methodology for planning and optimizing spectrum monitoring networks by Mr Arseny Plossky, ITU Expert, Presentation
- Bringing the worlds of Spectrum Management, Policy, and Monitoring together through Big Data analysis by Mr Robert Thelen-Bartholomew, LS Telcom AG, Presentation
- Evolution of Spectrum Monitoring by Mr Philippe Aubineau, Counsellor for ITU-R Study Group 1 and the Conference Preparatory Meeting for WRC, Study Groups Department, Radiocommunication Bureau, ITU, Presentation
Country experiences
- Moldova experience by Mr Vladimir Vornic, Ministry for Development of Information Technologies and Communications of the Republic of Moldova, Presentation (Russian)
Session 7: International Mobile Telecommunication (IMT) for 2020 and Beyond
- Setting the context & Moderation by Mr Philippe Aubineau, Counsellor for ITU-R Study Group 1 and the Conference Preparatory Meeting for WRC, Study Groups Department, Radiocommunication Bureau, ITU
- 5G: The Connected World of Tomorrow by Mr Muluk Turhan, Government and Policy Group, Intel, Presentation
- Towards 5G Opportunities & challenges by Mr Rinaldo Bausani Director Technical sales support Network products, Ericsson, Presentation
- Huawei view on the future use of the 470-694 MHz band for IMT by Mr Alexander Gulyaev, Senior Manager for European Regulatory Policy, Huawei, Presentation
Country experiences
Wednesday, 31 May 2017
Session 8: Spectrum Management for IoT Deployment
- Setting the context & Moderation by Mr Vincenzo Lobianco, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, AGCOM
- ITU-R studies in support of IoT by Mr Philippe Aubineau, Counsellor for ITU-R Study Group 1 and the Conference Preparatory Meeting for WRC, Study Groups Department, Radiocommunication Bureau, ITU, Presentation
- Spectrum Management Aspects Enabling IoT Implementation by Mr Pavel Mamchenkov, ITU expert, Presentation
Country experiences
Session 9: Towards the WTDC 2017 and WRC 2019
- Setting the context & Moderation by Ms Rosheen Awotar-Mauree Programme Officer, Europe Coordination, ITU, Presentation
- ITU preparations for WTDC 2017 by Mr Fabio Bigi, TDAG Vice-Chairman, ITU, Presentation
- ITU preparations for WRC 2019 by Mr Philippe Aubineau, Counselor for ITU-R Study Group 1 and the Conference Preparatory Meeting for WRC, Study Groups Department, Radiocommunication Bureau, ITU, Presentation
- Fixed Service and Fixed Sattelite services coordination procedure for the C band by Mr Massimiliano Simoni, Frequency Management, TIM Group, Italy, Presentation
- 5G and FSS Coordination Procedure for 3.6-3.8 and 27.5-29.5 frequency bands by Mr Mauro Di Crescenzo, Frequency coordination Manager of Leonardo, Thales, Presentation
- Co-Moderation: ITU & Italy
Main Conclusions and Closing
- Dr Eva Spina, Director of Spectrum management and Planning, Ministry of Economic Development
- Mr István Bozsoki, Head of Telecommunication Networks and Spectrum Management Division, BDT, ITU