doc.: IEEE -11/448r0 Submission March 2011 Update on European/UK Regulatory situation on cognitive access in the White Spaces Andy Gowans/Mika Kasslin/Rich Kennedy March 2011 doc.: IEEE -11/448r0 Submission March 2011 ? Where we are in the Europe/UK ? Update on Conclusions so far in Europe/UK ? Next steps towards implementation Overview 1 doc.: IEEE -11/448r0 Submission March 2011 The story so far in Europe ? mission – RSPG published Report and subsequent Opinion on Cognitive Radio (includes sections on White spaces in the Broadcast bands) for more info see – This may lead to further work being proposed by the mission to be taken through the Radio mittee . ? CEPT/ECC – ECO have published ECC Report 159 – Cognitive radio systems in the “ white spaces ” in 470 790 MHz which pleted in the WGSE PT43. See s/.aspx?atid=4 – WGFM have set up a correspondence group to work on frequency management activities for cognitive radio send mail to :******@?Subject=Subscribe CG_CRS. – WGRA have set up a correspondence group to work on regulatory and enforcement issues in relation to cognitive access to “ white spaces ” in 470 – 790 MHz send mail to :******@?Subject=Subscribe%20WS_CR ? ETSI – ETSI mittee on Reconfigurable Radio Systems (TC-RRS) have started work items looking at system requirements documents etc. for white spaces. – TC-BRAN may also have an interest in this area in the future also. 2 doc.: IEEE -11/448r0 Submission March 2011 The story so far in UK ? consultations so far : – Digital Dividend – cognitive access – Feb to May 2009 – see http://stakeholders..uk/consultations/cognitive/?a=0 – Digital Dividend – Geolocation for Cognitive Access – Nov 2009 – Feb 2010 http://stakeholders..uk/consultations/ess/ – Implementing Geolocation - Nov 2010 to Date – see http://stakeholders..uk/consultation