ICTS REGION II REPORT Region II Coordinator: Mr. Raymond Faulstich (USA)

1. International Consortium for Telemetry Spectrum ICTS REGION II REPORT Region II Coordinator: Mr. Raymond Faulstich (USA) 2011 International Telemetering Conference Las Vegas, NV USA 27 October 2011

2. Current Issues Impacting Telemetry SpectrumUSA • Medical Body Area Network Sensors • 2360 to 2400 MHz • Wireless Communications Services • 2360 MHz boundary • LightSquared Wireless Broadband • >1525 MHz and GPS boundaries • National Broadband Plan • Accelerate 4th & 5th Generation broadband deployment • 500 MHz below 3.7 GHz to be allocated within 10 years; 300 MHZ of that within 5 years

3. Medical Body Area Network Sensor (MBANS)USA • General Electric Healthcare and Philips Healthcare principal proponents of secondary allocation for 1 mW MBANS in 2360-2400 MHz. • Resolution relies upon rules for prior coordination of proposed hospital MBANS use within line-of-sight or 45 km, whichever is greater, of AMT receive antennas consistent with protection values in ITU-R Recommendation M.1459. • Draft rules require hospital use of beacon/electronic key technology to provide a technological means of enforcement • Proposed settlement presented to key decision-makers at Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and National Telecommunications & Information Administration. • Rules being refined. Decision likely by year’s end.

4. Wireless Communication Service (WCS)USA • WCS licenses have been issued for the bands 2305-2320 and 2345-2360 MHz, the latter of which is immediately adjacent to US 2360-2390 MHz AMT Spectrum • FCC decision issued May 2010 relaxed rules to facilitate mobile broadband use of 2305-2320/2345-2360 MHz. • FCC decision imposed out-of-band emission (“OOBE”) limits not as tight as US AMT users would have liked, but tighter than the usual 43 + 10 log(P) dB, plus required coordination of all proposed WCS base stations within 45 km or line-of-sight of AMT receive antennas, whichever distance is greater. • WCS must prior coordinate for protection of Government and Non-Government AMT (47 CFR 27.73). • WCS Coalition has sought reconsideration of Rule 27.73’s requirement that WCS protection for AMT be “consistent with ITU-R Recommendation M.1459.” • US AMT users have opposed reconsideration. • Little activity since last Fall, but proceeding coming back to life. Decision not likely by year’s end.

5. LightSquaredUSA • LightSquared (L2) is building a state-of-the-art open wireless broadband network using a technology called Long Term Evolution (LTE), the most widely adopted 4G standard in the world. Its LTE network (a nationwide wireless network of base stations) will be combined with one of the largest commercial satellites ever launched, to provide coverage of the entire United States. • FCC Rule 25.253(f), adopted by FCC in 2002, requires prior coordination of MSS Ancillary Terrestrial Component (ATC) operations in 1525-1559 MHz with AMT. • AFTRCC negotiations with L2 for a coordination agreement under which L2 base stations within LOS or 45 km, whichever is greater, would be analyzed consistent with M.1459 for potential interference to Aeronautical Mobile (AMT) receivers and, if need be, measures agreed upon to avoid interference. • Global Positioning Systems (GPS) in the band above 1559 MHz are also under study and test for interference. GPS LightSquared Telemetry 1610 1525 1559 1435

6. LightSquaredUSA • Dept. of Defense (DoD) hosted two tests to assess L2 impacts (April 11) – Chamber & LiveSky Tests – Open to numerous external agencies • Significant degradation to virtually every GPS receiver tested – DoD; Federal Aviation Administration; National Aeronautical & Space Administration; US Coast Guard; Surveying; First Responders (Police, Fire, Ambulance); John Deere; Garmin; GM/OnStar lost GPS solutions – Classified Military test results • Unanticipated “Intermodulation products” seen in testing – Phenomenon occurs in GPS band when L2 operates in dual channel mode – cannot be suppressed by L2 filter • Test Limitations – Not all GPS receivers/applications tested (e.g., timing, cell phones) – Limited to single L2 transmit antenna – Aggregate effects modeled based on single transmitter test results

7. National Broadband PlanUSA • Presidential Directive issued June 2010 • 500 MHz below 3.7 GHz to be made available within 10 years for reallocation • Fast track – 115 MHz within 5 years • National Telecommunications and Information Administration has asked the FCC to make available • 1695 – 1710 MHz • 3550 – 3650 MHz • Also under consideration for broadband use • 1755 – 1780 MHz and 1780 - 1855 MHz - focus of current study • Report due November 2011 • Potential for International Harmonization • 2200 – 2290 MHz ranked low for geographic sharing; however, industry still interested

8. National Broadband PlanUSA • Sharing • Not only with broadband • With displaced incumbents moving into telemetry bands • 3500 federal systems would migrate from 1755 – 1850 MHz • Looking at multiple bands for relocation; sharing of the 2200-2290 MHz band with a number of other Federal users including NASA, DOD, DOJ, DHS, DOI, USPS and Treasury.

9. Brazilian AMT bands • 1452 to 1472 MHz • It is the most utilized AMT band in Brazil. It creates a significant noise level to GPS receivers for small aircrafts. This fact motivated the request of a new AMT frequency band allocation (2182 to 2200 Mhz). • 2182 to 2200 MHz • It is being used for the last three years. The Brazilian telecommunication agency (ANATEL) informed that 4G LTE networks suppliers intend to implement some Ancillary Terrestrial Components in this band. Some studies have been conducted showing the necessary geographic separation in order to coexist both services AMT and 4G LTE ATC. There was no formal answer from ANATEL to date. • 5091 to 5250 Mhz • 5091 to 5150 – already regulated in Brazil for AMT; • 5151 to 5250 - ANATEL intends to certify this frequency range for UAS “payload” transmission.

10. C-Band ImplementationUSA • World Radiocommunication Conference-2007 C-Bands (authorized for the USA) will be documented in the next revision of the IRIG Telemetry Standards: RCC Document IRIG 106-11, Chapter 2 • 4.400 – 4.940 GHz “Low C-Band” • 5.091 - 5.150 GHz “Mid C-Band” • 5.925 - 6.700 GHz “Upper C-Band” • C-Band Working Group (CBWG) • CBWG Chair responsible for completing the C-Band Roadmap document: A Plan for Deployment of C-Band Telemetry at DoD Test Ranges

11. C-Band ImplementationUSA • Serial Streaming Telemetry • 4 and 5 GHz bands • C-band transmitter – several vendor products available • Develop multi-band systems • Transmitter (long term goal) /antenna • Ground antenna /multiband feed • NAVAIRWARCENACDIV Patuxent River • Modified the ground infrastructure • Temporary Experimental Frequency Assignments • Conducted several flight tests • Air Force Flight Test Center Edwards Air Force Base • Mobile multiband (L, S, C) ground antenna • Test Pilot School operations move to the 5 GHz band • Experimental Frequency Assignments • Conducted several flight tests

12. WRC-2012 Watch • AI 1.3 – Command and Control for UAS flying in civil airspace • No Change to 5091 – 5150 MHz recommended by USA, Brazil, Mexico • U.S. proposing 5030-5091 MHz; some countries still thinking about 5091-5150 MHz • AI 1.4 – Airport ground network for ground aircraft safety (ANLE) • Designated co-primary with telemetry in 5091-5150 MHz at WRC-07 • WRC-12 considering additional spectrum: U.S. proposes 5000-5010 MHz additional – 5000-5010 not supported by Brazil • AI 1.5 – Electronic News Gathering (ENG) • Inter-American Proposal for use of a database of broadcast spectrum usage in various administrations rather than worldwide harmonization of broadcast bands • AI 1.25 – Expansion of Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) into new bands • Candidate bands reduced to 5 GHz (i.e. 5150-5250 MHz), 7, 8, 10, 13, and 15 GHz. • U.S. study shows MSS OOBE would cause severe interference in 5091-5150 MHz band; U.S. and other administrations oppose MSS proposal • Draft Inter-American Proposal recommends No Change for all the above bands – supported by USA and Brazil. Although not yet formally adding its name to the list, Canada also supports the No Change position for 5150 -5250 MHz. • AI 8.2 – Agenda Items for the next World Radiocommunication Conference • Additional broadband wireless allocations in 400-4400 MHz: USA • Review use of 5091 – 5150 MHz by fixed satellite service: USA and Canada

13. QUESTIONS ?

14. ATM vs. ATC