Radio Monitoring &Spectrum Management Training Beijing , China May23-31,2005

Radio Spectrum Management in China

Hu Wei Staff Member

Radio Regulatory Department , Ministry of Information Industry, P.R.China

Contents
General Views Regulatory Organization Laws and Regulations Frequency Planning Conclusion

General views

General Views

Today IT industry is becoming a key sector in national economy The importance of radio spectrum as a limited nature resource is recognized by the whole society The key roles of radio regulation is to allocate the spectrum resources rationally and to keep the order of radio waves in the air

General views

Main Players in the Telecom Market Two mobile service providers China Mobile China Unicom Two fixed service providers China Telecom China Netcom One Satellite service provider China Satcom One New entrantChina Railcom

Progress of Chinas Information Industry in 2004

The

General views

added value of national information industry 950 billion RMB Contribution to GDP:7.5% Electronic & information product manufacturing industry
added value: 565 billion RMB sales revenue: 2650 billion RMB

export volume: 200 billion USD

Telecom Sector
added value: 380 billion RMB penetration rate of fixed &mobile subscriber: nearly 50%

General views

Telecom User Development in China

400 Unit: Million 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 F2005
Fixed Pager Mobile Internet PHS
Source: Norson

General views

Comparison of Mobile and Fixed-line Subscriber Development (source MII website)

350 300 250 200 150 334.8 312.4

(million)

108.7 87.4 100 84.5 54.9 70.3 50 43.3 23.9 13.2 6.9 0 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Mobile Phone Fixed Phone

268.7 263.3 214 207 180.4 144.8 144.8

year

Telecom Revenue by Various General views Radio Services in 2005 (source: PPTN)
0.10% 17.40% 6.80% 44.30%

31.40%
Mobile Communcation Local Call Pager

0.05%
Satellite Communication Long Distance Call Data Communication

General views

Comparison of GSM & CDMA in China (unit

million, source from website, by Apri,2004)

China Unicom
77.5, 27%

22.6, 8%

China Mobile

190, 65%

GSM

CDMA

Organization

Organization

Radio spectrum management at the national level(RRD) Operational offices in the local area

Organization

National Radio Regulatory Framework

State Council

Provincial Governments (autonomous regions and municipal cities)

Ministry of Information Industry RRD (State Radio Office)

Provincial Radio Regulatory Organizations

Radio Monitoring Stations Radio Monitoring Stations

SRMC & SRSMC

Administrative Leadership Operational Guide Relationship Central Government Local Government Technical Organization

Representative Offices of Provincial Radio Regulatory Organizations

Organization

RRD ,SRMC&SRSMC

The RRD (also known as the State Radio Office) is a department of the MII with the responsibility to regulate national radio spectrum The State Radio Monitoring Center (SRMC) and the State Radio Spectrum Management Center (SRSMC) are directly under the MII, and undertake nationwide radio monitoring and provide technical support for RRD

Organization

Local Organizations

The local radio regulatory organization of each province (also including autonomous regions and state-level municipalities) is established in the local government, which is responsible for the radio regulatory affairs within that region. The local radio regulatory organization has representative offices in every city to deal with daily work.

Organization

RRD Organization
General Affairs Division
Terrestrial Service Division

Radio Regulatory Department of MII

Space Service Division Frequency Planning Division Supervision and Inspection Division

Organization

Essential Duties of RRD

i. Establish the National Radio Frequency Plan and make rational use of radio spectrum resources ii. Handle nationwide allocation of radio frequency resources to various government departments and telecom operators

iii. Conduct nationwide radio monitoring and mitigate cases of harmful radio interference

Organization

Essential Duties of RRD

iv. Execute control over radio by law and by issuing orders in special circumstances

v. Handle international coordination of satellite orbits and frequencies

vi. Attend radio-regulation-related international conferences such as WRC and take part in the activities of ITU and APT

Laws & Regulations

Laws and Regulations

The legal system which govern the radio spectrum management practice

Laws & Regulations

Laws and Regulations Supporting the National Radio Spectrum Management

General laws and regulations

Currently the laws and regulations of National Radio Management can be divided into four categories.

Special regulations

International pacts and technical criteria National technical standards

Laws & Regulations

Special Regulations of Radio Management

Special regulations mainly include:

The Radio Regulations of the PRC The Telecommunication Regulations of the PRC Over fifty regulations and normative files set by the State Council and other ministries and commissions, especially the national radio management organization Regional laws and regulations.

Frequency Planning

Frequency Planning

To support the important government activities To support the sustainable development of the national economy To increase the peoples life quality through the provision of diverse ICT services

Frequency Planning

i. The Principles of Frequency Planning

ITU allocation Domestic requirement, consistent with international main stream technology Encouraging the use of common and open standards, supporting the system with high spectrum efficiency Careful study of the EMC issues before introducing new radio services or applications into the Frequency Allocation Table

Frequency Planning

The Procedure of Frequency Planning

Investigating spectrum needs(e.g. market demand) Studying technical standards(including overseas experience, regulation and common practice) Conducting technical experiments (for both communication capability validation and EMC analysis) Frequency planning (final decision of frequency band, quantity,power limit, etc.)

Frequency Planning

II. Examples Of Frequency Planning

3G FWA WIFI

Frequency Planning

Example 1: 3G

Spectrum needs: 360MHz by the year 2005 510MHz by the year 2010 ITU Standards WCDMA, cdma2000, TD-SCDMA Technical experiments MT net testing field testing commercial testing

Frequency Planning

ITU 3G Spectrum Allocation

806

960 1710 1885 1980

2010 2025

2110 2170 2200 2300 2400

2500

2600

Extended Spectrum

Satellite

3G core Satellite Spectrum Individual countries can decide whether this will be TDD or FDD mode

Extended spectrum

Frequency Planning

3G Frequency Planning in China (1)

1755 1785

18501880 1920 1980

2010 2025

2110

2170 2200 2300

2400

Satellit e

Satellite

2X30 MHz

2X60 MHz

40 MHz

15 MHz

100 MHz

FDD

TDD

Frequency Planning

3G Frequency Planning in China (2)

2G system bands for 3G FDD mode evolution bands --825 - 835 MHz / 870 - 880 MHz (CDMA) --885 - 915 MHz / 930 - 960 MHz (GSM) --1710 - 1755 MHz / 1805 - 1850 MHz (GSM) (the above plan issued in year 2002)

Frequency Planning

Example 2: FWA Allocation

ANALOG 450.500-461.975MHz/460.500-461.975MHz (1998) TDD 406.5-409.5MHz (2004) TDD 1785-1805MHz (1998, 2003) 3.5GHz 3400-3430MHz/3500-3530MHz FDD (2001) 5.8GHz 5725-5850MHz TDD (2002) LMDS 24.507-25.515GHz/25.757-26.765GHz (2001)

Frequency Planning

Example 3: WIFI Allocation

Unlicensed 2400-2483.5MHz (2001, 2002)

Licensed (Radio station license) 5725-5850MHz (2002) Basic telecommunication operation license required

conclusion

Conclusion

A national radio spectrum policy is vital to ensure the sustainable development and common prosperity of ICT sector. Due to the constant technology innovation and changing social environment, radio regulatory work should keep pace with the times

Thank you

huw@srrc.gov.cn