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SAMENA Council WRC-19 Monitor: Pioneer Spectrum Bands

Identified and Key Terrestrial and Satellite Parameters Agreed to

Support 5G Mobile Broadband Connectivity

For SAMENA Council, which represents
Telecom Operators and exercises its role
in serving regional Regulatory Authorities
as a sector-development partner, the core
issue of the identification of spectrum
to provide commercially viable options
for the next-generation of mobile
technologies, commonly referred to as
5G, going into WRC-19, was of immense
relevance to the SA-ME-NA region’s
digital development efforts and national
economic transformation goals, defined
in various national ICT visions that the
Council fully supports.

As was expected, new spectrum
allocations have been agreed for 5G (IMT-
2020). The global Conference not only
identified additional globally harmonized
The World Radiocommunication spectrum and satellite orbital positions. (millimeter wave) frequency bands for
Conference 2019 (WRC-19) has concluded The agreements arrived at the Conference International Mobile Telecommunications,
and it has brought forth a set of impactful will enable new communication but has opened doors to facilitate
agreements from Member States technologies while ensuring protection of diverse usage scenarios for enhanced
concerning the use of radio-frequency existing services. mobile broadband, massive machine-

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