Spectrum Management Policy
Development of Spectrum Management Policy
Spectrum policy development as an advancing process begins with determination of aims. It then continues with analysis and audit to determine today's state. Next it demands the regulator to develop options for change in order to move from today's state to some desired state with enhanced economic and welfare outcome. Finally it postulates change by selecting from these options to give policy to drive improvement actions.
Policy making has an intra-national dimension as spectrum users and spectrum management organisations play in the local markets and lobby their national regulator for action. It has a national dimension to ensure maximum local contribution of the spectrum as a resource. It has a regional dimension as regions comprising several nation-states group together to coordinate actions to common benefit. And it has an international dimension as all 192 ITU members debate and agree global allocative policy.
In growing economies, spectrum is in demand. This means that in the 'sweet spot' area from about 50MHz to about 5GHz, this policy development cycle is used continually by these regulators band by band to evolve spectrum's contribution.
Regulators are continually addressing aims such as rural development or expansion of digital economies. They are continually measuring current successes and failures in markets. And they are continually developing and appraising options and publishing change such as the auction of spectrum blocks for new services.
InterConnect Communications has been at the forefront of spectrum policy development across the world. Our consultants understand this cycle and the actions needed, band by band, to develop policy. Its consultants have completed many projects that embraced the whole cycle to develop evidence and options to benefit all citizens.