The future of wireless services of all types is likely to involve more spectrum-sharing and other more sophisticated approaches to #spectrum assignment and management. This applies to #5G, #6G, #WiFi, #satellite, audiovisual and various classes of aviation and martime networks, as well as government and defence usage. Sharing will occur based on multiple dimensions - location, duration, directionality, power and obviously frequency. That, in turn, will require a range of key enablers, including technological components such as spectrum databases, sensing systems, better transceivers, mapping tools, cross-technology signalling and much more. There will also need to be streamlined regulatory processes, spectrum marketplaces, and a whole variety of use-cases for AI + spectrum. There will also be a need for more international cooperation and (hopefully) eventual harmonisation. The evolution of spectrum-sharing is a central theme for me at the moment, and something that regularly crops up in my discussions with regulators, operators, vendors and investors. I've written a guest article for my client CRFS (a spectrum-sensing vendor) which discusses this in more detail. https://lnkd.in/esxTh_Yf
So far the only wireless technology that has successfully been able to share spectrum is Wi-Fi. Let's not forget that.
Time to Free our Spectrum: Solutions like Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent Transportation, and Autonomous Systems will require new network for scaled adoption. Just as Ethernet flattened the proprietary wired networks, AI and NextG technologies will flatten the wireless networks. The Era of Autonomy Demands a New Approach to Spectrum, advancing reconfigurability and baseband processing within Intelligent Infrastructure Economic Zones. Autonomy Institute Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) https://buff.ly/3rrjX5F
Hello, thank you for your post. One model that I find particularly interesting is the CBRS spectrum sharing model from the USA. It features three tiers or priorities for accessing the bandwidth. Best regards,
Martin Weiss
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I agree about spectrum sharing. I've been arguing lately that its not enough to only work on technical deconfliction of use, but that the technical solutions must also align with the broader goals of reducing transaction costs (perhaps in the form of risks) to the sharing parties.
Inventor of 9G technology . at Paul Colmer & Associates
1wI'm all for spectrum sharing and we've done it with TVWS, CBRS and AFC but something interesting came out of the South African Spectrum auctions in 2022. 1 lot of IMT800 ( 2x 10mhz ) was not sold . Why ? This lot had obligations to roll out in rural areas before Metro use would be allowed, the othe IMT lots without obligation were sold. Is this not a classic example of why we need spectrum sharing even if it's geographic sharing?