{"id":51973,"date":"2024-01-23T00:18:39","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T16:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/wrc-27-a-three-course-meal-from-a-very-slow-kitchen\/"},"modified":"2024-01-23T00:18:39","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T16:18:39","slug":"wrc-27-a-three-course-meal-from-a-very-slow-kitchen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/wrc-27-a-three-course-meal-from-a-very-slow-kitchen\/","title":{"rendered":"WRC-27: A Three-Course Meal from a Very Slow Kitchen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The agenda for the next World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-27) features numerous intriguing items. But, if I were asked to pick a few for a three-course meal from the 19 on offer, these would be my choices:<\/p>\n<h3>Starter \u2013 IMT<\/h3>\n<p>Although the WRC menu is usually full of satellite dishes (please forgive me for this joke), additional spectrum for IMT services has always been part of the main course section. Indeed, it was the most popular one in Dubai for WRC-23, where the mobile community prevailed over Big Tech, identifying the 6 GHz band for IMT even beyond the scope of the original Agenda Item (the AI was on Region 1, but large countries from Regions 2 and 3 joined too). This move effectively curtailed Big Tech\u2019s aspirations to have 1,200 MHz of continuous worldwide harmonized spectrum (or at least in the West) for unlicensed use, mainly for Wi-Fi.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ro1MRZYaRGqOwyVFW8pu_VS_010124_DGTL_Cover-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 120px; height: auto;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ro1MRZYaRGqOwyVFW8pu_VS_010124_DGTL_Cover-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ro1MRZYaRGqOwyVFW8pu_VS_010124_DGTL_Cover-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ro1MRZYaRGqOwyVFW8pu_VS_010124_DGTL_Cover-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ro1MRZYaRGqOwyVFW8pu_VS_010124_DGTL_Cover.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mt-0\">Explore the January\/February 2024 Issue<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-0 fs-smaller text-balance\">Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-primary\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"offcanvas\" data-bs-target=\"#offcanvasMENU\" aria-controls=\"offcanvasExample\" aria-label=\"button\" style=\"white-space: nowrap;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tView More <i class=\"bi bi-arrow-right-circle\"><\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>On this occasion, WRC-27 may offer IMT as a starter, since Agenda Item 1.7 considers the study of bands that, in principle, are not that controversial. However, one of the ranges under study is a portion of the Ku band, widely used by satellites, and the 7 GHz band, contiguous to the recently identified 6 GHz. This may bring us another round with the Wi-Fi community.<\/p>\n<h3>Main Course \u2013 Direct-to-Device<\/h3>\n<p>The 2027 menu offers many fine dishes for the main. At first, I was tempted to choose Agenda Item 1.5, which considers \u201cregulatory measures to limit the unauthorized operations of non-geostationary-satellite orbit earth stations in the fixed-satellite and mobile-satellite services,\u201d but this time I\u2019ll go with Agenda Item 1.13, which relates to the link between satellites and the mobile phones we all carry in our pockets. This choice arises from the fact that, although the dream of making the \u201cNo Signal\u201d message a thing of the past has not yet been fulfilled, it is precisely decisions like those made at a WRC that will shape the business model of this new technology.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past year, many of the major satellite operators have made some form of announcement on this issue, preliminarily evaluating two models: 1) using mobile service spectrum \u2014 leaving mobile operators with their licensed spectrum as part of the business; and 2) using mobile satellite service (MSS), therefore enabling a service with no mobile operator involved.<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6ab20790a66;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6ab20790a66 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6ab20790a67').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6ab20790a67'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The fact that WRC-27 will focus on studying \u201cpossible new allocations to the mobile-satellite service for direct connectivity between space stations and International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) user equipment to complement terrestrial IMT network coverage\u201d signals that, at least at the international level, the preferred model would be to use satellite \u2013 and not mobile \u2013 spectrum for direct-to-device services. This means that, for the second consecutive WRC, mobile operators will have to \u201cplay defense\u201d in 2027, just as they did in Dubai against the tech community.<\/p>\n<h3>Dessert \u2013 The Future<\/h3>\n<p>For dessert, WRC always gives you something sweet: the possibility to look ahead. In this case, a fresh agenda will be approved in 2027 to study new topics for 2031. High altitude platform stations (HAPS), for example, waited decades before finding their place in the Radio Regulations. Today, we have enough spectrum for both HAPS and high altitude IMT base stations (HIBS) to flourish.<\/p>\n<p>With this in mind, everything is possible: more spectrum for IMT or a rematch for the Wi-Fi industry; a revision of power limits for NGSO systems or new measures to block their signals over some territories; more MSS bands for satellite-to-cellular or a new model using mobile spectrum. Everything is on the table.<\/p>\n<p>To be successful at a WRC, a good strategy should follow two rules. First, talk early and often \u2013 start today \u2013 with all the cooks in the kitchen, meaning everyone involved or with a commercial or policy interest, including your competitors. Second, do not rely on any one government, no matter how powerful.<\/p>\n<p>The ITU is a forum where consensus is the rule, and you need to start aligning positions from day one. You must explain the benefits of a certain course of action to all diners and produce the amuses bouche, those bland technical studies, to back up the vision. A successful meal is not a matter of luck and starts with pain-staking preparation with well-sourced ingredients, comfortable surroundings, and the best service, all of which are, we can agree, the least that the international community should expect of us. <strong class=\"Annotation -strong\">VS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em class=\"Annotation -emphasis\">Juan Cacace, Head of Global Market Access, Access Partnership. Access Partnership makes innovative technology work for the world. Guiding businesses and governments through complex regulatory challenges, it designs frameworks that optimize deployment, drive growth, and attract investment.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>,<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\">In This Issue<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 404821:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ps4G28dnSOgwx52vtESo_VS_010124_DGTL_10_Defining_Moments-300x225.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ps4G28dnSOgwx52vtESo_VS_010124_DGTL_10_Defining_Moments-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ps4G28dnSOgwx52vtESo_VS_010124_DGTL_10_Defining_Moments-800x599.jpg 800w, 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