HAKOM at the Meetings of the Working Group on Telecommunications of the EU Council and the Committee for the Radio Frequency Spectrum
In Brussels, the 52nd meeting of the Radio Spectrum Committee (RSC) dealing with the operational decisions related to the radio frequency spectrum management in the European Union and the meeting of the Working Group on Telecommunications of the EU Council were held.
The most important topics of the meeting were the discussion regarding the decision on the harmonized use of unpaired RF spectrum ranging from 1900-1920MHz and 2010-2025MHz, the preparation of the decision on 2.3GHz radio frequency band for broadband Internet access, as well as the preparation study for the 2.7-2.9 GHz band usage for wireless video systems (camera and video transmission links).
In addition to it, the meeting of the working group on Telecommunications of the EU Council was held in Brussels. The topic of the meeting was the discussion regarding the Council’s decision, expressing the opinions of the European Union for the upcoming World Radiocommunication Conference WRC-15. The most important topics of the decision are related to the allocation of additional frequency bands for broadband Internet, the future of the UHF band and the second digital dividend, as well as the achievement of common positions regarding the development of the European communication system. World Radiocommunication Conference WRC-15 deciding on the future usage of the radio frequency spectrum for particular services at the global and regional level will be held in November 2015. Mr. Željko Tabaković , Deputy Director, participated at the meeting on behalf of the Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM)
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ABOUT HAKOM: HAKOM (www.hakom.hr) - Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries – ensures preconditions for a fair market competition, stable growth and environment for innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market. HAKOM protects users’ interests and the possibility of choice among various communications and postal services at affordable prices, defines sustainable competitive conditions for operators and service providers under fair conditions for return on investment, and provides support to economic growth, public services and the quality of life in the Republic of Croatia by using modern technologies. HAKOM’ strategic goals are: to promote regulation of the electronic communications and postal services market, to support growth of investments and innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market, to provide efficient use of limited resources, to accelerate the growth of broadband products and services, to provide affordable offers of communications and postal services, to provide protection and informing of users, to build an efficient and comprehensive information system, to define and implement efficient processes, and to acquire multi-disciplinary competencies in market regulation.