Month: July 2014

Regulatory support for direct air-to-ground communication system

30/07/2014
Project
Client: Lufthansa
Author(s): Paul Hansell
Spectrum management Radio engineering

A number of sharing studies were undertaken to identify the potential to allocate 5855–5875 MHz for Broadband Direct-Air-to-Ground Communications (DA2GC).  One of the studies investigated adjacent band operation to radiolocation operating in the band 5250–5850 MHz.  The main radiolocation use is military and the analysis concentrated on fixed land-based, ship borne and transportable platforms operating[…]

Statistical analysis of ITU SRS database

30/07/2014
Project
Client: UK Space Agency
Author(s): Iain Inglis, Paul Hansell
Spectrum management

The study involved a statistical analysis of the ITU Space Radiocommunications Stations (SRS) database (BR IFIC 2762, 4 February 2014) in order to benchmark differing satellite filing patterns between administrations.  The analysis method adopted enabled filing statistics to be presented principally by administration, time, frequency band and orbital slot.  The analysis was conducted for the[…]