digital dividend update
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Presentation by Giles Tanner, General Manager, Digital Transition Division Australian Communications and Media AuthorityTRANSCRIPT
Digital Dividend Update
Giles TannerGeneral Manager, Digital Transition Division
Australia’s Digital Dividend
Source: www.acma.gov.au
Digital Dividend
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520
820
Start 2010
Mid 2012 End 2014Mid 2013End 2013
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Analog switch off
Broadcasters relocate to new digital TV channels
Restack legislative amendments
Digital TV restack planning
Restack completed
Spectrum Auction
Minister’s media release
Discussion Paper
Ministerial Direction
Recom’to Minister
Allocation Instruments
Ministerial Declaration
Issue Licences
Technical Framework
Digital Dividend Green Paper
KEY ACMA BroadcastersMinister DBCDE
Broadcasters start to plan infrastructure & new equipment
Yielding the Digital Dividend:Restack and Reallocation Processes
Spectrum available for use
Digital dividend frequency boundaries
North America and Asia-Pacific digital dividend
channel 52
14 MHz4 MHz
694MHz
703 748 758 803 806
D A A CC B E
820MHz
45 MHz 45 MHz10 MHz 3 MHz
channel 69
700 MHz Band
Australian digital dividend
5 MHz
A
BCD
E
Spectrum to be reallocated
Mid-band gap
Guard bands
Additional Australian guard band
Spectrum to be considered under 900 MHz review
Mid West Radio Quiet Zone
(area excluded from re-allocation)
Digital Dividend geographic boundary
Mid West Radio Quiet Zone (area excluded from reallocation)
2011 2012 2013 2014
Period start– 2 Nov 2011
Reallocation timeline – 700 MHz
MINISTER’S SPECTRUM REALLOCATION DECLARATION
Period end – 31 Dec 2014
Reallocation Period
Period must run for at least two years
Incumbent apparatus licences must be removed by the end of this period
Reallocation Deadline – 31 Dec 2013
ACMA to allocate at least one licence in this period
Deadline must be at least 12 months before the end of the
reallocation period
Auction
The 2.5 GHz band
2 50
0
2 69
0
Source: www.acma.gov.au
The 2.5 GHz band
Technical Framework
Start 2010
Mid 2012 End 2014Mid 2013End 2013
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Spectrum Auction
s.153 Recom’to Minister
Allocation Instruments
Ministerial Declaration
Response to Submissions
Technical Framework
Issue Licences
Discussion Paper
KEY ACMA TOBN LicenseesMinister
2.5 GHz: Relocation, Conversion and Reallocation Processes
Spectrum available for use(except
for Perth)
Relocation of ENG to alternative bands
ConversionPlan
Conversion
Reallocation
Ministerial Designation
s.36 Recom’to Minister
Offer of Licences
Alternative bands – clearance of fixed links, development of sharing and coordination arrangements
2570
2500 MHz
2620
BA C
2.5 GHz Band
A
2690 MHz
70 MHz 50 MHz 70 MHz
A
B
Spectrum to be reallocated
Mid-band gap spectrum to be converted
2.5 GHz frequency boundaries
Perth area(extended
re-allocation period)
Mid West Radio Quiet Zone
2.5 GHz geographic boundary
Perth area (extended
reallocation period)
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Period start– 2 Nov 2011
MINISTER’S SPECTRUM REALLOCATION DECLARATIONPeriod end – 31 Jan
2016 (Perth area)
Reallocation Period
Period must run for at least two years
Incumbent apparatus licences must be removed by the end of this period
Reallocation Deadline – 30 Sep 2013
ACMA to allocate at least one licence in this period
Deadline must be at least 12 months before the end of the reallocation period
Reallocation timeline – 2.5 GHz
Period end – 30 Sep 2014 (except Perth area)
Auction
Allocating the digital dividend & 2.5 GHz bands: The way forward
Release draft reallocation recommendations for comment
2011 2012 2013 2014
Make reallocation recommendations to Minister
Minister makes reallocation declarations
Prepare allocation instruments
Bidder training
700 MHz Spectrum becomes available for use
Release draft allocation instruments for comment
Hold auction & issue licences
Make allocation instruments
2.5 GHz Spectrum becomes available for use (except Perth)
Allocating the digital dividend & 2.5 GHz bands
Release draft reallocation recommendations for comment
2011
Make reallocation recommendations to Minister
Minister makes reallocationdeclarations
Prepare allocation instruments (incl. Allocations Determination and Marketing Plan)
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