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Eastern Europe Works to Harmonize 4G Spectrum (6/16/10)
The Serbian Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Society is working to develop a unified approach to the allocation of Digital Dividend spectrum, the spectrum that will be freed by the switchover from analog to digital TV, in Southeast Europe. The Ministry hosted a summit on the spectrum in Belgrade attended by regulatory bodies and government delegations from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, and Turkey.
The European Commission last month adopted a decision establishing harmonized technical rules for member states on the allocation of radio frequencies in the 800 MHz band for 4G services.
"Southeastern Europe holds countries with wide economic and cultural variety," said Minister Jasna Matic of the Serbian Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Society. "Our corner of the world also holds European Union (EU) member states, candidate states and other potential members of the EU. It is vital that we work together to ensure our citizens have the best possible access to communications services. As we move into the next decade, the Digital Dividend forms a vital opportunity to give more affordable access to more people, and lower the digital divide."
The objective of the meeting was to discuss how best to maximize the economic and social benefits promised by the Digital Dividend in the region. However, harmonization of the spectrum on a regional basis is needed to drive down handset and network equipment costs and make mobile broadband affordable to consumers, officials said.
GSMA officials welcomed the initiative.
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