[STDS-802-11] UK Ofcom's presentation in May interim: Moving forward with 6 GHz band for commercial mobile and Wi-Fi services: update on UK and CEPT progress
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- Subject: [STDS-802-11] UK Ofcom's presentation in May interim: Moving forward with 6 GHz band for commercial mobile and Wi-Fi services: update on UK and CEPT progress
- From: Edward Au <edward.ks.au@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 10:48:17 -0400
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Dear 802.18 participants,
cc. 802.11, 802.15, 802.19 participants,
For our bimonthly member enrichment activities in IEEE 802.18, we are happy to inform you that Dr. Steve Leach, Principal Spectrum Engineer, Ofcom, will deliver a follow-up invited presentation since his last one in July 2024.
The title of his follow-up presentation is "Moving forward with 6 GHz band for commercial mobile and Wi-Fi services: update on UK and CEPT progress: with the following abstract for your information:
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Abstract:
In February this year, Ofcom published its latest proposals to enable Wi-Fi and commercial mobile in the upper 6 GHz band and to expand access for Wi-Fi services in the Lower 6 GHz band in the UK. Steve will present the details of these proposals, which aim to provide early access for indoor Wi-Fi across the whole band as soon as possible whilst committing to introduce mobile at a later stage in at least part of the band. This talk will also cover the progress that has been made in CEPT on evaluating how Wi-Fi and mobile networks can share the Upper 6 GHz band. The resulting report is under public consultation and is intended to be finalised in June.
To facilitate shared use by both networks, it is likely that some enhanced sensing of mobile transmissions by Wi-Fi access points will be necessary. Steve will present the approaches currently in discussion in Europe and which the UK intends to align with once they are finalised – along with the implications for the 802.11 and 3gpp standardisation processes.
Finally Steve will offer his longer term views on how better integration between mobile and Wi-Fi networks could facilitate services for indoor users, through the use of protocols such as Open Roaming and Passpoint.
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Steve's presentation is scheduled for our IEEE 802.18 opening meeting from 10:30am CET to 12:30pm CET on Tuesday, 13 May 2025. We welcome you to join and participate.
Thanks and Regards,
Edward
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