RadComms 2014: Innovations in Spectrum Management Lynne Fancy Senior Director

1. RadComms 2014: Innovations in Spectrum Management Lynne Fancy Senior Director Spectrum Development and Operations Industry Canada September 2014

2. Our Conundrum • Everybody wants more spectrum • Unmitigated demand for wireless capacity is a reality and its growth is exponential. • However, there is no corresponding exponential growth in the availability of spectrum • Everybody wants it faster • Most spectrum is encumbered Forecast of Mobile Data Growth in Canada Source: Spectrum Outlook, 2013 A shared issue between regulators and industry

3. Our Framework • Our Objective: Maximize the economic and social benefits that Canadians derive from the use of the radio frequency spectrum • Our Commitment: To apply real-world proven spectrum management practices so that we are prepared for an increasingly connected 5G world

4. How We’re Managing • Allocation of new spectrum • Focused research efforts • Policies to encourage efficient use of spectrum

5. Allocation of New Spectrum • Committed to allocating 750 MHz of spectrum to commercial mobile services by the end of 2017, with the expectation that at least 1000 MHz will be required by 2020.

6. Allocation of New Spectrum Using different approaches to suit different needs • Auction formats • AWS: Simultaneous multiple round ascending auction • 700 MHz: Combinatorial clock auction • AWS-3 (currently under consultation): Second price sealed bid • Deployment conditions, e.g., for rural deployment • Measures to encourage competition • Set asides • Auction caps

7. Focused Research Efforts • Need to find innovative answers for the future • Industry Canada is one of the few spectrum regulators with an in-house communications research centre focused on wireless • Three “grand challenges”: • Understanding how spectrum is used • Enabling smarter and more innovative means to access existing spectrum resources • Expanding our wireless capacity

8. Focused Research Efforts Spectrum Awareness - Understand how spectrum is used • Provide real-time spectrum utilization knowledge and applications to enable more effective use of spectrum • What spectrum is being used, by whom and how effectively • Facilitate dynamic spectrum use by multiple parties in the same band

9. Focused Research Efforts Spectrum Access - Enabling smarter and more innovative means to access existing spectrum resources • Existing licensing mechanisms are based on static rights over a long term, supporting investments • Need to balance with the need to stimulate innovative and flexible use of spectrum • Find technical solutions • Spectrum and network sharing • Dynamic spectrum access

10. Focused Research Efforts Breaking the Frequency Barrier – Expanding our Wireless Capability • Advance the use of higher frequency bands through research to address the growing demand for mobile services • Specifically looking at spectrum over 6 GHz • Will require public and private cooperation to succeed

11. Policies to encourage efficient use of spectrum • Collaborative solutions • Network sharing agreements • Mandated solutions • Tower sharing and roaming • “Use it or lose it” • Fees • Need to align fees with our objectives

12. Summary: How We’re Managing • Allocation of new spectrum • Innovative and focused research efforts • Policies to encourage efficient use of spectrum