UMTS Forum Underlines Need for Radio Spectrum

Representatives of Poland's mobile industry today heard the views of the UMTS Forum on securing sufficient spectrum for future mobile broadband services. The audience of Polish mobile operators, equipment manufacturers and administrations was addressed at a UMTSF workshop hosted by PTK Centertel to coincide with the Forum's 41st General Assembly meeting.

In previous studies, the UMTS Forum's Spectrum Aspects Group has already determined that existing frequency bands are not enough to satisfy spectrum demands for tomorrow's IMT-Advanced systems. These systems will support a rich ecosystem of high data-rate mobile services, from video collaboration and mobile entertainment to e-learning and telematics.

The UMTS Forum forecasts suggest that the spectral efficiency of tomorrow's mobile systems will improve significantly compared with today's networks. "However, this will not support growth in wireless traffic that is expected to jump by a factor of 23x between 2012 and 2020", stated UMTS Forum Chairman Jean-Pierre Bienaim

Posted to the site on 21st June 2007