Mobile & Cordless

Demand for all forms of mobile communication continues to grow. Cellular voice telephony has evolved from being a niche business product a decade ago to mass market penetration levels of 50% or more in some countries. There are increasing signs that mobile networks will in time displace their fixed counterparts as the principal carrier of voice telephony. Meanwhile, attention has been focussed on the development of advanced data and multimedia services, taking advantage of innovations such as WAP and GSM data bearer services such as GPRS, HSCSD and EDGE. The current licensing of third-generation (3G) mobile systems based on the ITU's family of IMT-2000 standards, which includes the European UMTS standard, will provide further enhancements, bringing the potential of over-the-air data rates up to 2 Mbit/s.

Clients such as BT Cellnet, Vodafone, the Office of the Director of Telecommunications Regulation (ODTR, Ireland) and the UK Radiocommunications Agency have all benefited from our hands-on experience of mobile technology acquired in both operational and regulatory environments. We have recently:

• Provided technical support to ODTR relating to the licensing and regulation of 3G mobile networks in Ireland.
• Advised a far-eastern government on regulatory aspects of 3G mobile licensing.
• Examined mobile Internet interoperability issues for a UK-based middleware developer.
• Undertaken co-ordination between geographically adjacent CDMA networks for the UK Radiocommunications Agency.
• Advised on future UK policy, through the UK Spectrum Management Advisory Group, regarding use of the 2.4 GHz ISM band by Bluetooth, R-LANs and other technologies.

We have also been active participants on behalf of clients in ITU, CEPT and UMTS Forum task groups addressing 3G standards and regulatory issues.

We have had extensive involvement in the planning of radio spectrum for both current and future generations of mobile satellite services. Our experience of both satellite and terrestrial systems enables us to address in detail sharing opportunities between the two, an increasingly important consideration for regulators and operators as demand for spectrum continues to grow.

For further information on how Aegis can help your organisation make the most of the opportunities that mobile systems can offer, contact us at enquiry-2008@aegis-systems.co.uk.

See also:

Aegis Spectrum Engineering Toolkit | Convergence | Fixed

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