Abstract
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The regulatory approach to spectrum management at a national level must aim to
balance the merits of both the individual and common usage modes of spectrum
use.
Most countries will require up to 500MHz of new spectrum bandwidth to
accommodate growth in mobile broadband applications in the next ten years. One
of the measures that operators, regulators and others in the mobile industry
are discussing is dynamic spectrum access (DSA) - the allocation and use of
spectrum as needed on a shared basis between multiple users. In this report,
we consider how to implement DSA, and the benefits and challenges of doing so.
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This Report provides an examination of:
- software-defined radio
- cognitive radio
- Licensed Shared Access
- licence-exempt shared access for the secondary user (that is, white space).
We also report on the challenges that are hindering the implementation of DSA
schemes, including:
- technical barriers
- regulatory barriers
- operator objections.
Figure 3.1: The range of spectrum management approaches
[Source: Analysys Mason, 2012]
About the author
Morgan Mullooly, Research Analyst.
Morgan Mullooly contributes research for the Spectrum and Wireless Networks
research programmes. His primary areas of specialisation include spectrum
valuation, LTE strategies and white space technologies. Morgan has a Master's
degree in Philosophy and Public Policy from the London School of Economics.
About Analysys Mason
In recent years, Analysys Mason has worked with organisations ranging from the
BBC to the Spanish Lottery, and the Indian division of a Fortune 50 technology
business to the Jamaican Ministry of Defence. Wherever you operate, whatever
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Table of Contents
1. Executive summary
2. Recommendations
3. Introduction to DSA
- 3.1. WhatisDSA?
- 3.2. The goal of DSA is linked to the concept of cognitive radio
- 3.3. Shared access requiring licensing for all users
- 3.4. Licence-exempt shared access for the secondary user
- 3.5. Which spectrum bands are suitable for DSA?
4. What are the drivers of DSA?
- 4.1. The need for more spectrum
- 4.2. The emergence of unique demands
- 4.3. The current spectrum management regimen is too restrictive
5. What is enabling a shift towards implementing DSA?
- 5.1. Operators have become more open to mutual technical co-operation and
sharing
- 5.2. The policy environment is warming to more-innovative methods of
spectrum management involving spectrum sharing
6. What are the barriers to DSA?
- 6.1. Technical barriers
- 6.2. Barriers to the regulatory process
- 6.3. Barriers to MNOs supporting DSA initiatives
7. Recent developments
About the author
About Analysys Mason
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List of figures
- Figure 1.1: Obstacles preventing widespread take-up of dynamic spectrum
access schemes
- Figure 3.1: The range of spectrum management approaches
- Figure 4.2: Methods for assigning spectrum, USA, 1940s - present
- Figure 7.1: Developments relating to DSA and spectrum sharing, 1992 - 2025
Dynamic spectrum access: the drivers and barriers published by Analysys Mason in June 15, 2012. This report price starts from US $ 4999.
