— Posted by Daniel Kitscha (DG INFSO, Radio Spectrum Policy, Digital Agenda Assembly – Coordinator Workshop 17) on behalf of the author: Peter Moray (Director, EUTC).

To launch the debate on “Spectrum for wireless innovation in Europe” (Digital Agenda Assembly Workshop 17 – #daa11spectrum) Peter Moray (Director, EUTC) has provided us with his recommendations on the spectrum needs for smart grids. Please join the discussion and provide your input by commenting on this blog post until June 10!

SPECTRUM RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SMART GRIDS:

 1. The world faces major challenges in energy sector – CO2 reduction, energy security and affordability. The European Union has committed themselves to the 20-20-20 targets:

• 20% reduction in EU Greenhouse gas emissions compared with 1990;
• Increase in renewable energy to 20% of all energy consumed; and
• 20% increase in energy efficiency.

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— Posted by Daniel Kitscha (DG INFSO, Radio Spectrum Policy, Digital Agenda Assembly – Coordinator Workshop 17) on behalf of the author: Knut Evensen (Chief Technologist, Q-Free ASA).

To launch the debate on “Spectrum for wireless innovation in Europe” (Digital Agenda Assembly Workshop 17 – #daa11spectrum) Knut Evensen (Chief Technologist, Q-Free ASA) has provided us with his recommendations on the spectrum needs for intelligent transport systems. Please join the discussion and provide your input by commenting on this blog post until June 10!

SPECTRUM RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS:

1. Background: The ITS sector is one of the high priority policy areas in Europe on two accounts:

• Road Safety; major reduction of serious road accidents
• Sustainability; reduction in carbon emissions and increased transport efficiency

The EU has issued the ITS Action Plan and an ITS Directive. These documents call for European-wide deployment before 2017, and national implementation preparations have started. The initiative comes from DG Mobility and Transport (lead), DG Information Society and Media, DG Research, DG Enterprise and Industry, and DG Climate Action.

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— Posted by Daniel Kitscha (DG INFSO, Radio Spectrum Policy, Digital Agenda Assembly – Coordinator Workshop 17) on behalf of the author: Eric Klasen (Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Quality, Medtronic International Trading Sàrl).

To launch the debate on “Spectrum for wireless innovation in Europe” (Digital Agenda Assembly Workshop 17 – #daa11spectrum) Eric Klasen (Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Quality, Medtronic International Trading Sàrl) has provided us with his recommendations on spectrum needs for wireless eHealth innovations. Please join the discussion and provide your input by commenting on this blog post until June 10!

 SPECTRUM RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WIRELESS eHEALTH INNOVATIONS:

 1. Going forward, medical therapeutic and diagnostic applications will require, at a minimum, additional spectrum on a shared basis relative to a primary service. This type of regulatory structure will protect critical wireless medical applications from interference produced by Short Range Devices, digital systems and other sources of interfering radio emissions because it provides a legal basis for spectrum authorities to take any necessary action to address the interference issue. Read the full entry

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— Posted by Pearse O’Donohue, DG INFSO, Head of unit: Radio Spectrum Policy

As the Digital Agenda Assembly (#daa11eu) is fast approaching, I am looking forward to an interesting discussion with stakeholders and key spectrum policy makers on the spectrum aspects of wireless innovation in Europe.

In the upcoming workshop on “Spectrum for wireless innovation in Europe” we will discuss the regulatory challenges that result from innovative technologies and the more intensive use of spectrum. In particular, we want to focus on developments beyond the important area of electronic communications services that most people readily associate with wireless innovation and look at other internal market sectors. Read the full entry

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— Posted by Luis Rodríguez-Roselló, DG INFSO, Head of Unit for Future Networks, and Silvia Alexe, Future Networks unit’s communications officer

One of our EU-funded research projects has delivered outstanding results. The EUWB (Coexisting Short Range Radio by Advanced Ultra-Wideband Radio Technology) project has developed greener, faster and safer technology for wireless home entertainment and transport Internet connections. This falls in line with the key objectives of the Digital Agenda for Europe, aiming at providing every European household with a 30Mbps download rate by 2013 and 50% of Europe’s homes with connections of at least 100 Mbps by 2020.  Read the full entry

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