Joint EUCNC and & 6G Summit 2021

 

ECO-JRC joint Workshop on
Spectrum sharing for the digital ecosystem towards 6G
8 June 2021 – Full day (9:30-17:30)

 

Session 1: Spectrum sharing – setting the scene (45 min) 9:30-10:15
Convener: Doriana Guiducci (ECO), Pravir Chawdhry (JRC)

Interventions:

• “Spectrum challenges towards 6G” - Chris Woolford, European Communications Committee (ECC)
• “A regulatory view on Spectrum Sharing” – Mauro Martino, Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG)
• “What role will spectrum access and sustainability play in 6G service provision?” Oulu 6G Flagship, Marja Matinmikko-Blue, University of Oulu, Finland
• “Why spectrum sharing is needed for 5G” – Oliver Holland, Advanced Wireless Technology Group Ltd., UK

 

Session 2: Machine Learning/Deep Learning in Spectrum Sharing (45 min) 10:15-11.00
Convener: Gianmarco Baldini (JRC)

Interventions:

• “On the Application of Machine Learning/Deep Learning in Spectrum Sharing” – Gianmarco Baldini and Isabella Cerutti – European Commission Joint Research Centre, Italy
• “Spectrum Occupancy Prediction Using Machine Learning” – Kandeepan Sithamparanathan, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia

 

Coffee break 11.00-11.30

 

Session 3: Techniques and tools to enable the shared access to spectrum (45 min) 11.30-12.15
Convener: Doriana Guiducci (ECO)

Interventions:

• “Spectrum sharing and compatibility studies in the European regulatory context” – Peter Faris, European Communications Office, CEPT, Copenhagen, Denmark
• “New Techniques for Sharing Spectrum - Monitoring and Big Data”, Richard Womersley, LS Telcom, UK
• “Tools and Techniques for Spectrum Sharing for Research and Regulatory Support” - Claudia Carciofi, Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, Italy

 

Session 4: Experiments and pilots on spectrum sharing (45 min) 12.15-13:00
Convener: Isabella Cerutti (JRC)

Interventions:

• “Spectrum sharing in 5G - Experience from 5G-Xcast Project” – Tero Jokela, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland
• “State of the art in spectrum sharing deployment worldwide” - Heikki Kokkinen, Fairspectrum OY, Finland
• “Frequency Sharing Topics of 5G Satellite Networks”, Maria Guta, European Space Agency, Noordwijk, The Netherlands

 

Lunch 13:00-14:00

 

Session 5: International perspective on spectrum sharing (45 min) 14.00-14.45
Convener: Pravir Chawdhry, (JRC)

Intervention:

• “From Collaborative Spectrum Sharing in the DARPA Spectrum Collaboration Challenge to Dynamic Spectrum Allocation in Satellite Communication”, Ingrid Moerman, imec - Ghent University, Belgium
• “Considerations Regarding Location-Based Spectrum Sharing Standardisation” – Octavian Popescu, - Eucomreg, Belgium
• “Preparing for the future communication ecosystem – A perspective from the Satellite Industry”– Miia Mustonen, Intelsat, London, UK

Focus talk (45 min) 14:45-15:30

“A European testbed for spectrum sharing studies based on AI/ML techniques“
Pravir Chawdhry, (Joint Research Centre of the European Commission),
Doriana Guiducci, (European Communications Office, CEPT)
“Additional information“

 

Coffee break 15:30-16:00

 

Session 6: Regulator’s perspective on spectrum sharing (90 min) 16:00-17:30
Convener: Doriana Guiducci (ECO)

• “The path to 6G – a regulator’s perspective”, Richard Moore OFCOM, United Kingdom
• “The PMSE Audio Frequency Blockchain for Audiovisual and Entertainment Professionals”, Cédric Nozet, Yann Maigron, ANFR, France
• “Technologically Managed Environment and Self-Regulation in mm Waves”, Pavel Sistek, Czech Telecommunication Office, Czech Republic
• “Sharing in the 5G mm Bands”, Claudia Carciofi, FUB/MISE, Italy
• “Spectrum Sharing Between Private Networks and Public Mobile Networks in Denmark” Jeppe Tanderup Kristensen, ENS, Denmark
• “Spectrum sharing through LSA”, Miguel Capela, ANACOM, Portugal
• “Slovene Vision on Spectrum Sharing”, Meta Pavšek Taškov AKOS, Slovenia

 

Discussion and Conclusions