Spectrum management in the global village

Abstract

Spectrum management is examined, starting from a fundamental basis, drawing on principles, then advancing to current, accepted national and international practices and procedures in electromagnetic spectrum management that enable viable, global compatibility among the radio services. Attention is given to services that are both licensed {e.g., broadcast (sound and television), land mobile, maritime mobile, aeronautical mobile, mobile satellite, fixed satellite, etc.} and unlicensed (e.g., ultra-wideband, wireless local area networks, radio frequency identification, etc.). This paper relies on recent experiences at the Federal Communications Commission in the United States, indicating both the successful results obtained, and the failures which have consequently modified spectrum management philosophy.