DRAFT REVIEWED SPECTRUM PLAN (Myspectrum Plan 2010)
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DRAFT REVIEWED SPECTRUM PLAN (mySpectrum Plan 2010) ______________________________________________________________ Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission Off Persiaran Multimedia, 63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia Tel: +60 3 8688 8000 Fax: +60 3 8688 1000 Website: http://www.skmm.gov.my © Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission 2010 All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form by electronic, photocopying, recording means or others without prior written permission from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission. This document contains materials extracted from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio Regulations and have been reproduced with the kind permission of ITU. The Spectrum Plan is available at the Commission's office and website. Any enquiries about the Spectrum Plan should be addressed to: Malaysian Communications & Multimedia Commission 63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan. Phone: +603-8688 8000 Facsimile: +603-8688 1000 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.skmm.gov.my INTRODUCTION The Malaysian Government recognizes the pervasive role of radiocommunications and information technology in the economic and social development of the country. Consequently, communications and multimedia have been positioned as strategic industries for overall development. To drive this initiative, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission ("the Commission") was established in 1998 to regulate the communications and multimedia industries in Malaysia. The powers, which have been given to the Commission to enable it to carry out its task, are set out in both the Communications and Multimedia Act (CMA) 1998 as well as in the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission Act 1998, the legislation that provided for its formation. The Commission has the overall responsibility for managing radio frequency spectrum under the Communications and Multimedia Act (CMA) 1998 (“Act”). Part of this responsibility includes the task of developing a spectrum plan in respect to all or any part of the spectrum. The Act is the main legislation that regulates the converging communications and multimedia industries. It also sets out the national policy objectives for the development of the said industries. Further details of the processes involved in developing a spectrum plan may be found in the Communications and Multimedia (Spectrum) Regulations 2000 issued under the Act. In line with the powers accorded to it, the Commission is pleased to present herein the latest edition of the Spectrum Plan, developed in full compliance to the provisions of the Act. This plan will provide a guide on how the spectrum is currently used in Malaysia and how we plan to develop it further in the near future. The technological convergence of telecommunications, broadcasting and information technology has meant that management of the spectrum has become an even more complex issue. The challenges before us are to manage this finite resource in the best manner possible and to ensure that it is utilised efficiently to fulfil society’s needs and the demands of technology. ii TERM AND REVOCATION This Spectrum Plan is developed pursuant to section 172(1) of the Communications and Multimedia Act (CMA) 1998 and is issued on ………. Term and Condition This Spectrum Plan has effect from the date it is issued and continues for such time until revised, varied or revoked by the Commission. Plan Reviews and Revisions The Commission may revise, vary or revoke this Spectrum Plan at any time. The Commission will continuously monitor and review this Plan in view of the rapid changes in the communications and multimedia industry. In any event, this Plan will be reviewed in its entirety on a scheduled basis as provided in the Act. The Commission takes note that, as far as reasonably possible, any changes to the Plan should be made in a timely manner to avoid disrupting the activities of the industry participants and end-users All revision and variation shall be by way of notice in writing to be known as “Spectrum Plan Amendment Notice”. All Spectrum Plan Amendment Notices shall comprise a sequential number and the year of issue as illustrated below: Illustration: “Spectrum Plan Amendment Notice No. 1 of 2010” All Spectrum Plan Amendment Notices shall be published by the Commission. Upon publication or unless otherwise stated in the Spectrum Plan Amendment Notice, all Spectrum Plan Amendment Notices shall come into effect on the date of publication or at a specified date. Publication may be done electronically. The Commission shall maintain a register of all Spectrum Plan Amendment Notices issued. Revocation The Spectrum Plan made on November 2006 is revoked. iii Table of Contents INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... ii TERM AND REVOCATION .................................................................................................. iii LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................................................ vii LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................ viii CHAPTER 1: GENERAL INFORMATION ........................................................................... 2 PART A – GENERAL .............................................................................................................. 2 1.1 Background 2 PART B – GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS .................................................................................... 4 1.2 Explanation of the Regional Chart 4 PART C – THE TABLE OF FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS ................................................ 5 1.3 Identification of Frequency Bands 5 1.4 Primary and Secondary Services 6 1.5 Additional Allocations 6 1.6 Alternative Allocations 7 1.7 Headings and Footnotes 7 PART D – SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT IN MALAYSIA ................................................... 7 1.8 Policy Framework Guiding Spectrum Management 7 1.9 Spectrum Management 10 PART E: FUTURE SPECTRUM PLANNED INITIATIVES .............................................. 20 1.10 Future Planned Initiatives (2010-2015) 20 1.11 Detailed Spectrum Investigation 20 PART F: HIGHLIGHTS ON WRC-2007 OUTCOME ....................................................... 21 1.12 Highlights on WRC-2007 outcome 21 iv CHAPTER 2: MALAYSIAN TABLE OF FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS ......................... 26 PART A – PRELIMINARY INFORMATION...................................................................... 26 2.1 Definitions 26 2.2 Division of Spectrum Plan Into Frequency Bands 33 2.3 How Reference is made in the Table to Services 33 2.4 Condition that Applies to Certain Services 33 2.5 Use of Frequency Bands – General 33 2.6 Use of Frequency Bands – Spectrum, Apparatus and Class Assignment 34 2.7 Harmful Interference – General 34 2.8 Interference – Primary and Secondary Services 34 2.9 Interference Resolution 35 2.10 Interpretation of the Table 37 PART B – TABLE OF FREQUENCY ALLOCATION ......................................................... 38 PART C – INTERNATIONAL FOOTNOTES .................................................................. 115 PART D – MALAYSIAN FOOTNOTE ............................................................................. 171 CHAPTER 3: ASSIGNMENT PROCEDURES ................................................................. 178 3.1 Assignments of Spectrum in the Act 178 3.2 Overview of Apparatus Assignment and Spectrum Assignment Procedures 178 3.3 Marketing Plan 180 3.4 Applicant Information Package 180 3.5 Methods of Assignment 180 3.6 Online application for Apparatus Assignment 184 3.7 Overview of Class Assignment Procedure 185 3.8 Dealing with Spectrum 186 CHAPTER 4: CONVERSION PLAN PROCEDURES ...................................................... 190 4.1 Conversion Plan 190 4.2 Procedures 190 4.3 Procedures for issuance of spectrum assignment 192 v CHAPTER 5 – FUTURE PLAN INITIATIVES ................................................................ 194 PART A: GENERAL ........................................................................................................... 194 5.1 General Approach to Future Planned Initiatives (FPI) 194 5.2 Current Trends and Developments in Spectrum Management 196 5.3 Managing Spectrum Demand and its Future Needs 197 PART B: CURRENT SPECTRUM TRENDS AND ANALYSIS ..................................... 204 5.4 Broadcasting Market Segment 204 5.5 Wireless Access System (WAS) Segment 208 5.6 Fixed Wireless Links and Backhaul Market 211 5.7 Other Market Segment 215 PART C: FUTURE SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES ................................. 221 5.8 Future Spectrum Management Initiatives (2010 – 2015) 222 ANNEX 1 – GENERAL FREQUENCY INFORMATIONS ............................................... 228 ANNEX 2 –FREQUENCY BANDS FOR SATELLITE SERVICE FILED BY MALAYSIA ..................................................................................................... 240 ANNEX 3 – ALLOTMENT PLANS AND INTERNATIONAL CALL SIGNS FOR MALAYSIA ..................................................................................................... 250 ANNEX 4 – TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................. 256 vi LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1.1: Map identifying Region 1, Region 2, Region 3 and