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FutureForumFutureIMTSpectrumWhite

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Contents

1Introduction 3

2ChinaTelecomandMobileCommunicationNetworkDevelopment 3

2.1ChinaMobileNetworkDevelopmentStatus: 4

2.2ChinaGovernmentInitiativestodrivetechnologyandapplicationInnovationsinICTindustryarea:7

3Global5GDevelopmenttrendsandcurrentallocatedSpectrumgapfor2025-2030 9

46Grequirementandtrends 11

4.1UserandApplicationTrends 12

4.2TechnologyTrendsSummary: 13

5Studyon6Gspectrumneeds 15

6Studyofspectrumstrategydevelopedbysomecountries 16

6.1.UnitedStates 16

6 2EURSPGworkprogram2024.......................................................................................................17

6 3Japan’sFrequencyReorganizationActionPlan............................................................................18

7NewSpectrumidentifiedforIMTinWRC-23andpotentialIMTnewbandswillbestudyforWRC-27.18

7.1OutcomeofWRC-23 18

7.1.1600MHz(Agendaitem1.5-Considerationofsub-1GHzspectruminRegion1) 18

7.1.23GHz(Agendaitems1.2and1.3) 18

7.1.2.1Agendaitem1.3-Mobileuseofthe3600-3800MHzbandinRegion1 18

7.1.2.2Agendaitem1.2-IMTinthe3300-3400MHz(Region2andamendfootnoteinRegion1)

and3600-3800MHz(Region2)bands

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7.1.34.8GHz(Agendaitem1.1-IMTinthe4800-4990MHzband) 19

7.1.46GHz(Agendaitem1.2-IMTinthe6425-7025MHz(Region1)and7025-7125MHz(Global

bands)

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7.1.510GHz(Agendaitem1.2-IMTinthe10-10.5GHz(Region2)band) 20

7.2WRC-27newagendaitemforIMT 20

86GSpectrumauthorizationregimeandspectrumsharing 21

8.1spectrumauthorizationregime(Ericsson) 22

8.2Spectrumsharing 22

8.2.1Multi-RATspectrumsharing 22

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8.2.2Sharingonlicenseexemptedspectrum 23

8.2.3Prioritybasedspectrumsharing 24

9Studysomeofnewtechnologiesthatmayimpacttoexistingspectrumpolicy(Qualcomm) 25

9.1Sidelink 25

9.2SubBandFullDuplex 26

9.3AmbientIoT 27

10Suggestionsfrommobileindustryforfuturemobilespectrum 28

11Thanks 29

12References 29

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1Introduction

5GhasbeendeployedinChinaandenteredintothe5thyearofitscommercial.5G-Advancedwillbring

morecapabilitiesandfeaturesandstartedtodeploysincethisyear.FutureForumalreadydiscussedandvision,requirementsandtechnicalcharacteristicsof6Gcommunicationnetworksandstartedtolookatthefuturespectrumtopowerthenextphaseandnewgenerationofradiocommunicationbeyond5G,

5G-Advancedtowards6G.

Webelievefutureradiocommunicationnetworkswillbealargenumberofheterogeneousemergingservicesvirtualizeallpartsoflife,society,andindustries,humansandmachineswithautomated

intelligentgenerativewaytointeract.Torealizethefuturenetworkvisionenabledbyfuturenewradiocommunicationnetworkandtodeliveritsfullpotential,thereisaneedtosecuretimelyspectrum

availability.

ThewhitepapergivestheChinesemobileandICTindustrydevelopmentstatus,introducetheChinesegovernmentinitiativestodrivenewinnovationtechnologyandapplicationsinICTfieldtosupport

Chineseindustrydigitaltransformationandsocietydevelopmentandshowingthedemandofmobilecommunicationbetweenyearof2025-2030for5G-Advancedandourvisionoffuture6Gservicesandapplicationscenarios.

Thewhitepaperfocusontheroleofspectrumtounleashthefullpotentialof5G-Advancedand6G,the

importanceofexistingspectrumaswellasadditionalspectrumandtheneedtoconsiderproper

authorizationregimeandspectrumsharingwithotherservicesandwithinmobilesystemitself.Italso

bringsupseveraltechnologyinnovationsthatcouldleadsomespectrumpolicyimpactsinfuture.FinallywelookattheWRC-23outcomeofnewspectrumallocationandidentifiedspectrumforIMTandalso

WRC-27newagendaitemsaswell,whichweseethepotentialfuturespectrumfor6Gwithour

recommendationtoconsiderpotentialfuturemobilespectruminChinafromFutureForumpointofview.

2ChinaTelecomandMobileCommunication

NetworkDevelopment

Chinatelecommunicationmarkethasbeenkeptitsgrowthsinceitsverybeginning.Thisisduetothenewgenerationofthemobilecommunicationtechnologydevelopmentbringingmoreandmore

emergingservicesbasedonnewradiotechnologiesevolvingfromanalogtodigital,narrowbandto

broadband.Moredatarateandthroughputtransmissionbringnewnetworkcapabilityandcreatenewserviceslikemobileinternetandbringsmorerevenuetotheserviceproviders.ThechaptershowChinamobilenetworkdevelopmenttrendsandillustratetheChinesegovernmentinitiativestoencourage

technologyandapplicationinnovationsinthenewICTareas,showingthecommitmentofChinesedemandofnewmobilecommunicationnetworkdevelopment.

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2.1ChinaMobileNetworkDevelopmentStatus:

ChinaMobilenetworkdevelopdramaticallyastheChinatelecomdevelopment.ThefollowingchartsshowstheChinaTelecomIncomeandinvestmentgrowth,fixedandmobilesubscribersandespeciallythemobileinternetsubscribersandmobileinternettrafficgrowthsincethestaticstakenbyChinesegovernment.

TelecomIncome:

Figure1:ChinaTelecomIncomestatisticsinceitsrecordfrom2004

TelecomInvestment：

Figure2:StatisticofChinaTelecomInvestmentsinceit’srecordfrom2004

FixedSubscribers

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Figure3:StatisticofChineseFixedSubscriberssinceitsrecordfromyear2000

MobileSubscribers

Figure4:StatisticsofChineseMobileSubscriberssinceitsrecordfromyear2000

FixedPenetration:

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Figure5:StatisticsofFixedpenetrationsinceitsrecordfromyear2006

MobilePenetration

Figure6:StatisticsofMobilePenetrationsinceitsrecordfromyear2006

MobileInternetSubscriber

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Figure7:StatisticsofMobileInternetSubscriberssinceitsrecordfromyear2013

MobileInternetTraffic:

Figure8:StatisticofMobileInternetTrafficGrowthsinceitsrecordfromyear2013

2.2ChinaGovernmentInitiativestodrivetechnologyandapplicationInnovationsinICTindustryarea:

Chinaeconomystronglybenefitfromtelecomandespeciallythedigitaleconomystronglyrelyingon

mobilenetwork.TheChineseregulatorsrealizedthedigitaleconomyimpacttorealeconomy,hadmadeanddrivenaseriesofpromotionactionstofurtherenhancethenewapplicationsdevelopmentand

convergenceoftheinnovatedtechnologiesbasedonmobilenetwork.

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Since2016ChinaMIIThasrecognizedthatcloudcomputingisnewemergingindustrystrategic

component,andidentifiedthesignificategoalsofpromotionofcloudcomputinghealthydevelopmenttoaccelerateindustrytransformationandinformationconsumers.

Theyalsoestablishedtheintelligentmanufacturingactionsplanfortheyearsinperiodof2016-2020and2020-2023.Seriesofactionplanshavebeenmadeformanykeytechnologyinnovationsand

applications.

Theyissuedthe"ThreeYearActionPlanforPromotingtheDevelopmentoftheNewGenerationAIIndustry(2018-2020)",whichfocusesonthedeepintegrationofinformationtechnologyand

manufacturingtechnology,andintegratedapplicationofthenewgenerationAItechnologytoassisttheeconomictransitionandbenefitsocietydevelopment.

ChinagovernmentpromotedIoTconstructionandsincetheyearbeforelastyear,theIoTconnectionsnumberhasexceededthehumanconnectionnumberinChina.

ChinaMIITproposedtheindustrialinternetdevelopmentactionplanin2018andissuedthe5G+

Industrialinternet512engineeringproject,targetingtodevelop5G+IndustrialInternet10typical

applicationscenariosand20usecases.Andnowafter5years,theChinese5G+industrialinternet

developmentincreasedramaticallyandexceedmuchmorethanexpected.35000usecasesandcoversinmajorkeyindustryareasandcommercialprojectsemergeconstantly.MIITraisethe5Gapplication

sailingactionplantofurtherguide5Gapplicationstovariousindustriesandsocietydevelopment.In

2022,theyissuedthe5Gfullyconnectedfactoryguidelinestoguidethemanufacturingindustrytobuild5Gsmartfactories.

ChinesegovernmenttheMinistryofIndustryandInformationTechnology,theStateAdministrationofRadioandTelevision,andtheCentralRadioandTelevisionAdministrationjointlyIssuedtheActionPlanfortheDevelopmentofUltraHighDefinitionVideoIndustry(2019-2022),withintentiontoexploretheapplicationof5Ginultra-highdefinitionvideotransmission,andachievethecollaborativedevelopmentofultra-highdefinitionvideoservicesand5G.ItwillbewidelyusedinTVbroadcasting,security

monitoring,entertainment,healthcare,intelligenttransportationandintelligentmanufacturingareas.

TheMinistryofIndustryandInformationTechnology,theMinistryofEducation,theMinistryofCultureandTourism,theStateAdministrationofRadioandTelevision,andtheGeneralAdministrationofSportjointlyreleasedtheActionPlanfortheIntegrationandDevelopmentofVirtualRealityandIndustry

Applications(2022-2026).Thedevelopmentgoalofintegratedapplicationsistodeepentheorganic

integrationofvirtualrealityandindustriesinindustrialproduction,culturaltourism,integratedmedia,educationandtraining,sportsandhealth,commercialcreativity,entertainment,safetyemergency,

disabilityassistance,smartcities,andotherfields.

TheMinistryofIndustryandInformationTechnology,theMinistryofEducation,theMinistryofCultureandTourism,theStateownedAssetsSupervisionandAdministrationCommissionoftheStateCouncil,andtheGeneralOfficeoftheStateAdministrationofRadioandTelevisionjointlyissuedthe"ThreeYearActionPlanforInnovationandDevelopmentoftheMetaverseIndustry(2023-2025)".Thedevelopmentofthemetaverseindustrywillgreatlyopenupnewscenarios,applications,andecosystemsforthe

digitaleconomy,andcultivateneweconomicdrivers,especiallyinthedevelopmentofanindustrial

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metaversethatpromotestheintegrationofvirtualandreal,andfurtheracceleratetheupgradingofhigh-end,intelligent,andgreenmanufacturing.

FollowingthetrendsofChinaMobileNetworkdevelopment,especiallyfromtheaboveinformationaboutthegovernmentinitiativesandactionplans,itwouldgivestrongsignalthatChinamarketwillcontinueitsmomentumtodevelopnewapplicationservicesthroughinnovatedtechnologieslikebigdata,cloudcomputingandAItoimprovepeople’slife,society,industryandsustainability.Itisto

forecastthatmobilenetworkandtechnologydevelopmentinChinawillkeepitsmomentumtocontinue

drivingtheconnectivitydemandandprovidinghighqualitynetworkperformancetosupportthe

demandofnewservicesofHDvideo,VR,metaverseandapplicationsofbigdata,cloudandAI/ML.Andradiospectrumwillbeakeyelementtounlockthenewmobilenetworkdevelopmentfor5G-Aand6G.

3Global5GDevelopmenttrendsandcurrentallocatedSpectrumgapfor2025-2030

Inthischapter,welookattheglobal5Gdevelopmentprogress,trendsofnewemergingserviceand

trafficgrowth,studytheglobalallocated5Gspectrum.Weproposedtoconsiderthedemandof2025-2030newmobileservicesandtrafficdemandtoconsidertherequirementofmid-bandspectrumforIMT.

AccordingtoGSA(GlobalSupplierAssociation),bytheendofJanuary2024,585operatorsin176countriesandterritoriesinvestingin5G,includingtrials,acquisitionoflicenses,planning,networkdeploymentandlaunches.

Increasingof5Gnewemergingservices,bandwidthandthroughputleadtomorespectrumallocationincreaseddramaticallyfor5Gcomparingtopreviousgenerations.Andinordertosatisfythedifferentdeployment,5Gallocatespectruminlow-band,mid-band,andhigh-bandranges.Differentregionsandcountriesmayhavedifferentpacesofspectrumallocations,butitisexpectedthatby2030,enough

spectruminalltheserangeswouldhavebeenreleasedtounlockthefullpotentialof5Gandits

evolution(5G-Advanced).Themobilespectruminclude600MHz,700MHz,1400-1500MHz,2.1GHz,

2300-2400MHz,2496-2690MHz,C-Band,4800-5000MHz,6425-7125MHzand24.25-27.5GHz.Some

countrieslikeChinahasgraduallyrefarmedtheexisting2Gspectrumin900MHzfor5Gand3Gspectrumin2.1GHz.Infuture1.8GHz4Gwillberefarmedto5Gaswell.Thesewillmake5Gthedominatemobiletechnologyfromtheglobalmarketpointofview.

Hereisasnapshotofglobalallocatedandtargeted5Gspectrum.

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Figure9:SnapshotofGlobalAllocatedandTargeted5GSpectrum

AccordingtoEricssonMobilityReport,totalglobalmobiledatatraffic–excludingtrafficgeneratedbyFixedWirelessAccess(FWA)–was130EBpermonthattheendof2023.Thisisprojectedtogrowbyafactorofaround3andtoreach403EBpermonthin2029.Predictedtrafficgrowthupto2029includesanassumptionthataninitialuptakeofXR-typeservices,includingAR,VRandmixedreality(MR),will

happeninthelatterpartoftheforecastperiod.However,ifadoptionisstrongerthanexpected,datatrafficcouldincreasesignificantlymorethancurrentlyanticipatedtowardtheendoftheimproved

devicecapabilities;anincreaseindata-intensivecontent;andgrowthindataconsumption,duetocontinuedimprovementsintheperformanceofdeployednetworks.Datatrafficwillincrease

significantlyinlinewiththeexpecteduptakeofgaming,XRandvideo-basedapps.Theseexperiences

requirehighervideoresolutions,increaseduplinktraffic,andmoredatafromdevicesoff-loadedto

cloudcomputingresourcestosatisfyusers.Attheendof2023,videotrafficisestimatedtoaccountfor73percentofallmobiledatatraffic.Populousmarketsthatlaunch5Gearlyarelikelytoleadintermsoftrafficgrowthovertheforecastperiod.5G’sshareofmobiledatatrafficisestimatedtobe25percentattheendof2023,anincreasefrom15percentattheendof2022.Thisshareisforecasttogrowto76

percentin2029.

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Figure10:forecastofglobaltotalmobiledatatrafficgrowth

Basedonthisserviceandtrafficgrowth,additionalnewspectrumisessentialfor5G-Advancedforthetime-frameof2025-2030foroperatorstocopewithcapacitydemandfromemergingnewserviceslikegaming,XRandvideobasedapps.

46Grequirementandtrends

Inthischapter,welookintothe6Gserviceapplicationsandkeytechnologiesdemand.Today’s

advanced5Gnetworkshaveprovidedveryhighperformanceandconvergedtovariousareasofverticalapplications.Recentdevelopmentoflargelanguagemodelprovideshighlyintelligenthuman-machineinteractionexperienceandhighlycreativecontentgenerativecapabilities,whichwillmakeagrowing

integrationofAIintodailylifeandalsofromvariousindustriesincludingtelecom,manufacturingetc.Anotherareasaresemiconductorsandmaterialsciencedevelopmentwhichalsowillcontributetothefuturetelecomnetworktoachieveevenhighgoals.

Forexample,wejustdemonstratesomeusecasesmayevolvefrom5Gto6Glikethefollowingfigure.

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Figure11:Exampleofusecasesevolvefrom5Gto6G

6Gwillnotonlyenhancethefundamentalfeaturesof5GeMBB,andURLLC,butalsowithadditionalenhancementsinreliability,positioning,sensingaccuracyandenergyefficiency.

Seamlessinteractionsbetweenthephysicalandthedigitalworldswillbekeycharacteristicsof6G.

Multi-sensoryandimmersivecommunicationswillenablethetruerealizationofeXtendedReality(XR).Metaverseanddigitaltwinswillbefurtheradvancedby6G,andalsoapplicationswithhigh-accuracy

sensing,positioning,andreliabilityindustrialenvironments.

6Gwillalsoaddresssustainability,notonlyforitsownsustainabilitybutalsowillenableotherindustriesandgovernmentstoreachtheirsustainabilitygoals.

4.1UserandApplicationTrends

IMT-2030isexpectedtoconnecthumans,machines,andvariousthingstogether,enablingapplicationsandservicesthatprovideimmersiveexperiencesandintelligentinteractions.Thetrendsinclude:

.Ubiquitousintelligence:AIpowersnetworks,cities,andairinterfaces.

.UbiquitousComputing:Real-timedataprocessingenablesefficientresourceuseandworkloadmanagement.

.ImmersiveExperiences:XRandtelepresenceoffermulti-sensoryinteractions.

.DigitalTwins:Digitalreplicasofphysicalassetsformodelingandcontrol.

.IndustrialRevolution:Real-timeintelligenceandreliableconnectivitydriveindustry4.0.

.GlobalConnectivity:Accesstoeducation,health,andbusinessforall.

.SensingandCommunication:AI-enhancedsensingenablesprecisepositioningandautomation.

.Sustainability:IMT-2030promotesenvironmentalandsocialresponsibility.

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Figure12:UsagescenariosandoverarchingaspectsofIMT-2030

IMT-2030aimstoseamlesslyconnecthumans,machines,andotherentities.Withadvancementsin

human-machineinterfaces,itoffersimmersiveexperiences.Machineswillbeintelligent,autonomous,andpreciseduetoAIprogress.IMT-2030integratessensingandAIincommunication,drivingdigital

growth,societalchanges,equality,connectivity,andsecurity.

4.2TechnologyTrendsSummary:

IMT2030technologyrequirementforapplicationtrendsdemandsnetworksthatareextremelyperformant,seamlesslyconnected,integrated,AI-driven,secure,sustainable,andflexible.These

requirementswillenabletheemergenceoftransformativenewapplicationsandservices,drivingfurthersocietalandeconomicgrowth.

.EmergingTechnologyTrendsandEnablers:

.AI-nativeairinterface:EnhancedradiointerfaceperformanceusingAI.

.Integratedsensingandcommunication:Newcapabilitiesandserviceswithhighersensingaccuracy.

.Edgecomputing:Real-timeresponsesanddataefficiencybyprocessingdatanearthesource.

.High-throughput,ultra-accuratedevice-to-devicecommunication:Supportfornewapplications.

.Spectrumutilizationenhancements:Largerbandwidths,higherfrequencies,andefficientresourcemanagement.

.Energyefficiency:Lowpowerconsumptionfordevicesandnetworks.

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.Real-timecommunicationwithultra-lowlatency:Accuratetimeandfrequencyinformationsharing,proactiveradioaccess.

.Securityandresilience:Distributedledgertechnologies,differentialprivacy,quantumtechnologyforRANsecurity.

.TechnologiestoEnhancetheRadioInterface:

.Advancedmodulationmethodsforhigh-frequencyperformance.

.Advancedcodingschemes(polarcoding,LDPC,etc.).

.Advancedwaveformdesignforspecificscenarios.

.Non-orthogonalmultipleaccess(NOMA)andgrant-freemultipleaccess.

.ExtremeMIMO(E-MIMO)withnewantennaarraysandAIassistance.

.Self-interferencecancellation(SIC)forin-bandfullduplex.

.Reconfigurableintelligentsurfaces(RIS),holographicradio(HR),andorbitalangularmomentum(OAM)forbeamformingenhancements.

.Communicationsusingappropriatefrequencyresourcesforhighdatarates,lowlatency,sensing,andpositioning.

.Ultra-highaccuracypositioningusingultra-widebandwidth,E-MIMO,carrierphasepositioning,AI/MLtechniques,andintegrateddatacommunicationandpositioning.

CapabilitiesofIMT-2030

Figure13:CapabilitiesofIMT-2030

IMT2030trendsspotlightadvancementsshapingwirelesscommunication'sfuture.AIintegrationfor

optimizednetworks,sensing-communicationfusionforinnovativeservices,edgecomputingforreal-

timeresponses,andhigh-throughput,low-latencydevice-to-devicecommunicationarekey.Spectrum&

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energyefficiency,low-latencytech,androbustsecurityarecrucialfor6G.Thesetrendsaimtoboostwirelesssystems'performance,efficiency,andsecurity.

5Studyon6Gspectrumneeds

6Gwillserveabovedescribednewusecases.Mobilebroadbandwillcontinuetobeimportant,asnewgenerationofmobiletechnologywillincreasethedatathroughputandexperienceoftheuserand

thereforeboostthedataconsumptionandtrafficgrowthandARPUas5Gdoescomparingto4G.Whenconsideringthe6Gnewusecasessuchasimmersivecommunicationfrom3DXRorholographic

communication,evenwillsignificantlydrivetheneedforadditionalspectrum.MostapplicationswillrequirebothoutdoorandindoormobilityandwhileWi-Fiandotherindoorsolutionsarepartially

offloadingindoortraffic.Mobilenetworksremainkeytoenablingwide-areamobilityandtoensuringlowdelaysevenoutsideofindoorenvironments.

AccordingtoIMT-2030PGstudyoffuture6Grequirementstosupporthigh-resolutionvideoholographiccommunication,singleuseruplinkanddownlinkdataratesarerequiredfor100Mbit/sand1Gbit/s

respectivelyinordertoavoidthesicknessofmotion.Assuminginawide-areaurbanenvironmentwith0.004user/m²,itwillneed1.6Mbit/s/m²inthedownlinkwith60%trafficoffloadingtoWi-Fi.Ina

relativelydensethree-sectornetworkwithinter-sitedistancesof200m,thistranslatesinto55

Gbit/s/site.Assumingadownlinkspectralefficiencyof7.8bit/s/Hzineachsector,thistranslatesintoapproximately2.4GHzofspectrumsuitableforwide-areacoverage.Consideringfurtherthe

multisensoryextensionssuchastouch,taste,andsmelltoincreasethelevelofimmersionbeyond

audio-visualandrealizetheinternet-of-sensesvision.Thiswillfurtherdrivetheamountofspectrumsuitableforwide-areacoverage.

Themassivedigitaltwinisanotherdriverforwide-areaspectrum.Forinstance,buildingahigh-precision4Ddigitalmapofacityrequirescollectingdataandinformationonthecity’sbuildings,vehicles,roads,trafficsituations,watermanagement,sanitation,garbagecollection,andelectricityservicesetc.

Althoughthedataratefromeachsensorinmanycasesismodest,thesheernumberofsensorsresults

inchallengesintermsofaggregateddatarates.Forexample,assuming15kbit/sfromeachsensorand10sensors/m²,150kbit/s/m²willberequired.Accesstoadigitaltwinisnotonlyexpectedinverydenseurbandeployments,butalsoinlessdensesuburbanareaswherealowerspectralefficiencyisexpected.NotingtheUL-heavytrafficconnectedtothisusecase,withaninter-sitedistanceof500mandanuplinkspectralefficiencyof11bit/s/Hz(approximatelytwicethatof5G),around300MHzofwide-area

spectrumisrequiredforcommunicationpurposes.

Integratedsensingandcommunicationusage,forexample,abasestationlocatedinastreet

intersectioncanbeusedtoestimatethepositionorspeedofvehiclestoassisttrafficsafetyapplications.If0.5mrangeresolutionisneeded,atleast300MHzofbandwidthisnecessary.

ThespectrumneedsformassivedigitaltwinandIntegratedsensingareinadditiontowhatismotivatedbyholographiccommunicationastheyareuncoordinatedusecasesbydifferentusers.Thisleadstointotalabout3GHzofwide-areaspectrum.

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Inadditiontotheusecasesrequiringwide-areacoverage,therearealsosomeusecasesforwhichlocal

areacoverageissufficient.Examplescouldbeprofessionalhigh-resolutionholographiccommunication

infactoriesandhospitals,wirelessconnectivityofcomputeunitsindatacenters,orindoormobile

broadband.Thedataratesrequiredvarydependingontheusecasebutcouldeasilybeabout100Gbit/s,

indicatingaspectrumneedintheorderof10–15GHzinsuchalocalscenario,complementingthewide-areaspectrum.

Finally,itisimportanttonotethatthesetofusecasesdiscussedinthissectionisnotexhaustiveand

representsnewusecasesontopofthecontinuedgrowthofexistingservicessuchastraditionalmobilebroadbandandXR.

6Studyofspectrumstrategydevelopedbysomecountries

TheWorldRadiocommunicationConference2023(WRC-23),the"Olympics"forinternationalspectrumcoordination,concludedsuccessfullyinDubailastDecember.163countriesand3987delegatesfromall

overtheworldattendedthismeeting.VariouscountriesandregionshavebeenstudiedonnewadditionalspectrumforIMTandpreparingfortheWRCsprocesstoharmonizethespectrum

identificationorstudiedinitsnationalspectrumstrategybeforeandaftertheWRC.

6.1.UnitedStates

OnNovember13,2023,theWhiteHousereleasedtheNationalSpectrumStrategytoensurespectrumresourcesareavailabletosupportinnovationnowandintothefuture.

Futuredemandforspectrum-basedservicesandtechnologiesisexpectedtogrowsubstantiallyacross

manycommercialsectors.Accordingtooneestimate,datatrafficonmacrocellularnetworksis

expectedtoincreasebyover250%inthenext5years,andover500%inthenext10years.Next-

generationwirelesstechnologiessuchas5G,6G,andWi-Finecessitateadditionalspectrumresourceswiththecapacityforwiderchannels,resultinginbenefitsbeyondincreasedcapacity,including

enhancedenergyefficiency,improvedreliability,andreducedlatency.Meanwhile,demandforsatellite-basedservicesisexploding,withdomesticfirmsfilinglicenseapplicationsforconstellations—somewithtensofthousandsofsatellites—tosupportconsumerbroadband,in-spaceassemblyandmanufacturing,earthobservationandimaging,cislunaractivities,andahostofotheruses.

Inidentifyingspectrumbandsforin-depthstudy,NTIA(NationalTelecommunicationsandInformation

Administration)evaluatedinputreceivedthroughapublic-facingprocessfromavarietyofsources.

Takentogether,thisinputhasledtotheidentificationofthefollowingfivespectrumbandsmeritingin-depthstudyinthenearterm.Thisapproximately2,790megahertzofspectrumrepresentamixofbandsforpotentialexpandeduseforanarrayofadvanced,next-generationapplicationsandservices:

.Lower3GHz(3.1-3.45GHz):PursuanttotheInfrastructureInvestmentandJobsActof2021,theDepartmentofDefense(DoD)hasstudiedthepossibilityofsharingthis350megahertzof

spectrumwiththeprivatesector.DoD’sstudieshelpedtodeterminewhetherthisbandshouldbereallocatedforsharedFederalandnon-Federaluseandlicensedthroughauction.DoD

determinedthatsharingisfeasibleifcertainadvancedinterference-mitigationfeaturesanda

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coordinationframeworktofacilitatespectrumsharingareputinpla