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The International Telecommunications Union (ITU), regulators, industry experts, and academia met virtually between 5 and 16 July to discuss Africa’s future RF spectrum requirements in the context of revisions made to radio regulations by the last World Radiocommunication Conference, held in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt.
The meeting followed recommendations from the African telecommunications industry to step up regional collaboration on radio spectrum management and make room for expected growth in terrestrial and space services, with the goal of ensuring that communities are connected across the continent.
Participants at the ITU Regional Radiocommunication Seminar for Africa, organized in collaboration with the African Telecommunications Union (ATU), reviewed updates to the radio regulations, the international rules governing radio spectrum management. They also discussed the regulatory framework for the management of international frequency and best practices for spectrum use by terrestrial and space services.
The seminar drew more than 270 participants from 54 countries, including 42 countries in the ITU’s Africa region, as well as from international organizations, the telecommunications industry, African network operators, industry associations, and universities.
Full Article: IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, Volume 16, Number 4, December 2021 | 
