Orbital Slots and Spectrum Use in an Era of Interference

On Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014, from 9 AM - 5:15 PM the Secure World Foundation (SWF) and Institut français des relations internationals (IFRI) will co-hosted an event on radiofrequency interference (RFI) in Brussels, Belgium.  This one-day conference examined how RFI affects a variety of issues, including freedom of information (deliberate interference), terrestrial telecommunication services (notably C-band), and governance of the geostationary arc (unintentional interference). It was a follow-up from a similar event that Ifri hosted in April 2013.

Event Materials:

• Agenda

For questions about the event, please contact SWF Washington Office Director Victoria Samson.

Presentations:

• Roberto Viola Keynote Address "Interference and telecommunications services"
• Yvon Henri "ITU in an Era of Interference"
• Yassir Hassan "Orbital Slots and Spectrum Use in an Era of Interference"
• Simon Spanswick "Interference and Freedom of Information"
• Nigel Fry "Interference and Terrestrial Telecommunications Services"
• Michel de Rosen "Interference and Freedom of Information"
• Cecil Ameil "Orbital Slots and Spectrum Use in an Era of Interference"
• Éanna Ó Conghaile "The Balance Between Freedom of Information and National Sovereignty"
• Frank Zeppenfeldt "ESA actions supporting to World Radiocommunication Conference Preparations and Interference Mitigation"
• Francis Ngabo "Orbital Slots and Spectrum Use in an Era of Interference"
• Richard Roithner "Orbital Slots and Spectrum Use in an Era of Interference: Conclusions"

Articles:

• Peter B. de Selding. Space News. October 9, 2014. European Commission Backs Reallocation of C-band Spectrum to Terrestrial Broadband
• Peter B. de Selding. Space News. October 10, 2014. Signal Interference Proposal Could Make the ITU a Watchdog with Some Teeth
• Peter B. de Selding. Space News. October 13, 2014. U.S. Halt to Jamming of Cuban Broadcasts Could Aid Global Effort To Fight Interference

Public Report:

Orbital Slots and Spectrum Use in an Era of Interference

Video:

In this video, Michel de Rosen, Chairman and CEO, Eutelsat, François Rancy, Director of the ITU Radiocommunication Bureau and Roberto Viola, Deputy Director General, DG Connect, European Commission present the three main parts of the one-day conference.