- Spectrum management
- English
- Vitalis Olunga
- Anita Natwati
- Jonathan Mwakijele
Advanced
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- Credit card
- M-pesa
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Description
Advance your expertise in spectrum management with the ITU Spectrum Management Training Programme (SMTP), a high-level learning programme developed by ITU and delivered through its partners. This modular programme covers both theoretical and practical aspects, from basic to advanced levels, catering to regulators, operators, policymakers, and professionals across technical, legal, and economic fields.
The scope of this course will cover an overview of the current traditional approaches to spectrum management and their limitations; new approaches to spectrum management focusing on spectrum authorisation regime to improve efficient and optimum use of the spectrum resources through adoption of advanced spectrum allocation, assignment and management techniques, and modern spectrum licensing management processes based on operational requirements and technical and economic viability. The scope will include mechanisms to promote flexile spectrum use, based on new approaches to managing spectrum commons such as dynamic spectrum access, whitespaces access; licensing structures, the light licensing, authorisations processes, etc.
This training is targeted at ICT regulators, telecommunications/ICT and broadcasting companies, government ministries in charge of ICT, Internet service providers, and academia, who are aiming at improving their knowledge and skills in the aspects of advanced spectrum management, focusing on future spectrum uses for emerging technologies. The training participants may include professionals working in the telecommunications/ICT industry, engineers, economists, lawyers, and regulatory staff across all departments. Besides that, other institutions and individuals dedicated to advancing their capacity in relation to advanced radio spectrum management approaches enabling wireless innovation using new technologies are welcome to participate.
The participants may be experienced professionals working in the telecommunications industry, including engineers, economics, lawyers, finance and regulatory staff across all departments. Besides that, other institution, academia and individuals that have experience related to spectrum management are welcome.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the alternative approaches to spectrum management;
- Discuss the current state of implementation and discussion around the work;
- Analyse the current utilization of spectrum;
- Assess the methods of sharing spectrum and shortcomings of these;
- Assess approaches to managing spectrum commons including proposals for future frameworks;
- Assess approaches to using opportunistic spectrum access including white spaces and LSA/ASA;
- Assess the ideas for future sharing and use of Governmental/Federal spectrum;
- Assess the regulatory approaches in the US and UK to whitespace usage;
- Assess the database structures and business cases;
- Analyse of the existing spectrum management paradigms;
- Analyse the spectrum management innovation skills;
- Analyse the database regulation skills;
- Use of knowledge communicated during the course; and
- Critique on future spectrum management.
The course will be instructor-led, with learning pace controlled and knowledge re-enforced by series of consultations with the tutor. There will online lecturing every Thursday of the weeks. There is a self-study component to look at the methods of spectrum management used in their own country, identify where there are problems, detail which new approaches are currently being used, if any, and recommend which new approaches should be adopted in the light of this insight.
Participation in all the four weekly Forums 20%
Quizzes in week 1 10%
Quizzes in week 2 10%
Quizzes in week 3 10%
Quizzes in week 4 10%
Assignment 40%
A total score of 70% or higher is required to obtain the ITU certificate
WEEK 1
How spectrum is currently managed;
Spectrum Commons – existing approach, issues, and proposals;
Light licensing – existing approach, issues, and proposals;
Learning Outcomes
Assess approaches to managing spectrum commons including proposals for future frameworks
Activities
- Live Lecture and Discussion through ZOOM
- Tuesday and Thursday, 15:00 Hours to 17:00 Hours EAT
- Forum 1: Discuss the traditional spectrum management practices; spectrum commons and light licensing.
- Read Topic 1, 2 & 3 Materials and references.
- Attempt Quiz 1 covering week 1 course contents.
WEEK 2
Licensing structures;
Approaches to dynamic access;
Licensed shared access (LSA/ASA) and private commons;
Learning Outcomes
Assess approaches to using opportunistic spectrum access including white space and LSA/ASA
Activities
- Live Lecture and Discussion through ZOOM
- Tuesday and Thursday, 15:00 Hours to 17:00 Hours EAT.
- Forum 2: Discuss licensing structures; licensed shared access and private commons.
- Read Topic 4, 5 & 6 Materials and references.
- Attempt Quiz 2 covering week 2 course contents.
WEEK3
White space access;
Sharing with broadcasting;
Receiver standards;
Learning Outcomes
Assess approaches to using opportunistic spectrum access including white space and LSA/ASA
Activities
- Live Lecture and Discussion through ZOOM.
- Tuesday and Thursday, 15:00 Hours to 17:00 Hours EAT.
- Forum 3: Discuss licensing structures & technology neutrality.
- Read Topic 7, 8 & 9 Materials and references.
- Self-study exercise
- Attempt Quiz 3 covering week 3 course contents.
WEEK4
Applications that work well with DSA;
Databases
Where next? Small cell sharing, Government sharing, research directions
Learning Outcomes
Analyze and assess the Spectrum Management database structures and business cases
Activities
- Live Lecture and Discussion through ZOOM
- Tuesday and Thursday, 15:00 Hours to 17:00 Hours EAT.
- Forum 4: Discuss applications and systems that work well with DSA.
- Read Topic 10, 11 & 12 Materials and references.
- Attempt Quiz 4 covering week 4 course contents.
- Submit end of course Assignment
Registration information
Unless specified otherwise, all ITU Academy training courses are open to all interested professionals, irrespective of their race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, economic status and other diverse backgrounds. We strongly encourage registrations from female participants, and participants from developing countries. This includes least developed countries, small island developing states and landlocked developing countries.