- John Andrew Mpapalika
- Martin Mwaura
- Emmanuel NIYIKORA
- Jonathan Mwakijele
- Anita Natwati
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Description
The SMTP is designed for individuals within ICT and telecommunications sectors who wish to enhance their knowledge and competence in the area of spectrum management. This includes engineers and managers working in telecommunications regulatory authorities, ICT service providers and other ICT stakeholders. Policy makers in ministries and government departments responsible for ICTs will also benefit from this programme. The aim of this module is to introduce students to the: ⢠Main Economic Principles of Spectrum Management; ⢠Market-based mechanism of Spectrum Management; ⢠Available market tools for economic efficiency in the use of spectrum, such as auctions and spectrum pricing; ⢠Advanced-level knowledge of Modern Spectrum Management.
This training is target at the professionals working in the telecommunications industry, Economics, Finance, Telecommunications Engineers, lawyers and regulatory staff across all departments.
Besides that, other institution, academia and individuals that are dedicated to building their capacity related to Modern Spectrum Management.
Basic understanding of Spectrum Management.
It is expected that upon completion of the training session, participants will be able to:
Have knowledge of
Economic principles of Modern Spectrum Management;
Market-based tools that can be used for efficient Spectrum Management; and
Major international practices of implementation of a market-based approach for Spectrum Management.
An understanding of
Principles and reasons for using economic/market-based tools for Spectrum Management;
Economics of the Radio Frequency (RF) Spectrum as a Resource; and
Modern Spectrum Management and associated economic and market-based tools.
Special Skills of
Ability to interpret that the current Spectrum Management is an economic problem in the liberalised and competitive telecommunications markets ;
Ability to differentiate among various economic and market tools for Spectrum Management ; and
Ability to identify the circumstance where each/ a combination of those tools might be most appropriate.
This course will be delivered using instructor-led online learning. The course is delivered using PowerPoint slides posted on the course page and selected reference materials that the participants have to study each week, participate in scheduled activities and undertake self-assessments. Students will reinforce their understanding of the topics studied by drawing on their specific environments and are encouraged to consult with experienced colleagues who are working on a relevant topic. The following methods will be used for this course
Self-study of PPTs and reference materials
Live lectures and discussions will be conducted through ZOOM every week on Monday and Wednesday from 1500 hours to 1700 Hours EAT
Interactive chat sessions and forum discussions
Quizzes and
End of course Assignments
Students’ performance in this course will be determined using a combination of grades for the forum, self-assessment quizzes and the end of course assignment. Where:
Forum posts for the 4 weeks will be awarded 10 points
Self- Assessments quizzes will be awarded 40 points
End of course assignment will be awarded 50 points
The forum will account for 10% of the total score, Quizzes 40% and the end of course assignment 50%.
1. Economics of spectrum as a resource
- Radio spectrum as an economic good
Spectrum as a valuable input
Spectrum value, spectrum scarcity and interference
Efficient economical allocation of spectrum
Radiocommunication services and spectrum management: economic overview
2.Spectrum liberalization
- What it is and why it is important
Towards modern spectrum management
Ronald Coase’s influence
Spectrum management regimes
Recent policy developments
Benefits and costs of liberalization
A brief look at a few national/international experiences
3. Methods of incorporating economic forces and market mechanisms into SM
The context of change
The new tools available
Market instruments available
Economic pricing options
4. Ways of ensuring access to spectrum
Different ways of ensuring spectrum access
Economic aspects of sharing spectrum
Licence- vs rules-based sharing
Interference management for market-based spectrum management
5. Spectrum assignment and the design of spectrum auctions
Different methods of assigning spectrum
The organisation and logistics of auctions
Types of auction
Additional features of auction design
6. Setting up rules for secondary markets in spectrum trading
Spectrum trading: what it is and why it is important
Enabling spectrum trading
Objections to spectrum trading
Spectrum trading in practice
7. Re-purposing and re-farming spectrum bands
Spectrum re-farming (also referred to as spectrum redeployment) is a combination of administrative, financial and technical measures aimed at removing users or equipment of the existing frequency assignments either completely or partially from a particular frequency band
The same frequency band may then be allocated to the same or different service(s)
These measures may be implemented in short, medium, or long time-scales
8. Spectrum commons and collective use of spectrum
Economic case for unlicensed bands
Varieties of collective use of commons
Economics of the commons
Access to unlicensed bands: examples
Economics of the choice between licensed and unlicensed bands
Estimating economic value of unlicensed bands
9. Band managers, co-regulation and self-regulation
Band managers, band management and band access regulations
Types of band management
Case studies
10. Spectrum pricing and valuation
Different types of pricing and valuation
Traditional spectrum charges
Opportunity cost pricing of spectrum
Other ways of pricing spectrum
11. Public sector spectrum
The importance of public sector spectrum
Stages in public sector reform
An example of public sector reform
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.