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Global radio experts float new mobile phone standard

Global radio experts have approved radio standards that are to usher
in a new mobile phone operating system to replace third generation or
3G technology, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
announced on Friday.

The newly-adopted 'IMT Advanced Spectrum' would result in faster and
better quality mobile services, said Francois Rancy, director of the
ITU’s radiocommunication bureau.

Rancy addressed media on the closing day of the organisation’s
Radiocommunication Assembly in Geneva. “Many of the (current) global
standards are (previous) recommendations adopted at the
Radiocommunication Assembly,” noted Rancy, citing one adapted about 10
years ago for what is known as “3G” spectrum. “Many of the smart
phones you have in your pockets now are an important result,” of
recommendations such as those regarding 3G, Rancy said. “The IMT
Advanced spectrum adopted this week provides a step forward in terms
of quality and speed for mobile services,” he added.

Alan Jamieson, chairman of the Radiocommunication Assembly, said many
of its recommendations will now be discussed at the ITU’s World
Radiocommunication Conference, which opens in Geneva on Monday. “It is
very important to the ITU and the member states and even more
important to users,” he said, referring to the new standard. “It won’t
occur overnight, but it will occur. It will take time to make its way
through,” to manufacturers and users, Jamieson said. He said they
expected to provide a “substantial level of improvement” in
performance and the bandwidth needed to provide fast services.

Some phone providers have dubbed the new standard “4G”. “The term 4G
remains undefined, but it is being applied by operators to the
forerunners of IMT-Advanced technologies” and to others evolving from
3G systems, the ITU said in a statement.

The World Meteorological Organization warned however that increased
pressure on the use of radio spectrum could hamper its observation
work. “Weather forecasts, disaster warnings and climate monitoring are
all critically dependent on radio frequency bands which are used
around the clock by meteorological services,” the WMO said in a
statement. “Increasing pressure on the use of radio spectrum from
wireless technology and other applications could hamper earth
observations and efforts to understand and predict climate change.”

ITU officials are expecting 150 countries and 3,300 delegates at the
WRC, which runs from 23 January 23 to 17 February.

Fonte: Media Network, AFP