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<H1>ETSI works to standardise Reconfigurable Radio Systems</H1>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>A Radio Resource Media Group article describes the work of
the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) on the
standardisation of Reconfigurable Radio Systems (RRS).</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Such systems aim to automatically share spectrum with
existing Primary Users. It seems inevitable they will raise the noise floor in
any spectrum that they use.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>The Radio Resource article says:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Faced with increasing global data traffic volumes,
regulators have started to consider allowing wireless data devices to operate as
secondary users on spectrum bands that traditionally have been dedicated solely
to their primary users. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Network operators are building composite wireless networks
to provide access to multiple services. Typical user devices may contain several
radios, and it is becoming increasingly vital to coordinate the operation of
these different radios and systems to minimize cost and make efficient energy
use of the overall radio communications capacity. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma><BR>Creating effective, standardized RRS solutions is an
essential foundational task in this fast-moving revolution.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Read the full article at<BR></FONT><A
href="http://mccmag.com/newsArticle.cfm?news_id=4919" target=_blank><FONT
face=Tahoma>http://mccmag.com/newsArticle.cfm?news_id=4919</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Radio Resource Media Group<BR></FONT><A
href="http://mccmag.com/" target=_blank><FONT
face=Tahoma>http://mccmag.com/</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma><STRONG>Project MESA</STRONG> is an international
partnership producing globally applicable technical specifications for digital
mobile broadband technology, aimed initially at the sectors of public safety and
disaster response.<BR></FONT><A href="http://www.projectmesa.org/"
target=_blank><FONT
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