Digital Dividend Update

Giles TannerGeneral Manager, Digital Transition Division

Australia’s Digital Dividend

Source: www.acma.gov.au

Digital Dividend

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520

820

Start 2010

Mid 2012 End 2014Mid 2013End 2013

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Analog switch off

Broadcasters relocate to new digital TV channels

Restack legislative amendments

Digital TV restack planning

Restack completed

Spectrum Auction

Minister’s media release

Discussion Paper

Ministerial Direction

Recom’to Minister

Allocation Instruments

Ministerial Declaration

Issue Licences

Technical Framework

Digital Dividend Green Paper

KEY ACMA BroadcastersMinister DBCDE

Broadcasters start to plan infrastructure & new equipment

Yielding the Digital Dividend:Restack and Reallocation Processes

Spectrum available for use

Digital dividend frequency boundaries

North America and Asia-Pacific digital dividend

channel 52

14 MHz4 MHz

694MHz

703 748 758 803 806

D A A CC B E

820MHz

45 MHz 45 MHz10 MHz 3 MHz

channel 69

700 MHz Band

Australian digital dividend

5 MHz

A

BCD

E

Spectrum to be reallocated

Mid-band gap

Guard bands

Additional Australian guard band

Spectrum to be considered under 900 MHz review

Mid West Radio Quiet Zone

(area excluded from re-allocation)

Digital Dividend geographic boundary

Mid West Radio Quiet Zone (area excluded from reallocation)

2011 2012 2013 2014

Period start– 2 Nov 2011

Reallocation timeline – 700 MHz

MINISTER’S SPECTRUM REALLOCATION DECLARATION

Period end – 31 Dec 2014

Reallocation Period

Period must run for at least two years

Incumbent apparatus licences must be removed by the end of this period

Reallocation Deadline – 31 Dec 2013

ACMA to allocate at least one licence in this period

Deadline must be at least 12 months before the end of the

reallocation period

Auction

The 2.5 GHz band

2 50

0

2 69

0

Source: www.acma.gov.au

The 2.5 GHz band

Technical Framework

Start 2010

Mid 2012 End 2014Mid 2013End 2013

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Spectrum Auction

s.153 Recom’to Minister

Allocation Instruments

Ministerial Declaration

Response to Submissions

Technical Framework

Issue Licences

Discussion Paper

KEY ACMA TOBN LicenseesMinister

2.5 GHz: Relocation, Conversion and Reallocation Processes

Spectrum available for use(except

for Perth)

Relocation of ENG to alternative bands

ConversionPlan

Conversion

Reallocation

Ministerial Designation

s.36 Recom’to Minister

Offer of Licences

Alternative bands – clearance of fixed links, development of sharing and coordination arrangements

2570

2500 MHz

2620

BA C

2.5 GHz Band

A

2690 MHz

70 MHz 50 MHz 70 MHz

A

B

Spectrum to be reallocated

Mid-band gap spectrum to be converted

2.5 GHz frequency boundaries

Perth area(extended

re-allocation period)

Mid West Radio Quiet Zone

2.5 GHz geographic boundary

Perth area (extended

reallocation period)

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Period start– 2 Nov 2011

MINISTER’S SPECTRUM REALLOCATION DECLARATIONPeriod end – 31 Jan

2016 (Perth area)

Reallocation Period

Period must run for at least two years

Incumbent apparatus licences must be removed by the end of this period

Reallocation Deadline – 30 Sep 2013

ACMA to allocate at least one licence in this period

Deadline must be at least 12 months before the end of the reallocation period

Reallocation timeline – 2.5 GHz

Period end – 30 Sep 2014 (except Perth area)

Auction

Allocating the digital dividend & 2.5 GHz bands: The way forward

Release draft reallocation recommendations for comment

2011 2012 2013 2014

Make reallocation recommendations to Minister

Minister makes reallocation declarations

Prepare allocation instruments

Bidder training

700 MHz Spectrum becomes available for use

Release draft allocation instruments for comment

Hold auction & issue licences

Make allocation instruments

2.5 GHz Spectrum becomes available for use (except Perth)

Allocating the digital dividend & 2.5 GHz bands

Release draft reallocation recommendations for comment

2011

Make reallocation recommendations to Minister

Minister makes reallocationdeclarations

Prepare allocation instruments (incl. Allocations Determination and Marketing Plan)

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