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Electronic Bulletin Number 67 - January, 2010

 
 
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High-level forum “Toward a better future: Redefining the ICT sector in the Americas”
Fifth Regular Meeting of the Assembly of CITEL
XVIII Meeting of the Conference Preparatory Working Group to Address Regional Preparations for World Conferences and Meetings
Calendar of CITEL for 2010
Reestablishment of telecommunications in Haiti
Seminar on Spectrum Requirements for Broadband Deployment
Guidelines to facilitate the deployment of integrated mss systems in the Americas
Structure of the Working Group to prepare for WRC-12
Program of telecommunication courses with scholarships of  OAS/CITEL in 2010
 
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  Upcoming events
High-level forum “Toward a better future: Redefining the ICT sector in the Americas”

The High-level forum “Toward a better future: Redefining the ICT sector in the Americas” will take place on March 8, 2010, in Mexico City, Mexico.

This forum is divided into conferences and panel discussions that will address critical issues of the information and communication technology (ICT) sector in order to provide support for the competitiveness and economic and social development of the Americas.  The goal is to do an analysis of advanced e-development strategies that take particular account of policies and regulations necessary to identify, promote, and generate areas for growth and investment in today’s interconnected world. 

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Fifth Regular Meeting of the Assembly of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL)
The Secretariat of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) of the Organization of American States (OAS) is pleased to inform that the Fifth Regular Meeting of the Assembly of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) will be held from March 8 to 11, 2010, in Mexico City, Mexico.

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XVIII Meeting of the Conference Preparatory Working Group to Address Regional Preparations for World Conferences and Meetings
The XVIII Meeting of the Conference Preparatory Working Group to Address Regional Preparations for World Conferences and Meetings will be held in México, DF, Mexico, on March 12, 2010. This meeting will consider preparations for the 2010 World Telecommunication Development Conference and the 2010 Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union.

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Calendar of CITEL for 2010
CITEL will continue in 2010 its activities to raise public awareness about its mandate, mission and activities, as well as improving access to information on matters of concern to the members. Please find in the link the Preliminary calendar of CITEL for 2010.

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  Important issues
Reestablishment of telecommunications in Haiti

The Secretariat of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) after the massive earthquake that hit Haiti on the evening of Tuesday, January 12th, established a joint task force with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of United States to work on telecommunications for disaster relief and assistance in Haiti.   The task force is coordinating the many offers of telecommunications support to Haiti received by both CITEL and the FCC.

The task force compiled information about needs of telecommunications equipment and donations and other offers;  coordinating  with other involved agencies to identify the most pressing needs and logistical problems to be tackled. In addition,  it identified regulatory and spectrum related issues and appropriate solutions; and is cooperating with  governments, private sector, authorities and local operators to facilitate the immediate reestablishment of telecommunications capabilities where required.

Seminar on Spectrum Requirements for Broadband Deployment
By Erasmo Rojas, Coordinator of the Seminar

On November 9, 2009, was held the Seminar on Spectrum Requirements for Broadband Deployment in Washington, DC, United States. At this Seminar, the following topics was discussed:

• Status of mobile broadband deployments: A current market update will be provided on North, Central and South America networks as well as a worldwide snapshot.

• Mobile broadband spectrum requirements: The seminar presenters will discuss how the increasing demand for mobile broadband applications and the great variety of powerful mobile devices require a quick response from the wireless operators that will need to maximize the spectrum available. Seminar presenters will also discuss the spectrum requirements and recommendations for the near future found in ITU-R Report M.2078, “Estimated spectrum bandwidth requirements for the future development of IMT-2000 and IMT-Advanced”.

• Market Analysis: We will study the effects of spectrum policy and regulations including spectrum licensing, the spectrum caps impact, the effects of regulations on innovation and technical efficiency of networks and some spectrum practices outside the Americas.
 

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Guidelines to facilitate the deployment of integrated mss systems in the Americas
An integrated MSS system is a system employing a satellite component and ground component where the ground component is complementary to the satellite component and operates as and is an integral part of the MSS system. In such systems the ground component is controlled by the satellite resource and network management system. Further, the ground component uses the same portions of MSS frequency band as the associated operational mobile-satellite system.

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Structure of the Working Group to prepare for WRC-12
By Maximiliano Salvadori Martinhão,, Chair of the Working Group

The Working Group to prepare for WRC-12 of the Permanent Consultative Committee II has as terms of reference:

a. To develop common positions and draw up Inter-American proposals on issues related to Radiocommunication and Broadcasting to be addressed by World and/or Regional Conferences convened under the aegis of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

b. To coordinate relations and the exchange of information with other Regions on issues under its responsibility.

c. To coordinate CITEL’s work during Regional and World Radiocommunication Conferences.

d. To coordinate topics of mutual interest with other PCC.II Working Groups.
 

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Program of telecommunication courses with scholarships of  OAS/CITEL in 2010
By Carol Dolinkas, General Coordinator of Human Resources

Please find below the program of courses in telecommunications with scholarships of OAS/CITEL in 2010. In light of our experience of applications for courses in previous years, we kindly request that applicants consider the recommendations indicated in the document.

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  What's happening in the region?
38th meeting of ICANN

ICANN has communicated that there are fellowships to participate at the 38th meeting of ICANN that will be held on 20 to 25 June, Brussels, Belgium. The deadline to present the applications is February 19, 2010.

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