3. Usage of the 70-90 GHz band for high capacity fixed linking in other countries

In Europe, the 47 countries that comprise the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) have formed the European Radio Office (ERO) to coordinate areas of common interest between members. The ERO has developed a decision based on the ETSI specification ETSI TS 102 524 which has been taken up by 5 of its 47 members. Other European countries such as the UK have adopted part of the specification only. The Australian standard appears to be based on the UK standard but has drawn on the US antenna standard, as that is the only reference currently available.