5. Next steps

The results of the consultation process point clearly towards providing access to the 70-90 GHz band via the administrative radio licensing process, and ensuring that licences granted under that process will be engineered to the technical specifications recommended in this paper.

The Ministry will need to implement any necessary changes to the SMART registration system to facilitate creation of licences by AREs and ARCs.

An allocation of the 92-95 GHz band for fixed links employing time division duplex may be required in the future.

Implementation of the recommendations contained herein involves updating the Ministry’s publications as follows:

• to amend PIB 21 “Table of Radio Spectrum Usage in New Zealand” to show the correct New Zealand Allocation, summary of usage and references to appropriate policies to implement Recommendations 1 and 1a of this paper;
• to amend PIB 22 “Fixed service bands in New Zealand” to include a new section for the 70-90 GHz band that indicates the desired use, achievable path length, antenna and power restrictions, and channel plan to partially implement Recommendations 2, 3, 4 and 5;
• to amend section 2 of PIB 38 “Radio licence engineering rules and information for approved radio engineers and approved certifiers” to reflect the desired use, achievable path length, antenna and power restrictions, and allocation to complete the implementation of Recommendations 2, 3, 4 and 5; and
• to re-issue the Radiocommunications (Radio Standards) Notice to implement Recommendation 6.