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3.1 Band plan

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The current spectrum allocations in New Zealand between 806 and 960 MHz are illustrated in Figure 1, and summarised in Table 1 on the following pages.

The portions of the band which are operated under spectrum management rights are indicated by the letters “C” (rights held by the Crown), “N” (rights held by 2degrees Mobile), “T” (rights held by Telecom) and “V” (rights held by Vodafone). The remaining frequencies are allocated under individual radio licences or the General User Radio Licence for short-range devices (SRDs).


[image] Figure1: Current band plan 806-960 MHz

 

Table 1: Band Allocations 806-960 MHz

Band
Predominant use
Technology standard currently in use
Manager
Expiry of Rights
Notes
806-812 MHz

Fixed links (KK Band)
Digital

Crown (radio licensing regime)
N/A
 
812-819 MHz

Land mobile radio trunked dispatch

Analogue, APCO, TETRA

Crown (radio licensing regime)
N/A
 
819-824 MHz

Short-range devices (SRDs)
 

Crown (General User Radio Licence (GURL))
N/A

Appears to be predominantly used for radio microphones
824-825 MHz
Guard band
 

Crown (radio licensing regime)
N/A

Guard band implemented to prevent potential interference from ubiquitous SRD devices interfering with cellular base station receivers.
825-840 MHz
Cellular

Uplink for CDMA2000

Telecom (Management Rights 21 and 225)

2012, renewal contract to 2031
 
840-841 MHz
Not used
 

2degrees Mobile (Management Right 229)

29 Oct 2012, renewal offer to be made

This was split from the management right previously at 840-845 MHz as part of the January 2009 4 MHz management right swap with the Crown.

Subject to private agreements that:
- transmitters in this band must have the same site sense to emissions in the lower management right, and
- spectrum licences providing the right to transmit must be technically compatible with spectrum licences in the adjacent right, and must not materially degrade services licensed in the adjacent right.
841-845 MHz
Not used
 
 
Crown (Management Right 230)
29 Oct 2012

Was previously held by 2degrees Mobile; gained by the Crown on 13 January 2009 through a management right swap.
845-849 MHz
Not used
 

Crown (radio licensing regime)
N/A

Previously used as a guard band between former cellular allocation up to 845 MHz and lower boundary of STL allocation at 849 MHz.
849-851 MHz

Studio-to-transmitter links (STLs)
Analogue

Crown (radio licensing regime)
N/A
 
851-857 MHz

Fixed links (KK# band)
Digital

Crown (radio licensing regime)
N/A
 
857-864 MHz

Land mobile radio trunked dispatch

Analogue, APCO, TETRA

Crown (radio licensing regime)
N/A
 
864-868 MHz
SRDs
Various
Crown (GURL)
N/A
 
868-869 MHz

Land mobile radio simplex
Analogue

Crown (radio licensing regime)
N/A
 

869.2-869.25 MHz

SRDs (medical telemetry)
 
Crown (GURL)
N/A

Power (e.i.r.p.) -20 dBW
870-885 MHz
Cellular

Downlink for CDMA2000

Telecom (Management Rights 22 and 227)

2012, renewal contract to 2031
 
885-890 MHz
Not used
 

2degrees Mobile (Management Right 228)

29 Oct 2012, renewal offer to be made

Subject to private agreements that:
- transmitters in this band must have the same site sense to emissions in the lower management right, and
- spectrum licences providing the right to transmit must be technically compatible with spectrum licences in the adjacent right, and must not materially degrade services licensed in the adjacent right.
890-900 MHz
Cellular
GSM

2degrees Mobile (Management Right 224)
2022
 
900-915 MHz
Cellular

GSM, W-CDMA
uplink
Vodafone (Management Right 253)

2016, renewal contract to 2031

Management Rights 251 and 252 aggregated into Management Right 253 in 2009.
915-921 MHz
STLs
Analogue

Crown (radio licensing regime)
N/A

Subject to moratorium on new licences, except for fixed-term 12-month licences arising from the May 2008 radio licence auction.

Also used by low power SRDs (3 mW).
921-929 MHz
SRDs
Various
Crown (GURL)
N/A

Uses include Radio Frequency Identification systems and mesh networks.
929-935 MHz
STLs
Analogue

Crown (radio licensing regime)
N/A
 

935-939 MHz







939-945 MHz
Cellular
GSM

2degrees Mobile (Management Right 243)




(Management Right 223)

29 Jun 2012, renewal offer to be made;

2022

935-939 MHz was previously held by the Crown; gained by 2degrees Mobile on 13 January 2009 through a management right swap.

 
945-960 MHz
Cellular

GSM, W-CDMA
downlink
Vodafone (Management Right 257)

2016, renewal contract to 2031

Management Rights 255 and 256 aggregated into Management Right 257 in 2009.

 

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Last updated 14 May 2009