ETSI AND THE WIFI ALLIANCE

Michael Sharpe - ETSI Director: Spectrum and Equipment Regulation WiFi Alliance Member’s Meeting, Berlin, 14 to 16 October 2014

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What does ETSI do?

Enable innovative ideas to become a market successBenefits for Supplier: • bigger market; share development costs; • increased probability of acceptance

Benefits for Purchaser: • lever competition between multiple vendors; • economy of scale; drive down costs

Benefits for Investor: • Increased benefits; reduced risks

Benefits for Government:• Provide guidance to industry to fulfil public policy requirements

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ETSI’s “one table”

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ETSI is a recognised European Standards Organisation

Association of industry players and government bodies…

… members from all round the world

…manufacturers, network operators, service providers, administrations,

users, industry associations, universities, research bodies…

… with direct participation…

ETSI standards applied globally

ETSI in Europe

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Albania Lithuania

Andorra Luxembourg

Austria The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)

Azerbaijan MaltaBelarus Moldova

Belgium Monaco

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Montenegro

Bulgaria Netherlands

Croatia Norway

Cyprus PolandCzech Republic Portugal

Denmark Romania

Estonia Russian Federation

Finland San Marino

France SerbiaGeorgia Slovak

RepublicGermany SloveniaGreece SpainHungary SwedenIceland SwitzerlandIreland TurkeyItaly UkraineLatvia United

KingdomLiechtenstein Vatican City

ETSI – Part of the European Regulatory System

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Policy positionsLegal certaintyPolitical support

Harmonized Standards and other standards & specifications to support EU legislation & market development

Harmonizing National Frequency AllocationsCoordinating International Negotiations

Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU: New elements (a selection)

RED covers equipment which intentionally transmits or receives radio waves • Includes: broadcast receivers, any product with a GPS, WiFi, NFC…

RED covers equipment for Radio communications and/or Radio determination, operating up to 3000 GHz • Special provisions for chargers & software

Increased emphasis on efficient use of spectrum, in particular by improving radio receiver requirementsImproved provisions for market surveillance & enforcement (in particular between Member States)• Implements New Legislative Framework• Product registration can be introduced in cases of extensive non-compliance

LVD & EMCD will no longer apply to RED equipment• Same Essential Requirements (*); definition & provisions in RED

Member States apply provisions from 13 June 2016 • Industry has one further year to comply

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ETSI Harmonized Standards

A manufacturer can show that he meets essential requirements by applying ETSI Harmonized Standards

Standardisation request (Regulation 1025/2012)

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Access to market via Harmonised Standards

Art 7: “Member States shall allow the putting into service and use of radio equipment if it complies with this Directive ...”Art 9: “Member States shall not impede... the making available on the market if radio equipment which complies...”Art 16: “Radio equipment which is in conformity with harmonised standards ... shall be presumed to be in conformity with the essential requirements...” Art 17.3 allows the manufacturer to self-declare conformity (“Internal production control”) if he has applied harmonised standards.Alternatives are available: “EU-type examination” or “conformity based on full quality assurance” both require use of a Notified Body

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Some ETSI Harmonised Standards

EN 300 328: Wideband transmission systems; Data transmission equipment operating in the 2,4 GHz ISM band EN 301 893: 5 GHz high performance RLANEN 302 567: 60 GHz Multiple-Gigabit WAS/RLAN Systems

Download them from: http://www.etsi.org/standards/looking-for-an-etsi-standard/list-of-harmonized-standards

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What about radio spectrum?

Like the RTTED, the RED does not harmonise use of SpectrumETSI will continue to co-ordinate with European Radio Regulators in CEPT to develop and align National frequency regulations

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CEPT-ETSI Memorandum of Understanding

In parallel to the development of Harmonised Standards, ETSI develops “System Reference Documents” to accompany requests for aligned radio frequencies in CEPT countriesCEPT/ECC studies compatibility with other spectrum users and develops conditions for spectrum sharingETSI members may participate in CEPT/ECC studies and the drafting of spectrum measuresETSI is a permanent observer in CEPT/ECC groups that adopt Decisions & Recommendations on spectrum allocationsIndividual National Administrations (48) are invited to commit themselves to implement CEPT/ECC Decisions

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Co-ordination with EC and CEPT on spectrum mandates

European Commission consults Member States in the Radio Spectrum Committee (RSCOM):• Before sending mandates to CEPT• Before enacting binding Commission Decisions on spectrum• ETSI and CEPT/ECC are permanent observers

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EC binding spectrum measures, an example

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Some issues, and how we deal with them…

2,45 GHz• Industrial, Scientific & Medical band, allocated world wide: conditions vary• In Europe, may use 10 mW (EN 300 440) or 100 mW (EN 300 328) with a

MAC protocol providing equal access & graceful degradation to all users in case of congestion

• ETSI Technical Committee ERM (TG11) develops the MAC protocol with all users of the shared band (*)

5 GHz• Co-primary band with radiodetermination service, requires use of Dynamic

Frequency Selection (DFS) • ETSI TC BRAN specified DFS requirements in consultation with other

spectrum users• New version of EN 301 893 includes stronger requirements to resist

tampering by users• Mandate to CEPT to study “WAS/RLAN extension bands” in 5 GHz.

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Opportunites for ETSI members

Opportunity to set the technical requirements for market access (ETSI Harmonized Standards under Radio Equipment Directive)Possibility to contribute to requests for new spectrum (ETSI System Reference Documents)Possibility to take part in defining technical spectrum regulations (representing an ETSI member in CEPT/ECC)Possibility to contribute to ETSI input to CEPT Decision making processOpportunity to contribute to ETSI work in partnership with the European Commission (TCAM, RSCOM, RSPG)Visibility of developing regulatory policy (ETSI RADIO_BRIEFING list)

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The race is on. Ready?

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