Different Band Plans for Harmonized Wireless Spectrum Will Affect Global Interoperability, Roaming

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BRUSSELS — The 700 MHz band will likely be harmonized globally for mobile broadband servicesnat the World Radiocommunication Conference in 2015 but under three different band plans, speakersnsaid Wednesday at a Forum Europe spectrum management conference. The goal of WRC-15 is to coordinatenuse of the 700 MHz and other bands, but the Radio Regulations don't deal with band plans, JoaquinnRestrepo, ITU Radiocommunication Bureau head of outreach and publication services division, said.nIf the 700 MHz band is coordinated for wireless uses, but there are separate band plans for the U.S./Canada, China and the rest of the world under the Asia-Pacific band plan, then economies of scale, roamingnand interoperability will suffer, he said.