2nd meeting of NATO C3B CaP3 group - October 2011

Brussels hosted last 12 October the second meeting of the Civil/Military Spectrum Panel (NATO C3B ¹ CaP3 ²). The gathering was co-chaired by Rick Barfoot (NATO C3S ³) and Stephen Jones (OFCOM ⁴). Portugal was represented by the Armed Forces General Staff and ANACOM.

The following were presented during the second CaP 3 meeting:

• Decisions and directions indicated by C3B (group to which CaP 3 reports), related to CaP 3;
• Actions undertaken at the CaP 3 military session meeting, particularly those that should involve both the civilian and military communities.

Another topic given special emphasis during the meeting was the upcoming World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12). In a civilian/military session CaP 3 was informed about the following:

• The status of the document completed and previously agreed to within CaP3, containing the NATO military position regarding WRC-12. In sum, the document is currently in the final phase of approval at NAC ⁵ level;
• WRC-12 accompaniment by NATO nations via weekly co-ordination meetings (one or two to be announced – day and hour – on the electronic panels at the Geneva International Conference Centre where WRC-12 will be held);
• The importance of identifying rapporteurs for each WRC-12 agenda item within CaP 3, in order to summarise WRC-12 developments at the co-ordination meetings.

The following topics were also presented (on a more informative basis):

• Preparation of the 2012 London Olympic Games;
• Latest CEPT developments regarding the PPDR;
• Harmful SATCOM interference in 5 GHz;
• Compatibility study reflecting the impact of LTE/WiMAX on radars in 2700-2900 MHz;
• Future spectrum management developments, particularly in the practical case of spectrum used by the military community in the United Kingdom.

Lastly, the following were also reviewed: (i) the CaP 3 working programme, (ii) the constituted teams (CaTs) and (iii) the action items to be developed by CaP 3.

The next meeting of the CaP 3 group was scheduled for May 2012.

 
¹ Consultation, Command and Control Board.
² Civ/Mil Spectrum Capability Panel 3.
³ C3 Staff.
⁴ OFCOMhttp://www.ofcom.org.uk.
⁵ North Atlantic Council.