Governments to begin talks on uses of radio spectrum

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The World Administrative Radio Conference opens in Torremolinos, Spain, on Monday, Feb 3, 1992. The conference is sponsored by the International Telecommunications Union, Geneva, Switzerland, which functions as an international regulatory body. Representatives of about 160 governments consider how to allocate radio spectrum to make room for new services ranging from personal telephones to data transmission for portable computers. The continuing advance of technology makes many new services possible, but radio frequencies that would be needed to actually implement such services already are being used for other purposes. This year's conference is likely to focus on differences between what the US wants and what Europe and Japan want. The US favors services via low-orbit satellites, which is an arrangement that suits large, thinly populated areas; and Europe and Japan, which do not have sparsly populated regions, favor land-based radio networks.

Conferences, meetings and seminars, Wireless communication systems, Personal communications services, Electromagnetic radiation, International Telecommunication Union, 1992 AD, Telecommunications, Conferences and Meetings, Radio Communication, Frequency, World Radiocommunication Conference, World Administrative Radio Conference

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Pocket-telephone system is planned: a wireless network with a global reach

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The International Maritime Satellite Organization (Inmarsat) details a plan concerning the possibility of developing an international mobile communications system that would use 30 or 40 satellites. Inmarsat, which is a London-based satellite consortia of 64 nations, is calling its plan Project 21. Motorola Inc has proposed a similar plan involving 77 satellites. Some industry observers note that the difficulty in developing a worldwide mobile communications system is the lack of available frequencies; Inmarsat is expected to address this issue at the World Administrative Radio Conference in Feb 1992. Inmarsat is estimating the cost of putting the system in place at $500 million to $1 billion.

Product development, Mobile communication systems, Consortia, Radiotelephones, Mobile Phones, Consortium, International Maritime Satellite Organization, International Mobile Satellite Organization

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