SATRC Working Group on Spectrum (WG SPEC)

SATRC Working Group on Spectrum (WG SPEC) is dealing with issues related to spectrum that are common in SATRC Members.  

Working Procedures:

SATRC WG SPEC maintains the following working procedure:

• Working Group will be chaired by nominee from one of the regulators 

• There should be at least one expert from each member regulator in each Working Group

• Regulators may nominate and encourage experts on relevant work from the  industry  sector of their country

• Working Group will work on a number of work items relevant to the need of the SATRC region

• Work items will be proposed by the regulators, working group experts and SATRC consultant considering the needs of the regulators and the industry 

• Working Group will have one physical meeting in a year. Besides physical meetings, Working Group will conduct online activities through eMeetings and email reflector. 

• For attending the Working Group meeting, fellowships for SATRC Members will be granted 

• Working Group will decide the scopes of work of each working items 

• The output of each work items could be a SATRC Report or Guideline or Opinion as decided by the Working Group. All the outputs of the Working Group must have to be approved by the next immediate meeting of the SATRC.

Leadership:

• Chair: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)

• Vice-Chairs: Communications Regulatory Authority of Islamic Republic of Iran (CRA) and Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL)

• WG Experts: Click here to download the complete list of the Experts of the WG SPEC for SATRC Action Plan Phase X.

Assgined Work Items:
The Work Items of WG SPEC during the implementation of SATRC Action Plan Phase X (2026-2027) are as follows:

• Work Item 1: Use of unlicensed spectrum - Potentials and challenges for SATRC Members 

• Work Item 2: Impact of technological evolution on the price of spectrum for mobile broadband - Case study in the SATRC member countries

• Work Item 3: Regulatory approaches to enable V-band use for high capacity wireless application 

Action Plan Phase X:

• SATRC Action Plan Phase X

Action Plan Phase IX:

• SATRC Action Plan Phase IX
• Workplan of SATRC WG Spectrum
• Questionnaire on Work Item 1
• Questionnaire on Work Item 2
• Questionnaire on Work Item 3
• Questionnaire on Work Item 4A
• Questionnaire on Work Item 4B
• Questionnaire on Work Item 5
• Questionnaire on Work Item 6
• Meeting of the SATRC Working Group on Spectrum, 7-9 May 2024, Lalitpur, Nepal
• SATRC Workshop on Spectrum, 21-23 January 2025, Goa, India
• Meeting of the SATRC Working Group on Spectrum, 12-14 August 2025, Maafushi Island, Maldives

Action Plan Phase VIII:

• SATRC Action Plan Phase VIII
• Questionnaire on Work Item 1
• Questionnaire on Work Item 2
• Questionnaire on Work Item 3
• Questionnaire on Work Item 4
• Questionnaire on Work Item 5
• Meeting of the SATRC Working Group on Spectrum, 21-23 June 2022, New Delhi, India

Action Plan Phase VII:

• SATRC Action Plan Phase VII
• Workplan of SATRC WG Spectrum
• Questionnaire on Work Item 1
• Questionnaire on Work Item 2
• Questionnaire on Work Item 3
• The Meeting of the SATRC WG on Spectrum (SATVII-WGSPEC3), 20 September 2021, Virtual/Online Meeting
• The Meeting of the SATRC WG on Spectrum (SATVII-WGSPEC2), 7 October 2020, Virtual/Online Meeting
• SATRC Workshop on Spectrum Management, 18-20 December 2019, Goa, India
• The Meeting of the SATRC WG on Spectrum (SAPVII-WGSPEC1), 11-12 June 2019 Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran