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APT Newsletter Asia-Pacific
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The 27th Meeting of the APT Wireless Group
(AWG-27) 22
- 30 March 2021, Virtual/Online Meeting The APT organized a virtual meeting for the 27th Meeting of APT
Wireless Group (AWG-27) from 22 to 30 March 2021. AWG-27 was attended by 439
participants from APT Members, Associate Members, Affiliate Members,
International Organizations, other organizations and
APT Secretariat. During AWG-27, there were sessions of Working Groups,
Sub-Working Groups and Task Groups to discuss the work progress on various
work items. The work items are related to various work areas including
spectrum arrangement and harmonization, spectrum monitoring, spectrum sharing
studies, IMT, High Altitude Platform station (HAPS), fixed wireless systems,
Internet of Things (IoT), intelligent transport system, wireless power
transmission, modern satellite applications, aeronautical and maritime, PPDR
and railway radiocommunication. During the meeting, an Ad-hoc Group was
formed to discuss “AWG Restructuring” and “Focus of AWG Work”. AWG-27 considered 99 contributions and developed a number of outcomes. Among those, establishment of the
Correspondence Group on Restructuring, draft APT Recommendation on Licensed
Shared Access (LSA), new APT Reports on Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN)
for the Internet of Things based on non-cellular technologies, and railway
radiocommunication system for passengers’ access to information and internet
services in some APT countries, revision of APT Report on information of mobile
operator's frequencies, technologies and license durations in Asia Pacific
countries, 2 Questionnaires, 4 Liaison Statements to ITU-R, 3GPP RAN, 3GPP
RAN4, ETSI ATTM TM4 and ISG mWT are significant. The next meeting of the AWG (AWG-28) will be held in Q3 of 2021. Click here
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Activities of APT
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Courtesy
Visits to Ambassadors of APT Member Countries Mr. Masanori Kondo, Secretary General of the APT, and Mr. Liu Ziping,
Deputy Secretary General of the APT, paid introductory visits to the Ambassadors
of APT member countries which have diplomatic mission in Bangkok. 7777
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Upcoming Events |
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The 2nd
Meeting of the APG for WRC-23 (APG23-2) 19 - 23 April 2021, Virtual Meeting The 2nd Meeting of the APG for WRC-23 (APG23-2) will be held
from 19 to 23 April 2021 as a virtual meeting. The objectives of the
APG23-2 are as follows: ·
review of the working
methods of APG for necessary amendments; ·
nomination for the Chairmen
of Drafting Groups on individual WRC-23 agenda items; ·
consideration of the study
progress in ITU-R Study Groups; ·
review of the preparation of
ITU and other regional organizations for WRC-23; and ·
discussion and adoption of
the APT Preliminary Views on WRC-23 agenda items and issues related to RA-23. Click here
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The 3rd
Meeting of the APT Preparatory Group for WTDC-21 (APT WTDC21-3) 6 - 11 May 2021, Virtual Meeting APT will organize the APT WTDC21-3 from 6 to 11 May 2021 for 4
working days as a virtual/online meeting. ·
consider the input
contributions from APT members; ·
review outcomes of RPM-ASP; ·
review outcomes of the views
of other regional organizations; ·
develop Preliminary APT
Common Proposal for WTDC-21; and ·
provide input to
Telecommunication Development
Advisory Group (TDAG) Meeting, as appropriate Click here
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APT Web
Dialogue “Webminar on 5G and IoT: Applications and Policy Solutions” 17 May
2021, Online Event In order to adequately respond to the rapidly changing ICT environment and
the increasing demands for learning new services, technologies and business
trends, APT has initiated “APT Web Dialogue” with the objective to provide
opportunities to learn any topics of APT members’ interest that could
facilitate their professional works and supplement the existing APT Work
Programmes. Under this initiative, APT plans to invite eminent speakers
and/or panelists in the fields including academia, policy, technology, and
industry (“APT&I”). The participants can learn insights of academic
analysis, exchange policy and regulatory views, deepen technology
understanding, and widen business perspectives. The first APT Web Dialogue (Webminar) on the topic “5G
and IoT: Applications and Policy Solutions” (under “Technology” category
of the APT Web Dialogue) will be launched on 17 May 2021. The event is a
collaboration with the Asia Institute of Technology (AIT), an eminent
international postgraduate institution based in Bangkok. The objective is to
deliver technology aspect of 5G and IoT and development of relevant
applications for policy solutions. The audiences will learn what services 5G
and IoT can provide, available technology and applications, and understand
commercial opportunities. Click here
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The 33rd APT
Standardization Program Forum (ASTAP-33) 7 - 15 June 2021, Virtual Meeting APT will organize the 33rd APT Standardization Program Forum
(ASTAP-33) from 7 to 15 June 2021, virtually. The objective of ASTAP is to promote, coordinate and harmonize telecommunication
standardization activities across the Asia-Pacific region through regional
cooperation. It is expected that participants strengthen their expertise on
standardization and contribute to expand the scope of standardization
activities through practical solutions on the ICT issues in this region. In
addition to organizing one-day Industry Workshop, ASPTA-33 will continue to
discuss on members’ response on questionnaires on “Requirement on ICT
Standardization” and ASTAP Work Plan during this meeting. Click here
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Tentative Calendar of APT Events for the year 2021
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