Challenges for the future management of spectrum

As the heterogeneity of wireless access technologies increases dynamic allocation and utilisation of spectrum become ever more important. The traditional rigid allocation of spectrum based on technology specific usage does not appear to be suitable for the increasingly dynamic demand driven by the continuous emergence of technologies providing new services with different bandwidth and quality of service requirements. New spectrum management techniques and more flexible spectrum usage rights are therefore called for. The panel will discuss the limitations of present spectrum management techniques and explore some recently debated alternatives including spectrum trading and opportunistic spectrum access as well as the expected future balance between regulated and non-regulated spectrum.