Summary

WRC-23

The WRC conferences take place every three to four years. The next one, WRC-23, will take place in the fourth quarter of 2023. The outcome of WRC-23 will result in an updating of the international spectrum framework, which is detailed in the Radio Regulations, an international treaty published and maintained by the International Telecommunication Union (a specialized agency of the United Nations).

Preparations for WRC-23 have been going on since the last WRC-19 concluded in Sharm-El-Sheikh in November 2019. The APT Conference Preparatory Group for World Radiocommunication Conference (APG) has been developed into one of the most important activities of APT. APG was started in 1996 with the objective of harmonizing views and developing common proposals from the Asia-Pacific region for the World Radio Conference (WRC) and has met exemplary success in presenting the views of the region at WRCs. The 5th meeting of APG will be held from 20th to 25th February 2023 in Busan Korea.

India’s National Preparatory Committee (NPC-WRC23) has been very actively leading India’s preparatory activities towardsAPG-23/5 and our contributions have been submitted to the APT. Similar contributions have been submitted by other APT administrations also. To facilitate understanding of the issues and the positions of various APT members, ITU-APT Foundation of India (IAFI) is organizing a physical workshop on WRC-23 on February 14, 2023, at CSOI KG Marg from 10:30 AM to 04:00 PM. This workshop is particularly beneficial for the Indian delegation going to Busan for the APG meeting.

Topics of Discussion

1) Satellite and Science services at WRC-23. WRC-23 Chapter 4: Agenda items 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, and Agenda item 7) & Chapter 3: Agenda items 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, and Agenda item 7)

2) Preparations for WRC-23 for Fixed and Mobile Services - CPM report Chapter 1 (WRC-23 Agenda Items 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 9.1 (c), Article 21.5) & Chapter 2 (WRC-23 Agenda items)

3) WRC-23 Agenda items 10