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Summary

The 7th Annual Americas Spectrum Management Conference took place at The National Press Club on October 2 & 3 October 2018, and provided a high-level meeting point for stakeholders across the region and beyond to discuss topical issues relating to the management and co-ordination of spectrum policy across the region.

This Conference is the North American leg of the 'Global Spectrum Series', the world's largest and most comprehensive collection of regional Spectrum Management policy conferences.

Bringing together more than 250 top level delegates from across the US, North America, Latin America and beyond, it is the leading event of the year for spectrum stakeholders throughout the region.

Speakers include

Ajit Pai

Chairman

FCC

Michael O'Rielly

Commissioner

FCC

Adam Scott

Director General - Spectrum Policy

ISED Canada

José Gontijo

Deputy ICT Secretary

Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications

Pearse O'Donohue

Director, Future Networks

European Commission

Oscar Leon

Executive Secretary

CITEL

Tom Power

Senior Vice President and General Counsel

CTIA

Tom Stroup

President

SIA - Satellite Industry Association

Charla Rath

Vice President, Wireless Policy Development

Verizon

Dave Wright

President

CBRS Alliance

Frederick D. Moorefield, Jr.

Director, Spectrum Policy & International Engagement

Department of Defense

Julius Knapp

Head of Bureau, Office of Engineering and Technology

FCC

Donald Stockdale

Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau

FCC

Jennifer Manner

Global Spectrum Policy

ESOA

Preston Marshall

Principal Wireless Architect

Google Access

Andy Hudson

Head of Policy

GSMA

Gerry Oberst

Senior Vice President, Global Advocacy

SES

Steve Sharkey

Government Affairs, Engineering and Technology Policy

T-Mobile

Robert Weller

Vice-President, Spectrum Policy

NAB

Jose Albuquerque

Chief, International Bureau Satellite Division

FCC

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Key issues discussed at the conference included:

• Delivering the next generation wireless environment – how close are we to realizing the 5G vision?
• Solving the spectrum shortage - Addressing the scarcity and availability of mobile spectrum
• Spectrum auction and awards
• The changing shape of the mid-range spectrum landscape – C-Band, CBRS and beyond
• An update on current preparation for WRC-19 in the Americas around the world
• Plotting the shape of the future mmWave spectrum landscape 
• The emerging ‘Post incentive auction’ landscape
• An update on the repacking process and 5G rollout in the 600MHz band
• Prospects for unlicensed use of the 6GHz band? 
  
  

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