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Document 02009D0766-20220209

Consolidated text: Commission Decision of 16 October 2009 on the harmonisation of the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz frequency bands for terrestrial systems capable of providing pan-European electronic communications services in the Community (notified under document C(2009) 7801) (Text with EEA relevance) (2009/766/EC)Text with EEA relevance

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 16 October 2009

on the harmonisation of the 900 MHz and 1 800  MHz frequency bands for terrestrial systems capable of providing pan-European electronic communications services in the Community

(notified under document C(2009) 7801)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/766/EC)

(OJ L 274 20.10.2009, p. 32)

Amended by:

 

 

Official Journal

  No

page

date

 M1

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION  of 18 April 2011

  L 106

9

27.4.2011

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2018/637 of 20 April 2018

  L 105

27

25.4.2018

►M3

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2022/173 of 7 February 2022

  L 28

29

9.2.2022




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COMMISSION DECISION

of 16 October 2009

on the harmonisation of the 900 MHz and 1 800  MHz frequency bands for terrestrial systems capable of providing pan-European electronic communications services in the Community

(notified under document C(2009) 7801)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/766/EC)



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Article 5

1.  

Member States may designate and make available the 900 MHz and 1 800  MHz bands for other terrestrial systems not listed in the Annex, provided that they ensure that:

(a) 

such systems can coexist with GSM systems;

(b) 

such systems can coexist with other systems listed in the Annex, both on their own territory and in neighbouring Member States.

2.  
Member States shall ensure that other systems referred to in Article 3 and Article 4(2) and paragraph 1 of this Article give appropriate protection to systems in adjacent bands.

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ANNEX

LIST OF TERRESTRIAL SYSTEMS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3 AND ARTICLE 4(2)

The following technical parameters shall be applied as an essential component of the conditions necessary to ensure coexistence in the absence of bilateral or multilateral agreements between neighbouring networks, without precluding less stringent technical parameters if agreed among the operators of such networks.



Systems

Technical parameters

Implementation deadlines

UMTS, as specified by ETSI Standards, in particular EN 301 908-1, EN 301 908-2, EN 301 908-3 and EN 301 908-11

1.  Carrier separation of 5 MHz or more between two neighbouring UMTS networks.

2.  Carrier separation of 2,8 MHz or more between a neighbouring UMTS network and a GSM network.

9 May 2010

LTE (1), as specified by ETSI Standards, in particular EN 301 908-1, EN 301 908-13, EN 301 908-14, EN 301 908-15, and EN 301 908-18

1.  A frequency separation of 200 kHz or more between the LTE channel edge and the GSM carrier's channel edge between a neighbouring LTE network and a GSM network.

2.  No frequency separation is required between LTE channel edge and the UMTS carrier's channel edge between a neighbouring LTE network and a UMTS network.

3.  No frequency separation is required between LTE channel edges between two neighbouring LTE networks.

31 December 2011, except 30 September 2018 for LTE-MTC and LTE-eMTC

WiMAX, as specified by ETSI Standards, in particular EN 301 908-1, EN 301 908-21 and EN 301 908-22

1.  A frequency separation of 200 kHz or more between the WiMAX channel edge and the GSM carrier's channel edge between a neighbouring WiMAX network and a GSM network.

2.  No frequency separation is required between the WiMAX channel edge and the UMTS carrier's channel edge between a neighbouring WiMAX network and a UMTS network.

3.  No frequency separation is required between WiMAX channel edges between two neighbouring WiMAX networks.

31 December 2011

Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) as specified by ETSI standards, in particular EN 301 908-1, EN 301 908-13, EN 301 908-14, EN 301 908-15, and EN 301 908-18

1.  Standalone mode:

— A frequency separation of 200 kHz or more between the standalone NB-IoT channel edge of a network and the UMTS/LTE channel edge of the neighbouring network;

— A frequency separation of 200 kHz or more between the standalone NB-IoT channel edge of a network and the GSM channel edge of the neighbouring network.

2.  In-band mode: the same parameters apply as for LTE.

3.  Guard-band mode: a frequency separation of 200 kHz or more, between the NB-IoT channel edge and the edge of the operator's block, taking into account existing guard bands between operators' block edges or the edge of the operating band (adjacent to other services).

30 September 2018

(1)   

Including LTE Machine Type Communications (LTE-MTC) and LTE evolved Machine Type Communications (LTE-eMTC), which operate under the same technical conditions as LTE.

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