The 2015 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC15) in Geneva has
allotted the frequency
band 1087.7-1092.3 MHz to aeronautical mobile-satellite service
(Earth-to-space), for global flight tracking in civil aviation ITRealms reports.
The band is meant for reception by space
stations of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) emissions from
aircraft transmitters. The frequency band is currently being utilized
for the transmission of ADS-B signals from aircraft to terrestrial stations
within line-of-sight. This extends ADS-B signals beyond line-of-sight to
facilitate reporting the position of aircraft equipped with ADS-B anywhere in
the world, including oceanic, polar and other remote areas ITRealms gathered.
The ITU Secretary-General, Houlin
Zhao said, “In reaching this agreement at WRC-15, ITU has responded in record
time to the expectations of the global community on the major issue concerning
global flight tracking. ITU will continue to make every effort to improve
flight tracking for civil aviation.”
“The allocation of frequencies for
reception of ADS-B signals from aircraft by space stations will enable
real-time tracking of aircraft anywhere in the world,” said the Director of the
ITU Radiocommunication Bureau, François Rancy, “We will continue to work with
ICAO and other international organizations to enhance safety in the skies.”
WRC-15 recognized that as the
standards and recommended practices (SARP) for systems enabling position
determination and tracking of aircraft are developed by the International Civil
Aviation Organization (ICAO), the performance criteria for satellite reception
of ADS-B signals will also need to be addressed by ICAO.
This agreement, ITRealms learnt, follows the disappearance and tragic loss of
Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 in March 2014 with 239 people on board, which
spurred worldwide discussions on global flight tracking and the need for
coordinated action by ITU and other relevant organizations.
In its special meeting on global
flight tracking, which took place in Montréal, May 12 to 13, 2014, ICAO
encouraged ITU to take urgent action to provide the necessary spectrum
allocations for satellites to support emerging aviation needs. In October 2014,
the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference meeting in Busan, Republic of Korea,
instructed WRC-15 to consider global flight tracking in its agenda, ITRealms reports also.
Cyriacus Nnaji, GEE
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