IRG-EUI Lobbying Success
ITU approves recommendations for General Access Procedures
Douglas, Isle of Man, 3rd February 2014 – The Satellite Interference Reduction Group’s (IRG) newly formed advisory committee, End Users Initiative (EUI), today announced a major milestone, the approval by the ITU of recommendations for General Access Procedures.
The End Users Initiative (formerly RFI-EUI) has worked with the ITU to advise the technical requirements of updated access procedures, to ensure reduced risk of issues, such as satellite interference.
The recommendation provides access procedures for fixed-satellite service (FSS) occasional use (OU), transmissions to geostationary-satellite orbit space stations, in the 4/6 GHz and 11‑12/13/14 GHz FSS bands. An occasional use transmission is a telecommunication application in the fixed-satellite service where the transmission lasts a limited period of time ranging from minutes to months.
“We are delighted at the news from the ITU,” commented Dick Tauber, Co-Chair, EUI, “We believe that these recommendations will have a significant impact on reducing satellite interference, by ensuring a certain number of requirements at the point of access.”
The full recommendation can be viewed via the ITU website – https://www.itu.int/rec/R-REC-S.2049-0-201312-I/en
About the Satellite Interference Reduction Group
The Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) is a leading organization working to reduce satellite frequency interference. It comprises four main working groups, covering End Users Initiative (EUI), Carrier ID, v, and VSAT interference. The Group’s membership is comprised of satellite operators, users, uplinkers, service providers, equipment vendors and other organizations with a stake in combating radio frequency interference.
The EUI Group was formed from the former Radio Frequency Interference – End Users Initiative (RFI-EUI), and is focused on giving voice to customers, clients and essentially all end users of satellite capacity regarding RFI. The group’s main initiatives are training, best practices, and documentation.
For more information, please visit www.satig.space
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