By Cyber Era NG Special Correspondent
The National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel), through the Superintendence of Granting and Resources for Provision, published in the Official Gazette on Wednesday December 23 a public call regarding the migration of free and open TV channels to satellites in Ku band.
Cyber Era NG learns that the call is made based on a determination by the president of the Monitoring Group for the Implementation of Solutions to Interference Problems in the 3,625 to 3,700 MHz band (GAISPI), created as provided for in Bidding Notice No. 1/2021-SOR/ SPR/CD-ANATEL, the 5G Notice.
The call provides for two types of manifestation:
• entities that, on September 27, 2021, transmitted channels with an open and free TV signal, capable of reception by means of satellite dishes in the satellite band C by the general public, whose stations were licensed and appointed to the space station that had the right of satellite exploration in Brazil in band C; and
• sound and image broadcasting concessionaires that did not transmit channels with an open and free TV signal, capable of reception through satellite dishes in the satellite C band by the general public on September 27, 2021, but that are interested in transmitting the free and open satellite television signal through the Ku Band for technical data collection and studies by Anatel.
The manifestations, duly identified, must be sent, until January 24, 2022, according to the procedures established in Act nº 12.432/2021.
GAISPI
The Monitoring Group for the Implementation of Solutions for Interference Problems in the 3,625 to 3,700 MHz band (GAISPI) has the purpose of disciplining the following activities, including the application of resources contributed to the 3.5 GHz Band Administrator Entity (EAF ), as provided for in Notice No. 001/2021-SOR/SPR/CD-Anatel:
I. migration of free and open television signal reception through satellite dishes in the C-band satellite to the Ku-band, pursuant to Ordinance No. 1924/SEI-MCOM, of January 29, 2021, of the Ministry of Communications;
II. vacating the 3,625 MHz to 3,700 MHz band, currently assigned to the Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) and mitigating the problems of harmful interference in the reception of the signal at FSS stations operating in the 3,700 MHz to 4,200 MHz band;
III. implementation of the Integrated and Sustainable Amazon Program (PAIS), which makes up the Norte Conectado Programme, pursuant to Ordinance No. 1,924 – MCOM/2021, of January 29, 2021, of the Ministry of Communications, whose characteristics and minimum specifications are described in Annex IV -B of Notice No. 01/2021/SOR/SPR/CD-Anatel; and
IV. implementation of a Private Communication Network of the Federal Public Administration, pursuant to Ordinance No. 1,924 – MCOM/2021, of January 29, 2021, of the Ministry of Communications, whose characteristics and minimum specifications are described in Annex IV-B of the Notice No. 01 /2021/SOR/SPR/CD-Anatel.
