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RABC Newsletter March 2023
Please enjoy the new format and latest edition of our newsletter. The latest news on spectrum management, technical standards, key issues and RABC meetings and activities.
RABC William Taylor Scholarship – Accepting Applications – Deadline June 9, 2023
The RABC William Taylor Scholarship will be granted to an engineering student who has completed at least their second year in an accredited Canadian University and plans on pursuing a career in telecommunications. The winner will demonstrate both academic excellence and a continuing contribution to their community at large.
Scholarship Value: $ 3,500
Scholarships Available: 2
ISED Radio Standards Specification, RSS-247, issue 3, February 2023 – Digital Transmission Systems (DTSs), Frequency Hopping Systems (FHSs) and Licence-Exempt Local Area Network (LE-LAN) Devices
The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada is seeking comments on the consultation of RSS-247, issue 3, “Digital Transmission Systems (DTSs), Frequency Hopping Systems (FHSs) and Licence-Exempt Local Area Network (LE-LAN) Devices”.
SRSP-517, Draft Issue 2. Technical Requirements for Broadband Radio Service in the Band 2500-2690 MHz
Standard Radio System Plan SRSP-517, Technical Requirements for Broadband Radio Service in the Band 2500-2690 MHz, issue 2, replaces SRSP-517, Issue 1, dated July 17, 2014. Issue 2 of SRSP-517 incorporates technical rules for active antenna systems (AAS).
RSS-199, Draft Issue 4. Broadband Radio Service (BRS) Equipment Operating in the Band 2500–2690 MHz
Radio Standards Specification RSS-199, Broadband Radio Service (BRS) Equipment Operating in the Band 2500–2690 MHz, issue 4, replaces RSS-199, Broadband Radio Service (BRS) Equipment Operating in the Band 2500–2690 MHz, issue 3, dated December 2016.
CITEL PCC.II Meeting August 28 – September 1, 2023 | Shaw Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
CITEL PCC.II Meeting August 28 – September 1, 2023 | Shaw Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
Consultation on SRSP-520, issue 3 and RSS-192, issue 5
ISED issued a technical consultation on the Standard Radio System Plan SRSP-520, issue 3, Technical Requirements for Fixed and/or Mobile Systems, Including Flexible Use Broadband Systems, in the Band 3450-3900 MHz (the SRSP) and the Radio Standards Specification RSS-192, issue 5, Flexible Use Broadband Equipment Operating in the Band 3450-3900 MHz (the RSS).
2022 Scholarship Winners are Aidan Forsyth and Jennifer Lee
2022 Scholarship Winners are Aidan Forsyth and Jennifer Lee
Sponsorship Opportunity – Hosting CITEL PCC-II in Ottawa, August 2023
Canada is considering hosting a meeting of the Permanent Consultative Committee II (PCC-II) of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) from August 28 to September 1, 2023. at the Shaw Centre. In order to confirm the hosting, it is critical that sponsorship from industry be secured.