Slide 1 IEEE 80218 RRTAG Closing Report Date 20180309 Authors Agenda 80218 meeting discussion items Introduced the Fellowship program visitors The RRTAG Officer elections approved Jay Holcomb as the new Chair there were no nominees for Vicechair ID: 808757
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IEEE 802.18 RR-TAGClosing Report
Date: 2018-03-09
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Slide2Agenda
802.18 meeting discussion items
Introduced the Fellowship program visitors
The RR-TAG Officer elections approved Jay Holcomb as the new Chair; there were no nominees for Vice-chairThere were no relevant consultations to respond to at this timeReviewed two new FCC actions that we will take up on teleconferencesWe discussed a number of new topics that the RR-TAG will begin working on, including developing a plan for IEEE 802 activities that would support reducing the digital divide
No actions required this weekMarch 2018
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Slide3Fellowship Program Visitors
Mr. Richard
Anago is a telecommunications engineer and has more than 25 years of experience in the public and private telecommunications sector in Burkina Faso. IEEE 802 areas of interest: 802.1 (Higher Layer LAN Protocols), 802.24 (Vertical Applications TAG)Mr. Lloyd Matabishi currently works for Zambia Information and Communication Technology (ZICTA) as a Spectrum Engineer-Planning and Licensing. His job is to plan and license the usage of the radio spectrum in Zambia. IEEE 802 areas of interest:
802.11 (Wireless LAN), 802.19 (Wireless Coexistence), 802.22 (Wireless Regional Area Networks) Slide 3
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Rudo Mudavanhu
is a seasoned telecommunications expert and holds a Master in business administration (MBA) from the University of Zimbabwe. IEEE 802 areas of interest: 802.11 (Wireless LAN), 802.19 (Wireless Coexistence), 802.22 (Wireless Regional Area Networks) Ms. Yvonne Umutoni holds a Master’s degree in communications networks and software from University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom (UK) and a Bachelor’s degree in electronics and telecommunication engineering” from University of Rwanda, College of Science and Technology, Kigali Rwanda. IEEE 802 areas of interest:
802.11 (Wireless LAN), 802.19 (Wireless Coexistence) Slide 4
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Slide5What Else Can We Do?
Activism with regulators on behalf of people with poor or no Internet connectivity
Developing nations
Rural United StatesNative American areasOther suggestions?Experimental licensing changes – time grants, etc.
Lite-licensing, coordinating with incumbentsCan we define “harmful” interference?Slide
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