Article 1
Open ↗The Annex to Decision 2008/294/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
Source
2013/654/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 12 November 2013 amending Decision 2008/294/EC to include additional access technologies and frequency bands for mobile communications services on aircraft (MCA services) (notified under document C(2013) 7491) Text with EEA relevance
2013/654/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 12 November 2013 amending Decision 2008/294/EC to include additional access technologies and frequency bands for mobile communications services on aircraft (MCA services) (notified under document C(2013) 7491) Text with EEA relevance
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Article 2
Open ↗The values for the band 2 570-2 690 MHz set in Table 3 of the Annex to this Decision shall apply from 1 January 2017.
Article 3
Open ↗As early as possible, and no later than six months following the entry into force of this Decision, the Member States shall make the frequency bands listed in Table 1 in the Annex available for MCA services on a non-interference and non-protected basis, provided such services meet the conditions set out in the Annex.
Article 4
Open ↗The Member States shall set the minimum height above ground for any transmission from an MCA system in operation in accordance with Section 3 of the Annex. Member States may impose greater minimum heights of MCA operation where justified by national topographical and ground network deployment conditions. This information, supported by appropriate justification, shall be notified to the Commission within four months of adoption of this Decision and shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union .
Article 5
Open ↗This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Supplementary provisions
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
Open ↗ANNEX 1. FREQUENCY BANDS AND SYSTEMS ALLOWED FOR MCA SERVICES Table 1 Type Frequency System GSM 1 800 1 710 -1 785 MHz (uplink) 1 805 -1 880 MHz (downlink) GSM complying with the GSM Standards as published by ETSI, in particular EN 301 502, EN 301 511 and EN 302 480, or equivalent specifications. UMTS 2 100 (FDD) 1 920 -1 980 MHz (uplink) 2 110 -2 170 MHz (downlink) UMTS complying with the UMTS Standards as published by ETSI, in particular EN301 908-1, EN 301 908-2, EN 301 908-3 and EN 301 908-11, or equivalent specifications. LTE 1 800 (FDD) 1 710 -1 785 MHz (uplink) 1 805 -1 880 MHz (downlink) LTE complying with LTE Standards, as published by ETSI, in particular EN301 908-1, EN301 908-13, EN301 908-14 and EN301 908-15, or equivalent specifications. 2. PREVENTION OF CONNECTION OF MOBILE TERMINALS TO GROUND NETWORKS During the period when operation of MCA services is authorised on an aircraft, mobile terminals receiving within the frequency bands listed in Table 2 must be prevented from attempting to register with mobile networks on the ground. Table 2 Frequency band (MHz) Systems on the ground 460-470 CDMA2000, FLASH OFDM 791-821 LTE 921-960 GSM, UMTS, LTE, WiMAX 1 805 -1 880 GSM, UMTS, LTE, WiMAX 2 110 -2 170 UMTS, LTE 2 570 -2 620 UMTS, LTE, WiMAX 2 620 -2 690 UMTS, LTE 3. TECHNICAL PARAMETERS (a) Equivalent isotropic radiated power (e.i.r.p.), outside the aircraft, from the NCU/aircraft BTS Table 3 The total e.i.r.p., outside the aircraft, from the NCU/aircraft BTS/aircraft Node B must not exceed: Height above ground (m) Maximum e.i.r.p. density produced by NCU/aircraft BTS/aircraft Node B outside the aircraft 460-470 MHz 791-821 MHz 921-960 MHz 1 805 -1 880 MHz 2 110 -2 170 MHz 2 570 -2 690 MHz dBm/1,25 MHz dBm/10 MHz dBm/200 kHz dBm/200 kHz dBm/3,84 MHz dBm/4,75 MHz 3 000 –17,0 –0,87 –19,0 –13,0 1,0 1,9 4 000 –14,5 1,63 –16,5 –10,5 3,5 4,4 5 000 –12,6 3,57 –14,5 –8,5 5,4 6,3 6 000 –11,0 5,15 –12,9 –6,9 7,0 7,9 7 000 –9,6 6,49 –11,6 –5,6 8,3 9,3 8 000 –8,5 7,65 –10,5 –4,4 9,5 10,4 (b) Equivalent isotropic radiated power (e.i.r.p.), outside the aircraft, from the onboard terminal Table 4 The e.i.r.p., outside the aircraft, from the mobile terminal must not exceed: Height above ground (m) Maximum e.i.r.p., outside the aircraft, from the GSM mobile terminal in dBm/200 kHz Maximum e.i.r.p., outside the aircraft, from the LTE mobile terminal in dBm/5 MHz Maximum e.i.r.p., outside the aircraft, from the UMTS mobile terminal in dBm/3,84 MHz GSM 1 800 MHz LTE 1 800 MHz UMTS 2 100 MHz 3 000 –3,3 1,7 3,1 4 000 –1,1 3,9 5,6 5 000 0,5 5 7 6 000 1,8 5 7 7 000 2,9 5 7 8 000 3,8 5 7 (c) Operational requirements I. The minimum height above ground for any transmission from an MCA system in operation must be 3 000 metres. II. The aircraft BTS, while in operation, must limit the transmit power of all GSM mobile terminals transmitting in the 1 800 MHz band to a nominal value of 0 dBm/200 kHz at all stages of communication, including initial access. III. The aircraft Node B, while in operation, must limit the transmit power of all LTE mobile terminals transmitting in the 1 800 MHz band to a nominal value of 5 dBm/5 MHz at all stages of communication. IV. The aircraft Node B, while in operation, must limit the transmit power of all UMTS mobile terminals transmitting in the 2 100 MHz band to a nominal value of – 6 dBm/3,84 MHz at all stages of communication and the maximum number of users should not exceed 20.
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