The ITU Radiocommunication Assembly, considering that ITU has contributed to standardization and harmonized use of IMT, which has a) provided telecommunication services on a global scale; that technological advancement and the corresponding user needs will promote innovation b) and accelerate the delivery of advanced communication applications to consumers; that Question ITU-R 229/5 addresses further development of the terrestrial component of c) IMT and the relevant studies under this Question are in progress within ITUR; that Recommendation ITU-R M.1645 defines the framework and overall objectives of the d) future development of IMT-2000 and systems beyond IMT-2000; that for global operation and economies of scale, which are key requirements for the e) success of mobile telecommunication systems, it is desirable to establish a harmonized timeframe for future development of IMT considering technical, operational and spectrum related aspects; that wireless communication applications are expected to expand into new market segments f) to facilitate the digital economy, e.g. smart grid, e-health, intelligent transport systems and traffic control, which would bring requirements beyond what can be addressed in today’s IMT application areas; that rapid uptake of smartphones, tablets and innovative mobile applications created by g) users has resulted in a tremendous increase in the volume of mobile data traffic; that the number of devices accessing the network are expected to increase due to the h) emerging applications of Internet of Things (IoT); that technologies such as beamforming, massive-Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) i) are easier to implement in higher frequencies due to short wavelength; that wide contiguous bandwidth would enhance data delivery efficiency and ease the j) complexity of hardware implementation; that the cell size is being reduced (e.g. the order of some tens of metres) to provide larger k) area traffic capacity in dense areas; that IMT interworks with other radio systems, l) recognizing that some administrations had deployed IMT-Advanced systems before global deployment a) due to the rapid increase of data traffic; that development of new radio interfaces that support the new capabilities of IMT-2020 is b) expected along with the enhancement of IMT-2000 and IMT-Advanced systems, noting that pursuant to Article 44 of the ITU Constitution, Member States endeavour to apply the latest technical advances as soon as possible, recommends that the should be used as the framework and the overall objectives for the future development of IMT for 2020 and beyond.
The ITU Radiocommunication Assembly, considering a) that ITU has contributed to standardization and harmonized use of IMT, which has provided telecommunication services on a global scale; b) that technological advancement and the corresponding user needs will promote innovation and accelerate the delivery of advanced communication applications to consumers; c) that Question ITU-R 229/5 addresses further development of the terrestrial component of IMT and the relevant studies under this Question are in progress within ITUR; d) that Recommendation ITU-R M.1645 defines the framework and overall objectives of the future development of IMT-2000 and systems beyond IMT-2000; e) that for global operation and economies of scale, which are key requirements for the success of mobile telecommunication systems, it is desirable to establish a harmonized timeframe for future development of IMT considering technical, operational and spectrum related aspects; f) that wireless communication applications are expected to expand into new market segments to facilitate the digital economy, e.g. smart grid, e-health, intelligent transport systems and traffic control, which would bring requirements beyond what can be addressed in today’s IMT application areas; g) that rapid uptake of smartphones, tablets and innovative mobile applications created by users has resulted in a tremendous increase in the volume of mobile data traffic; h) that the number of devices accessing the network are expected to increase due to the emerging applications of Internet of Things (IoT); i) that technologies such as beamforming, massive-Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) are easier to implement in higher frequencies due to short wavelength; j) that wide contiguous bandwidth would enhance data delivery efficiency and ease the complexity of hardware implementation; k) that the cell size is being reduced (e.g. the order of some tens of metres) to provide larger area traffic capacity in dense areas; l) that IMT interworks with other radio systems, recognizing a) that some administrations had deployed IMT-Advanced systems before global deployment due to the rapid increase of data traffic; b) that development of new radio interfaces that support the new capabilities of IMT-2020 is expected along with the enhancement of IMT-2000 and IMT-Advanced systems, noting that pursuant to Article 44 of the ITU Constitution, Member States endeavour to apply the latest technical advances as soon as possible, recommends that the should be used as the framework and the overall objectives for the future development of IMT for 2020 and beyond.