GALILEO SPECTRUM
July 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Commission has welcomed the results of the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) World Radiocommunication Conference, saying it earmarked sufficient radio spectrum for the EU's new Galileo global positioning satellite project. Brussels wanted the conference to ensure it could commend enough frequency to avoid interference problems. The deal was struck after four weeks of international haggling. It also earmarked spectrum for so-called radio local area networks (RLANs), commonly used to supply broadband computer services within ...
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