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Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 12:47:50 +0200
From: Emilar Vushe <emilar@apc.org>
To: AfriCS-IG@lists.apc.org
Subject: [africs-ig] School on Open Spectrum and Applications of White
        Spaces Technologies
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Emilar
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> *From: *Ermanno Pietrosemoli <ermanno@ictp.it <mailto:ermanno@ictp.it>>
> *Date: *5 de noviembre de 2013 12:25:22 GMT-05:00
> *Subject: **Fwd: [TIER] School on Open Spectrum and Applications of
> White Spaces Technologies*
>
>
> Dear Friends,
> Please publish among possible applicants:
>
>
> School on Open Spectrum and Applications of White Spaces Technologies
> 3 - 1 4 March 201 4
> Trieste, Italy
>
> The Telecommunications/ICT for Development Laboratory (T/ICT4D) of the
> Abdus Salam
> International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP, Trieste, Italy),
> in collaboration with the
> International Telecommunication Union - Telecommunication Development
> Sector (ITU/BDT),
> the Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC) and the National Institute of
> Telecommunications (NIT, Poland), is organising a School on Open
> Spectrum and
> Applications of White Spaces Technologies to be held in Trieste from 3
> to 14 March
> 2014.
>
> In the last couple of years a new opportunity for spectrum use has
> emerged in the form of
> TV White Spaces (TVWS). Originally conceived as a technology that
> could take advantage of
> the guard bands or "white spaces" that were left between television
> channels to prevent
> interference, TVWS has the potential to address research challenges of
> remote academic
> institutions, as well as opening up alternatives for building
> community wireless networks.
> Traditional spectrum allocation methods are unlikely to be able to
> cope with the exponential
> growth in demand for broadband access in emerging markets. There is a
> pressing need to
> examine alternative models of spectrum allocation. Dynamic spectrum
> sharing based on
> software and cognitive radio can play a significant role in tomorrow's
> telecommunication
> systems. With the final goal of connecting Research and Education
> Centres to the Internet
> with low cost means to improve Internet access, the School will
> examine the state of the art in
> Open Spectrum and TVWS technologies and emerging regulations. The
> school will address the
> latest information from TVWS pilots around the world and will include
> hands-on sessions.
>
>
> The following key topics will be discussed:
> ? Radio Physics
> ? Software Defined Radio
> ? Cognitive Radio
> ? Open Spectrum Acess
> ? TV White Spaces Technologies
> Case studies from TV White deployments will be presented.
>
> PARTICIPATION:
>
> The School is expected to attract young scientists, engineers and
> scholars from countries
> which are members of the United Nations, UNESCO or IAEA may attend the
> School. The
> School will be conducted in English. Although the main purpose of the
> Centre is to help
> research workers from developing countries, through a programme of
> training activities within
> a framework of international cooperation, a limited number of graduate
> students and post-
> doctoral scientists from developed countries are also welcome to attend.
> As a rule, travel and subsistence expenses of the participants should
> be borne by the home
> institution. Every effort should be made by candidates to secure
> support for their fare (or at
> least half-fare). However, limited funds are available for some
> participants to be selected
> by the Organizers, who are nationals of, and working in, a developing
> country, and who are
> not more than 45 years old. Such support is available only for those
> who attend the entire
> activity. There is no registration fee.
>
> HOW TO APPLY FOR PARTICIPATION
>
> The application form can be accessed at the activity website
>
> http://agenda.ictp.it/smr.php?2573
>
> Deadline for requesting participation: 1st December 2013
>
> --------------------------------------------------
>
>
> Marco Zennaro, PhD
> Telecommunications / ICT for Development Laboratory
> the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
> Strada Costiera 11
> 34014 Trieste
> Italy
>
> Telephone:+39 040 2240 406 <tel:%2B39%20040%202240%C2%A0406>
> Web:http://wireless.ictp.it
>
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