Spectrum Requirements for Advanced International Mobile Telecommunications: Sudan Case Study

Abstract

To deploy the IMT-Advanced technologies in Sudan (Republic of) we must know how much radio spectrum resources that we need, and by determining the required spectrum for the Sudan we could help the regulatory body taking their decisions and actions. In this thesis, we determinedSudan IMT-Advanced technology requirements, and studiedthe market behavior and forecast the needs in the future, and then customized a new model with different scenarios to estimate the required spectrum for Sudan to be able to use the IMT-Advancedtill 2025. These scenarios were modeled according to the number of operators that may use these technologies with a precaution to any new entrants in the future. To calculatethe required spectrum the ITU-R SPECtrum requirement calcULATOR “SPECULATOR” model was used, and it had been customized to meet the Sudan market situationsand forecasts.