<h1 class="contentheading clearfix">
<a href="http://www.bnltimes.com/index.php/daily-times/headlines/business/5307-macra-briefs-ict-sector-on-new-itu-resolutions" class="contentpagetitle">
Macra briefs ICT sector on new ITU resolutions </a>
</h1>
<div class="article-tools clearfix">
<dl class="article-info clearfix"><dd class="create">
Friday, 23 March 2012 14:11 </dd><dd class="createdby">
Henry Mchazime </dd></dl>
</div>
<div class="itp-fshare-floating" id="itp-fshare" style><div class="itp-fshare-fbl">
<span></span>
</div>
<div class="itp-fshare-tw">
</div>
<div class="itp-fshare-su">
</div>
<div class="itp-fshare-lin">
<span class="IN-widget" style="line-height:1;vertical-align:baseline;display:inline-block;text-align:center"><span style="padding:0pt!important;margin:0pt!important;text-indent:0pt!important;display:inline-block!important;vertical-align:baseline!important;font-size:1px!important"><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1332767874965_1-container" class="IN-top IN-empty"><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1332767874965_1" class="IN-top"><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1332767874965_1-inner" class="IN-top"><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1332767874965_1-content" class="IN-top">0</span></span></span></span></span><br>
<span style="padding:0pt!important;margin:0pt!important;text-indent:0pt!important;display:inline-block!important;vertical-align:baseline!important;font-size:1px!important"><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1332767874910_0"><a id="li_ui_li_gen_1332767874910_0-link"><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1332767874910_0-logo">in</span><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1332767874910_0-title"><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1332767874910_0-mark"></span><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1332767874910_0-title-text">Share</span></span></a></span></span></span>
</div>
<div class="itp-fshare-gone">
</div>
<div class="itp-fshare-fbsh">
</div>
</div><div class="ja-thumbnailwrap thumb-right" style="width:200px">
<div class="ja-thumbnail clearfix">
<div class="thumbnail" style>
<a rel="jagroupgroup" class="fancyboxgroup" href="http://www.bnltimes.com/index.php/daily-times/headlines/business/images/stories/Nsaliwa_copy.jpg" title="">
http://www.bnltimes.com/index.php/daily-times/headlines/business/5307-macra-briefs-ict-sector-on-new-itu-resolutions<br>
</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p>The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) on Wednesday
took time to brief the local telecommunications and ICT sectors on the
new resolution made at the World Radio Communication conference in
Geneva last month.</p>
<p>Opening the meeting in Blantyre Macra Director General Charles
Nsaliwa said the outcome of the WRC conference would ensure proper
utilisation and management of radio frequencies which is a vital and
scarce resource for the ICT industry.</p>
<p>He said it was impressive that most of the resolutions which were made locally and at regional level were adopted.</p>
<p>"This year the conference made a number of key decisions with respect
to a number of areas such as identification of the second 'digital
dividend' that will enable the introduction of more high speed broadband
wireless access systems, facilitate harmonisation of frequencies for
electronic news gathering and enhance the coordination of process to
ensure long term spectrum availability," said Nsaliwa.</p>
<p>He added that further studies have been proposed on the harmonisation
of short range devices on a global scale and revise the channelling
arrangements of some bands to facilitate introductions of digital
technologies.</p>
<p>Speaking earlier Macra Deputy Director of Spectrum Management Lloyd
Momba said the resolutions would be implemented in the next two to three
years.</p>
<p>"Our focus is to ensure the long term availability of spectrum for
all technologies and we will continue to conduct wide consultations on
these issues as we strive for a common position," Momba said.</p>
<p>The WRC conference is organised by the Radio Communications Section
of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) every three to four
years to widely discuss and finds solutions to technical issues
regarding radio communications services across the globe.</p>