The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) recently participated in the 2nd FIFA World Broadcaster Meeting organised by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA).
The meeting was attended by representatives of Media Rights Licensees (MRLs). The CRA participated in the demo hall of the meeting as it’s the responsible authority for regulating and managing all the affairs related to the use of the radio spectrum and is the competent authority to approve the radiocommunications and telecom terminal equipment in Qatar.
Through its participation, the CRA aimed to familiarise MRLs with the applicable procedures for obtaining radio spectrum, testing and tagging, in addition to the procedures followed by CRA regarding monitoring the spectrum before and during the event to ensure the optimal use of radio spectrum in Qatar.
It is worth mentioning that the CRA is one of the entities classified as a service provider for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in all the matters that fall under its mandate, through managing, assigning, licensing, and monitoring the use of radio spectrum. This is to ensure that stakeholders use and operate various
radiocommunications stations during the event in the manner as required in high-quality, without interruption as a result of radio interferences or other technical matters related to operation and may affect their operational or organisational procedures, or on the event’s media coverage.
In November 2020, the CRA published the Spectrum Plan for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, in line with the FIFA milestones to publish plan two years before the start of the event by the responsible authority in the host country. The plan considers all the aspects related to hosting this international event from a spectrum perspective, to achieve the desired success for the event before and during hosting it in Qatar.
