Events

The Spectrum & Innovation conferences are international events organised every year by the ANFR, intended to bring together direct or indirect spectrum players to discuss service-related issues. 

The purpose is to raise awareness of the issues surrounding radio frequencies among a wide range of digital professionals. 

The various topics covered by the Spectrum & Innovation conferences:

• 1^st edition (June 2013): Frequencies, a lever for economic growth
• 2^nd edition (November 2014): Frequencies at the service of the individual
• 3^rd edition (8 December 2015): What frequencies for tomorrow's networks
• 4^th edition (December 2016: Spectrum management: what strategy to adopt to meet changing use patterns?
• 5^th edition (October 2018): Frequencies at the heart of three revolutions: 5G, Space and Mobility
• 6^th edition (March 2023): New space communications and innovation in the gaming era

Discover the Spectrum & Innovation conference website

The FrHack! Hackathons

In line with will for openness, since 2016 ANFR has been organising an annual hackathon, FrHack! This initiative allows citizens from a variety of backgrounds (students, radio amateurs, developers, geo-mathematicians, etc.) to pool their skills and expertise on topics proposed by the Agency in order to prototype innovating digital services.

Find out more about the next FrHack! hackathon

The various topics covered by FrHack! :

• 1^st edition: 18 & 19 May 2016: Frequencies
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• 2^nd edition: 20 & 21 May 2017: Making the invisible visible
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• 3^rd edition: 28 & 29 May 2018: Frequency management during natural disasters
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• 4^th edition: 25 & 26 May 2019: New services, new technology: finding your place in a crowded spectrum (Relive the 2019 Hackathon) 
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• 5th edition: 19 & 20 November 2022: "Measuring, simulating and visualising our spectral environment” (Relive the 2022 Hackathon) 

The frequency workshops have been organised by the ANFR since 2020. These workshops generally take place over a half day and focus on the latest developments in spectrum use. These workshops, which are open to the public, provide an opportunity to discuss strategic spectrum issues with professionals.

A look back at the various frequency workshops:

• 1st edition: Emerging spectrum uses in the transport sector: smart transport, future rail communications and drones.
• 2nd edition: The 2023 World Radiocommunication Conference, the challenges?
• 3rd edition: Constellations and new space applications
• 4th edition: Where do we stand on spectrum sharing? How can we change the paradigm? 
• 5th edition: Drones and mobile networks: frequency issues and prospects 
• 6th edition: French positions for the 2023 World Radiocommunication Conference 
• 7th edition: Short range device/ Ultra wideband: small devices for big uses
• 8th edition: Frequencies are also used to wage war 

Find out more about the frequency workshops

As part of the partnership between the National Frequency Agency and MSL France covering the 2023 Viva Technology Trade Show, the ANFR is in charge of coordinating and checking all the frequencies during the event of 14 to 17 June 2023.

Applicants for temporary frequencies must fill in the downloadable authorisation application below and return it in Excel format to the following email address: tempo@anfr.fr

The applications will be examined by the ANFR up to their final frequency assignment phase.

Auxiliary sound equipment (PMSE audio) must be declared on the Frequency Blockchain application:  https://blockchainfrequences.anfr.fr/home

To find out more 

• Excel form with video tutorials
• Auxiliary programme making and broadcast sound equipment (PMSE)
• The 2020 National Frequency Assignment Table
• Temporary digital mobile video links
• SNG: temporary satellite links for video-reporting purposes
• Professional mobile networks (PMN)
• Blockchain use tutorials for PMSE audio frequencies