About Michael J. Lynch
Michael J. Lynch currently chairs TIA’s TR-51, Smart Utility Networks (SUN) and IEEE 802.18, the Radio Regulatory Technical Advisory Group. In the latter role he is also the IEEE SA Technical Liaison to ITU-R. Mr. Lynch was Nortel Network’s global prime for spectrum regulatory policy. As such he was responsible for defining the spectrum support requirements for all Nortel spectrum dependent products, both unlicensed and licensed. His responsibilities included representing Nortel Networks before the United States Government on matters of spectrum use and policy. Mr. Lynch’s leadership role in developing SUN standards complements his continued participation in spectrum management and telecom regulatory matters.
Mr. Lynch has extensive telecommunications experience.
He has over twenty years of experience in spectrum management and planning including a number of years as a military spectrum manager. Mr. Lynch was a member of the U.S. Delegation to WRC-95, WRC-97, WRC-00, WRC-03 and WRC-07. He took an active role on behalf of IMT-2000 spectrum at the CPM in November, 1999, and the subsequent identification of the 2.5 GHz band by WRC-2000. Beginning in 1995 Mr. Lynch had a leading role in analyzing sharing issues in the 3.5 GHz band and its identification for use by the fixed and mobile services. In the 2004 – 2007 time frame he promoted in ITU-R and CITEL the use of the 700 MHz frequency band which was subsequently identified by WRC-07 for IMT.
Other responsibilities
Included being the prime for Nortel Network’s live air licensing, radio related participation in CITEL’s Permanent Consultative Committee II (Radiocommunication including Broadcast), the Asia Pacific Telecommunity (APT), ETSI and CEPT. He is an active participant in ITU-R WP5A and WP5D. In addition to having served on the U.S. ITU Association (USITUA) Board of Directors Mr. Lynch chaired the Spectrum Policy Working Group (SPWG) of TIA’s Public Policy Committee. He continues to chair the IEEE 802.18 Radio Regulatory Technical Advisory Group (RR-TAG). As the RR-TAG chair he also serves as the IEEE SA Technical Liaison to the ITU-R.
