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4th Generation
Regulation
Alan Horne
ICT Senior Telecom Expert
13th Global Symposium for Regulators
“4th Generation regulation: driving digital
communications ahead”
Warsaw, Poland, 3-5 July 2013
The views expressed in this presentation are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the ITU or its Membership.
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Changing Environment
Regional
Commissi
on e.g.
EU, AU
Regional
Directives
Regional
Policy
International
institutions
e.g. UN, WTO,
ITU
National
constitution
National
Government
Agreements
ITU
Network
convergence
National
Policy
National
Legislation
Standard
s/
Recomme
ndations
Regulator(s)
Self/coregulation
Consumer
impact &
response
Regulation
Stand
ards
Org
ICAN
N
Commercial
companies
behaviour
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Broadband delivered over
mobile devices
Estimated active and fixed mobile broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, 2013*
67.5 48.0 46.0 Active mobile
broadband
Fixed
broadband
27.0 22.4 18.9 17.1 13.5 10.9 7.6 3.3 Europe
The Americas
CIS
Asia & Pacific
Arab States
0.3 Africa
Note:* Estimate
Source: ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators database.
International
Telecommunication
Union
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WiFi
Digital converged IP World
TV
production
Operator 2
IP core
network
(Converged
fixed/mobi
le network)
OTT service providers
Mass
storage
Radio
Fibre ring
production
Point to point
backhaul
3G/4G/WiMax mast
Operator 1
IP core
network
(Converged
fixed/mobile
network)
Office/home
WiFi
WiMax
Office/
home
WiFi
Fibre ring
3G/4G/WiMax mast
Smart phone, tablet
or lap top
Street box
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Top 15 Social networking sites
1st 750,000,000
5th 70,500,000
9th 19,500,000
13th 7,500,000
2nd 250,000,000
6th 65,000,000
10th 17,500,000
14th 5,400,000
3rd 110,000,000
7th 25,500,000
11th 12,500,000
15th 4,000,000
4th 85,500,000
8th 20,500,000
12th 12,000,000
Source eBizMBA May 2013
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Evolving role of regulators
Universal Access
to broadband
internet
Convergence
Networks
Services
Competition
Regulator
Consumer protection
Inappropriate content,
unwanted
communications, privacy
Net
neutrality
Spectrum
Management
Institutional
efficiencies
Balanced Regulation
& Co/self regulation
Licensing
Authorizations
Interconnection
Co-operation
International,
Regional
Consultation
Collaboration
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4th Generation Regulator
Universal Access
to broadband
internet
Convergence
Networks
Services
Competition
Consumer protection
Inappropriate
content, unwanted
communications,
privacy
Regulator
Net
neutrality
4th Generation
Regulator
Economic and
Social
Development
Institutional
efficiencies
Licensing
Authorizations
Spectrum
Management
Balanced
Regulation
& Co/self
regulation
Co-operation
International,
Regional
Consultation
Collaboration
Interconnection
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Sustainable broadband needs
community wide involvement
Education
Community
Access
Satellite
3G/4G/WiMax
Wire/cable
Network
Optical fibre
southAfrica.info
Medical experts
NetDoctor
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Conclusion
 Competition & Technology development
 Convergence of services
 Realisation of benefits to economic &
social development
 4th Generation Regulator implementing
Government Policy
 Balancing regulatory measures to
achieve objectives
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Telecommunication
Union
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With effective cooperation of all
stakeholders and the right
balance of regulation, together
we will maximise the immense
benefit the digital ecosystem
can bring to the people of our
world.
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