Wireless Broadband
in the Global Scene
Broadband Wireless
Wireless Access
Access
Broadband
for rural
rural and
and remote
remote areas
areas
for
for the
the ASP
ASP Region
Region
for
Colin Langtry
Counsellor SG 8, ITU-BR
Ranking: ITU Digital Access Indicators
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Broadband global initiative
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Connecting the world
World population:
Not having broadband:
6.4 billion
6.3 billion
“…The economic and social case for developing
broadband access is very strong and takes on
added significance for rural and remote
communities, where improved communications
can address a variety of challenges posed by
distance.”
OECD, April 2004.
New fact: broadband wireless is emerging as a
platform to provide low-cost, high-performance
access networks in rural and remote areas.
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Wireless & wired broadband access
Wired access systems mostly in urban areas.
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BWA in rural areas
is becoming the ideal
means of extending
the capabilities of the
wired access systems.
Australia
Canada
Japan
Korea
New Zealand
USA
DSL
Cable Modem
Rural Pop
Source: OECD, 2004.
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Broadband Wireless Access
“This
“This will
will revolutionize
revolutionize society,
society, just
just as
as mobile
mobile
telephony
revolutionized
society
in
the
1980s”
telephony revolutionized society in the 1980s”,,
Mike
Mike Galvin,
Galvin, Director
Directorof
ofInternet
InternetOperations,
Operations, BT.
BT.
“The
“The proposal
proposal for
for Internet
Internet access
access through
through
fixed
fixed wireless,
wireless, which
which led
led to
to major
major losses
losses at
at
Winstar,
Winstar, Teligent,
Teligent, as
as well
well as
as at
at AT&T
AT&T Wireless
Wireless
and
and Sprint,
Sprint, may
may yet
yet turn
turn out
out to
to be
be the
the best
best way
way
to
to provide
provide residential
residential broadband
broadband access.”
access.”,,
Andrew
AndrewOdlyzko,
Odlyzko, Univ.
Univ. of
of
Minnesota
Minnesota
Business Model Shift
Centrally-planned
Market-driven
fibre
ISDN
Wi-Fi hotspots
satellite
fixed-telephony
ADSL
FWA
cellular
cable-modem
Regulated
MVNO
BWA
VoIP
Open competition
Utility-based
Technology-based
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Status & roles of BWA
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Systems for BWA
• IMT-2000 (3G)
and systems beyond
• IEEE 802.16
• IEEE 802.20
• HiperMAN
• Satellite
• HAPS
• P-MP
• MMDS
• Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b
IEEE 802.11a
IEEE 802.11g
IEEE 802.11i
• Free space optics
• HiperLAN2
•Ultra wideband
Etc….
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The road to BWA
Need
Market
Technology
• Spectrum & regulations
• Radio interface standards
• Sharing and interworking
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