International Telecommunication Union
Meeting UNICT Open
Telecommunications Access
Goals Using SWANSAT
How Shareware Telecommunications
Can Bridge the Digital Divide
William P. Welty, Ph.D.
Manager, SWANSAT Holdings, LLC
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Mobile Telecommunications and Fixed/Mobile Convergence – The Realities Going Forward
Kyiv, Ukraine • 12 – 14 September 2005
What is SWANSAT?
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A constellation of high powered
geosynchronous orbit (GSO)
telecommunications satellites
Provides two-way broadband
services utilizing 6 GHz of W-band
spectrum
Planned deployment for mid-2010
Owned by non-profit charitable
groups
ITU- T Workshop
Mobile Telecommunications and Fixed/Mobile Convergence
The Realities Going Forward
Kyiv, Ukraine • 12 – 14 September 2005
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What is SWANSAT?
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ITU- T Workshop
Mobile Telecommunications and Fixed/Mobile Convergence
The Realities Going Forward
Kyiv, Ukraine • 12 – 14 September 2005
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UNICT Strategies for Technologies
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o No charge to implement
telecommunications capacity
o Tasked to help “coalesce and scale up
efforts”
o Tasked to facilitate and support
“coordinating and collaboration”
ITU- T Workshop
Mobile Telecommunications and Fixed/Mobile Convergence
The Realities Going Forward
Kyiv, Ukraine • 12 – 14 September 2005
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UNICT Strategies for Technologies
ITU-T o Commitment to give high priority to the
needs of least developed and low-income
countries
o Tasked to work toward ensuring
“sustainable results and the harmonious
development of a global network society”
o WITHOUT endorsing any specific plan
ITU- T Workshop
Mobile Telecommunications and Fixed/Mobile Convergence
The Realities Going Forward
Kyiv, Ukraine • 12 – 14 September 2005
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The SWANSAT Shareware Model
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o Licensed through forward-thinking
Republic of Nauru for optimal regulatory
efficiency and receptivity to innovation
o Based on the three main motivations that
inform all international business models:
Desire for Gain
Avoidance of Failure
Hope of Accomplishment
ITU- T Workshop
Mobile Telecommunications and Fixed/Mobile Convergence
The Realities Going Forward
Kyiv, Ukraine • 12 – 14 September 2005
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The SWANSAT Shareware Model
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o Eliminates ANY need for a One Percent
Movement tax on system chip sets:
Tax Deductible Gifts Appeal to Greed
Provision of Broadband Services to
the Underserved Builds Public
Relations
Contributions to Sustainable
Development Contributes to
Corporate Ego
Offers Market Opportunities that
Otherwise Would be Avoided
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Mobile Telecommunications and Fixed/Mobile Convergence
The Realities Going Forward
Kyiv, Ukraine • 12 – 14 September 2005
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For Further Information
William P. Welty, Ph.D.
SWANSAT Project
215 East Orangethorpe Avenue, Suite 300
Fullerton, CA 92832-3017 USA
Email: william@swansat.com
ITU- T Workshop
Mobile Telecommunications and Fixed/Mobile Convergence – The Realities Going Forward
Kyiv, Ukraine • 12 – 14 September 2005