Connecting the Unconnected by 2015
“Bridging the Digital Divide”
Donald M. Whiteside
VP Corporate Technology Group
Intel Corporation
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An Inclusive Society
Ubiquitous Broadband is the key enabler
Multi-modal communications
Education
Information access
Cultural & Entertainment
Citizenship Involvement
Medical Services
Commerce & Business; B2B & B2C
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Broadband is shaping all aspect of how we live
But The Digital
Divide Is Real
The Internet Is The
Great Growth Engine
Internet and Cellular Phone Users, Indexed Over
the Last 10 Years
Broadband
Penetration
16.0x
14.0x
Internet Users
30
12.0x
25
10.0x
20
8.0x
15
6.0x
Cellular Subscribers
4.0x
10
5
2.0x
0
0.0x
‘97 ‘98 ‘99 ‘00 ‘01 ‘02 ‘03
‘04 ‘05 ‘06
Source: Internet World Stats, RHK, Gartner
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Broadband Subs per 100 Inhabitants
KOR
US
GER
PRC
IND
Source: OECD, June 2005
Only Wireless can close the “Digital Divide”
ITU Spectrum Workshop Goal
“Ensure rational, efficient and
economic use of, and equitable
access to, the radio-frequency
spectrum”
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Spectrum by Region
Projected ’06-’08 Deployment Bands
CANADA
2.3, 2.5, 3.5 & 5.8 GHz
USA
2.5 & 5.8 GHz
Central & So America
2.5, 3.5 & 5.8 GHz
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EUROPE
3.5 & 5.8 GHz
Possible: 2.5 GHz
MIDDLE EAST
AFRICA
3.5 & 5.8 GHz
RUSSIA 3.5 & 5.8 GHz
Possible: 2.3, 2.5 GHz
ASIA PACIFIC
2.3, 2.5, 3.3, 3.5 &
5.8 GHz
Speaker
Name
Title of Speaker
There is much work to be done!
Spectrum Harmonization
What policies should we promote to achieve our goals of
ubiquitous connectivity and bridging the Digital Divide?
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Regulation Philosophy - Policy Based vs. Dedicated use
Liberalize spectrum licenses
Unlicensed “white spaces” (underlay & overlay)
Device certification rules that comprehend & stimulate
technology advances
• Global “Frequency” Harmonization
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Spectrum Policy Guidelines
y FLEXIBLE management of spectrum allows nations to
benefit from the coming wireless revolution
– New technological developments will allow many radios on a single chip
– Flexible policies ensure superior availability to cost-effective services and
access devices
y Policies need to support rapid technology innovation
– Regulation specifying which technologies an operator may deploy risks
becoming obsolete
– License holders should be able to deploy the best solution for their
market, as long as they adhere to regulation
y Usage models are evolving AND converging
– Fixed, Nomadic and Mobile
services are converging
– Spectrum policy should enable usage models to evolve
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What is needed at the International level
International and National authorities should work
towards a pro innovation spectrum policy
characterized by :
Lower barriers to access to spectrum, improving
efficiency, promoting innovation, greater flexibility for
users and more choice for consumers
A fully functioning internal market needs to find the right
balance between
• technology neutrality
• Open, transparent, proportionate, nondiscriminatory
• Efficient use of spectrum and avoidance of
interference
• Competitive and innovative environment
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