Exploiting the broadband opportunity: lessons from South
Korea and Japan
Policy, Regulation &
Infrastructure
Mike Short
Vice President 02
Chairman Mobile Data Association
Prof. Rahim Tafazoli
University of Surrey
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Exploiting the broadband opportunity: lessons from South Korea and Japan
Market Background
South Korea
15.8 m households
Japan
42 m households
United Kingdom
22.4 m households
11.9 m (Dec 04)
6.9m (Dec 04)
4 m (Dec 04)
1m (Dec 04)
20.5 m (June 05)
14 m (June 05)
3.25 m (June 05)
3.25 m (June 05)
8.8 m (Sept 05)
6.4 m (Sept 05)
2.4 m (Sept 05)
-
38.3 m (Q4 2005)
25.8 m (Q4 2005)
12.5 m (Q4 2005)
90.2 m (Q4 2005)
61m (Q4 2005)
29 m (Q4 2005)
65.5 m (Q4 2005)
60.6 m (Q4 2005)
4.9 m (Q4 2005)
Fixed
Total Broadband
xDSL
Cable
FTTx
Mobile
Total Mobile
2G
3G
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Korea Fixed Broadband
Fixed Broadband Operators
Market Share
KT
52%
Hanaro
23%
Thrunet
7.8%
Others (incl Powercom, Diacom, etc)
17%
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Korea Product Portfolio
Brand
Service
Technology
Speed
Price
Place
Megapass
Lite
XDSL, Satellite,
BWLL, LAN
4Mbps (Up/Down)
$25
Households
Premium
XDSL
4Mbps UP
13 Mbps Down
$34
Households
Special
VDSL
4Mbps UP
20/50 Mbps Down
$38
Large
apartments
Ntopia
Ethernet
100 Mbps (Up/Down)
$30
New
buildings &
apartments
Nespot Family
WLAN
11-54 Mbps
(Up/Down)
Megapass
+ $10
SOHO,
SME,
Hotspot
Nespot
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Japan Product Portfolio
Brand
Service
Technology
Speed
Price
Place
Yahoo! BB
ADSL
8M
ADSL
8Mbps Down
1 Mbps Up
$26
Household
12M
12 Mbps Down
1Mbps Up
$30
26M
26 Mbps Down
1 Mbps Up
$33
50M
50 Mbps Down
3 Mbps Up
$34
50M Revo
50.3 Mbps Down
12.5 Mbps Up
$36
Yahoo! BB
Hikari
Hikari
Home
Fibre to the
Home
100 Mbps (UP/
Down)
Access line 1Gbps
Backbone 60Gbps
$58
Individual
house
Hikari
Mansion
Fibre to the
apartment block
then Ethernet
100Mbps Down
50Mbps up
Access line 1Gbps
Backbone 60Gbps
$25
Apartment
within an
apartment
block
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Next Generation Network
• Create network integration architecture with a
long-term perspective into future (2015)
• Respond to rapid increases in traffic
• Allow autonomous connection
• Optimum network resource allocation
• Independent of the current Internet
architecture (post-IP)
• Research on going for 100Tbps optical
routers, new address space, routing and
signalling technologies, enhanced
functionalities and survivability through alloptic network
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Roadmap to NGN
• NICT launched JGN, 1999, High speed
communication infrastructure 5Gbps
• JGN-II capable of 20Gbps, in 2004
• Available for use by public sector,
national research institutes and
Universities
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NGN-2015 targets
• Network Architecture
• Enhanced functionalties in Addressing, routing and ignalling
• High reliability & survivability
• Autonomous/distributed operation and control for support of
systems such as RFID & various sensors for Ubiquitous
network environments
• Flexible management/Control
• Peta bit level TX processing/capacity
• Interserver TX at Tera bit level, U.H.S storage access and
distribution
• Advanced photonic node technology
• Integrated router supporting all-optical packet processing,
• Near Shannon limit optical communications
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NGN Basic Concept
Application/ Management
Secure independent Service development
by a variety of service players
Support of dynamic network control responding to
customer and service needs
Service Control
Core Control
Access
Support of communication reliability and
end-to-end quality of service
Support a diversity of access technologies
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NGN Core Network
Edge
Relay
Optical wavelength multiplex Mesh architecture
to achieve large bandwidth, survivability and simplification
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NGN Broadband Access
Technologies
Category
System
Standard
Freq.
Cellular
Mobile
4G
0.8, 1.7, 2, 5 GHz
MAN
Fixed
WiMAX IEEE 802.16, 16a, 16d
Under 3.5GHz
Mobile
WiMAX IEEE 802.16e, WiBro
2 to 6 GHz
Cars
ITS
5.8, 60, 76 GHz
Railway
IEEE 802.11a
5GHz
WLAN
Nomadic
IEEE 802.11
5GHz
Satellite
Disaster Prevention
-
45/40GHz
Marine
-
5.7 & Ku: 12~18GHz
Satellite
Digital Broadcast
2.6GHz
Terrestrial
Digital Broadcast
???
Transportation
DMB
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U-Korea IT 8-3-9 Strategy
Services
Name of Project
Near-term Goal
Mid-to-Long Term
Goal
WiBro Service
Standardisation, establish
Licensing Framework
Service Launch (’06)
DMB Service
License Broadcasting Station,
Service Launch
Interactive Service (‘06)
Home Network Service
Provide the service to 0.5M
Homes(VoD/Electronic
Control)
10M Home Network Services
Houses (’07)
Telematics Service
Establish Information Centre,
Pilot Project Launch
10M Service Users(‘07)
RFID-based Service
Allocate freq., develop core
technologies
5% Global Market Share (’07)
W-CDMA Service
Allow subsidies, support
Tech. Development
Nationwide Net. Across Cities
(’06)
Terrestrial D-TV
End Standard Dispute,
Expand coverage
Nationwide network (’05)
Internet Telephony (VoIP)
Establish Service Framework,
Allocate Numbers
4M Users (’06)
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U-Korea IT 8-3-9 Strategy
Infrastructures
Name of Project
Near-term Goal
Mid-to-Long Term Goal
BcN
Develop Tech., Establish
Network for R&D Use
20M Users (’10)
Establish Framework,
Pilot Project Launch
Realize U-Life (’10)
Support Pilot project,
Develop Equipment
Switch Over to All-IPv6
(’10)
U-Sensor Network
IPv6
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U-Korea IT 8-3-9 Strategy
New Growth
Engines
Name of Project
Near-term Goal
Mid-to-Long Term
Goal
NGMC
Develop Portable Internet
Prototype
Develop 4G Mobile Comms.
Prototype (’07)
Digital TV
Develop Terrestrial DMB TransReceiver
Telecom & Broadcast Convergent
Service Server/Devices (’07)
Home Network
Develop Wired & Wireless
Convergent Home Server
Telecom & Broadcast & Games
Convergent Home Server (’07)
IT SoC
Develop Korean-made
Multimedia Chipset for Mobile
Phone
Develop as one of the three Major
Countries in IT SoC (’07)
Next Generation PC
Introduce Watch-type PC
Wearable PC (’07)
Embedded SW
Build Embedded SW in 100 kinds
of Domestic Products
50% Domestic market Share of
Korea-made Embedded SW(’07)
Digital Contents
Develop Multi-Platform Game
Engines
One of the Three Major Open
Source SW producers (’07)
Telematics
Establish Test-bed for Tech.
Verification
In-Vehicle Mobile Office (’07)
Intelligent Service Robot
Develop Humanoid that
Recognises its Master
20% Global Market share (’07)
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U-Japan
• E-Japan (2001-2005)
• Network infrastructure
• Ubiquitous Japan
• Ubiquitous network infrastructure
– Easy access to the network
» Anytime, by anything and anyone
• U-Japan (2010)
• Ubiquitous: Connects everyone and everything
• Universal: People friendly-contacts from heart to
heart
• User-oriented: Integration of user viewpoints
• Unique: Generation of individual vitality
• More user-centric than U-Korea
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U-Japan
• Three pillars
– Seamless ubiquitous network
– Use of ICT to resolve 21st Century issues
– Upgrading of ICT usage environment
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U-Japan
Seamless Ubiquitous Network
By 2010 100% of Citizen to have High or
Ultra high-speed Internet Access
Seamless access both fibre and wireless Nets
•Open freq. Policy
•Convergence of Fixed & Mobile
•Convergence of Telecom & Broadcast
•Upgrade IP infrastructure to IPv6
Nationwide establishment of Broadband Infrastructure
•Alleviation of Broadband Divide
•Promoting ICT in local communities
•Promoting Digital Broadcast
•Promoting competition policy
Network Real Objects
•Developing IC tags, sensor Net and network of robots
•Network of Consumer electronics
•Creating applications of ITS & GIS
•Developing Ubiquitous Terminal
Developing Infrastructure for Network collaboration
•Ubiquitous platform
•Secure interoperability among different networks
•High network reliability
•Infrastructure for e-commerce
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U-Japan
Enhancing ICT Usage
By 2010 80% of Citizen to appreciate the
role of ICT in resolving issues
Social system reform by ICT
•Enlightening social and business reform by ICT
usage
•Administrative reform fostering ICT Usage
•Reform of product distribution system
•Promoting e-government and local e-government
Promoting creation, trading and use of contents
•Transactions such as trading of digital contents
•Creation and use of digital archives
•Attractive contents
•Establishing Japan brand as Soft Power
Promoting Universal design
•Advanced agent technology
•User interface
•Ensure information accessibility
•Support systems of ICT usage for the aged and
disabled
ICT human resource development
•Nurturing human resources with high ICT skill
•Support incubation of ICT venture business
•Literacy and education reform
•Encouraging civil participation
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U-Japan
Usage Environment
By 2010 80% of Citizen to feel
comfortable with ICT
Identify issues related to negative impacts
Identify 100 negative aspects of the ubiquitous
network society in 10 categories
Promoting ICT safety and security 21strategy
•Identify 21 priority issues with significant social
impact and develop strategies for addressing them
Establish a Ubiquitous Network Society
Charter
•Comprehensive charter for worldwide release
setting out the basic principles and shared
understanding of ubiquitous network society
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U-Japan
Key Characteristics
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Visionary
Holistic
Pragmatic
Paradigm shift in thinking
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Trust, authentication, safety &
Security
• Both U-(Korea & Japan) recognise the
risks of Ubiquitous world
• Plans in place to address problems
• Safety & security
• Digital inclusion
» Overcoming Urban/Rural divides
» Age & Disability
• Identity and authentication
» E.g. use of social security number (in Korea)
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Safety & security
Japanese user concerns relating to their use of ubiquitous network services (2003)
Fraud and unscrupulous methods of business
Leaks and improper use of personal information in the possession of businesses
Improper access to and use of personal information
Increasing complexity of services and devices
Infection by computer viruses etc…
Possibility of being monitored by 3rd parties including family
Excessive reliance on ICT devices
Decline in thinking abilities and reading/writing skills
Weakening of personal relationships
None in particular
Other
No response
62.7%
59.7%
58.2%
49.2%
37.8%
37.5%
35.7%
34.7%
24.7%
7.7%
2.3%
1.2%
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