Wireless Broadband Access

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1 Wireless Broadband Access Fueling Growth in Latin America, Today and Tomorrow Tony Sarallo Director of Distribution, Latin America Motorola Canopy Products Telephony/IT Connectivity Workshop Santiago, Chile November 20-21, 2003

2 Topics What is Broadband? The Economic and Social Benefits of Broadband Challenges for Broadband Availability in Latin America The Solution is Wireless Regulatory Implications

3 What is Broadband? Public: Data access to the Internet at speeds several orders of magnitude faster than 56kbps dial-up 256 kbps minimum, 1 Mbps typical Capable of delivering rich media Always-on connection Private: Low-cost, high-speed alternative to dedicated data circuits

4 Broadband Applications Business Internet Access Consumer Internet Access Distance Learning Tele-Medicine Tele-Commuting E-Government Agriculture Public Safety National Security Tourism Applications for Persons with Disabilities Enterprise Connectivity Voice and Data Backhaul E-Commerce Emergency Response IP Telephony Campus Connectivity Remote Surveillance Utility Control & Monitoring Small Business Assistance WiFi Hot-Spot Backhaul and Dozens More!

5 Economic and Social Benefits of Broadband Broadband is an accelerator of economic and social developments* Benefits include: Increased Productivity Efficiencies in the Distribution of Goods, Services and Information Better Access to Basic Services such as Health Care and Education Data, Voice and Video Services at Lower Prices Broadband delivers Digital Inclusion! *Sources: The Economic and Social Benefits of Broadband Deployment, TIA, October 2003

6 How does Latin America Stack Up? Still On Dial-Up LACA North America EMEA ASIA Broadband Subscribers Total Internet Subscribers All Figures in Millions Source: ITU

7 Technology Gap North America & Europe vs. LDC s Cellular Deployments Internet Age Technology Gap Widening Slows Advent of Cellular Technology Gap Exploding Exacerbated by Poor Economic Conditions Gov t Sponsored (e- Gov t) Initiatives Can Close Gap Point to Consider: PC Penetration Socio-Political Impact LMDS/MMDS Investment Economic/Currency Issues Impact: Access via Schools (e-mexico) Powerful Political Agenda Item Carriers Likely to Fight Canopy Lite Lack of Basic Connectivity Early 20 th Century Late 20 th Century 21 st Century Bottom Line: FWA Deployments Can Dramatically Narrow the Technology Gap Similar to the Effect of Cellular Where Wire Line Connectivity Did Not Exist

8 What are the Challenges? Challenges for Increased Broadband Availability in Latin America Technology Challenges DSL technology is limited to 12,000 feet from telephone Central Office Cable Internet is cost-prohibitive if not already deployed Satellite speeds are limited lead to Economic Challenges Deploying wired broadband networks is costly and time-consuming Availability is limited to high-density urban areas

9 The Solution is Wireless Wireless Broadband delivers speeds equivalent to wired alternatives Overcomes physical obstacles and rights-of-way concerns Deployment is easier, faster and more costeffective Can be used to extend existing wired networks The latest transmission and production technologies, such as those used in Motorola s Canopy products, finally makes wireless costcompetitive with wired networks

10 Information Highway San Luis Province - Argentina Blue lines Last Mile Access Red lines Backbone Information Highway is a government program in the San Luis Province of Argentina dedicated to increasing efficiency and improving the quality of public services like education, health, public safety and community services, based on communications, applications and technology infrastructure

11 Sobral Brazil Digital Inclusion projects Telemedicine Distance Learning Municipal Use Surveillance High-speed Internet Access for hotels and businesses

12 Wireless Broadband Worldwide Over 65 Countries have already Deployed Wireless Broadband Canada USA Mexico Belize El Salvador Costa Rica Panama Colombia Venezuela Guyana Brazil Ecuador Uruguay Chile Argentina Ireland United Kingdom Bermuda Bahamas Jamaica Dominican Republic Puerto Rico Turkey Israel Iraq U.A.E. Egypt Togo Mali Ghana Nigeria Botswana Seychelles Zimbabwe South Africa Guinea Poland Russia Bosnia Hungary Bulgaria Serbia Armenia Ukraine Kazakhstan Nepal Pakistan India Sri Lanka Bangladesh Cambodia Vietnam China Mongolia Japan Hong Kong Taiwan Singapore Brunei Malaysia Thailand Indonesia Philippines New Zealand Australia

13 Creating the Opportunity Governments can take an active role to address the social and economic needs by making broadband deployment a priority Consider e-country program such as those adopted by Japan and Mexico Leverage the substantial purchasing power of central and local governments to enable broadband connections to every school, college, library and hospital in the country Build partnership projects to rollout broadband to rural and remote communities and targeted urban areas Provide regulatory and commercial incentives to accelerate broadband deployments Help publicise the benefits of broadband through education and awareness programs

14 Regulatory Considerations Implement policies and regulations that encourage investment in new and diverse communications technologies Implement regulations that enable Public service as well as Private network applications Consider policies adopted by the International community

15 Additional Resources The Economic and Social Benefits of Broadband Deployment, TIA, ITU Internet Report 2003: The birth of Broadband Broadband: Stimulating Economies and the Telecommunications Industry, UNI World Telecom Conference, Download/WTPC02/World press conference Broadband-en.doc Economic and Social Benefits of Rural Telecommunications: A Report to the World Bank, Prof. H. Hudson, University of San Francisco, of Rural Communication.pdf Mesa Networks Bridges the Continental Divide with the Canopy Fixed Wireless Broadband Platform, Beyond Wireless, A Collection of Case Studies,

16 Questions?

17 Thank You!