state of broadband 2016
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THE STATE OF BROADBAND 2016 REPORT
Phillippa BiggsITU
15 September 2016
Agenda
1. The Shifting Digital Divide2. High-level Trends3. Broadband Commission targets4. Viewpoints:
- Commissioners- Corporate Viewpoints- Perspectives from Government
5. Conclusions
1. The Shifting Digital Divide – from basic telephony to Internet
The digital divide is shifting from basic phones to Internet, with mobile broadband a key driver of growth in Internet access –half of all subscriptions now broadband-enabled:
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Population Mobilesubscriptions
Unique MobileSubscribers
Mobilebroadband
Fixedbroadband
Projected Global Totals, 2016 Year End
Source: ITU.
Remaining no unconnectedPeople
Internet users
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2. High-level Trends – Totals over Time
Source: Ericsson.
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2. High-level Trends – Regulatory Developments, 2005-2015
Source: ITU.
2. High-level Trends – 4G
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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016*
Cumulative number of countries with live 4G LTE networks, 2009-2016
* as of Q2 2016
Asia & Pacific
Other Economies
CIS countries
The Americas
Africa
Arab States
Europe countries
Source: GSMAi.
2. High-level Trends – 4G (cont)
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Years after launch
Number of countries with live 3G/4G networks
3G
4G
Source: ITU.
2. High-level Trends – Next-Generation Satellite
Source: Eutelsat Intelligence.
3.1 Targets – National Broadband Plans (1)
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Adopted a Plan or Strategy
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Source: ITU.
3.1 Targets – National Broadband Plans (2)
Source: ITU.
3.1 Targets – National Broadband Plans (3)
Source: ITU.
3.2 Targets – Affordability
Source: ITU.
3.3 Targets – Household Access
Source: Parks Associates, ITU.
3.4 Targets – Individual Access Continues to Increase
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60% of the population should be online
Source: ITU.
3.5 Targets – Gender Gap is Growing (1)
Source: ITU.
3.5 Targets – Gender Gap is Growing (2)
Source: GSMAi
4. Viewpoints from Commissioners (1)The report contains a number of Viewpoints:• Hans Vestberg on ICTs for achieving SDGs• Sunil Mittal on mobile broadband in India• Rajeev Suri on the digital gender divide• Mats Granryd on the evolution of mobile• Dr. Speranza Ndege on household Internet in Africa• Rupert Pearce, José Toscano, Christian Roisse on satellite• Cathy Novelli on the Global Connect Initiative• Leong Keng Thai on policy for IoT
4. Viewpoints (2)As well as Corporate Viewpoints from: Eutelsat, Facebook, GSMA, Huawei, Inmarsat, KT, Microsoft, Nokia, VimpelCom, Zain Group.
And perspectives from Government & IGOs: IADB, ITU, Ministry of Telecom of the Russian Federation, CITC in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ministry of Communications of Spain, TRA of UAE, UNESCO, US State Dept, World Bank.
5. Key Conclusions
• The digital divide is shifting from basic telephony to Internet
• Half of all mobile phones are now broadband-enabled• Competition among next-gen technologies is intensifying• Roughly half the Commission’s targets were achieved by
the original end-date of 2015.• The overall digital gender divide has grown slightly.
Thank you very much