wireless broadband services and policy concerns in hong kong
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Wireless Broadband Services and Policy Concerns in Hong Kong. Xu Yan HKUST Business School [email protected]. Mobile Multi-media Services in Hong Kong. Highly competitive mobile market: 11 2G licenses + 4 3G licenses + 7 MVNO Licenses Market restructuring in past 12 months - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Wireless Broadband Services and Policy Concerns in Hong Kong
Xu Yan HKUST Business School [email protected]
Mobile Multi-media Services in Hong Kong
Highly competitive mobile market: 11 2G licenses + 4 3G licenses + 7 MVNO
Licenses Market restructuring in past 12 months
Three trends in the 3G era Mobile/media Convergence Synergy of Corporate Resources and
Strategies Fixed/mobile Convergence
Mobile/media Convergence
Mobile + TV Mobile + Radio Mobile + Newspaper Mobile + Internet Portal
Synergy of Corporate Resources
Shared channel by NOW and PCCW Mobile
Fixed/mobile Convergence
Internet
WS Mobile Video Surv App Server
Internet / IP Access
Video Streaming
WAP Access Servers
Web Access Servers
Broadband Modem
Router (Wired/ Wireless)
Home / Office/Retail WiseWatch Platform Mobile Operator
WiseWatch Wired Camera
WiseWatch WiFiCamera
•Server Authentication Security•Automatic IP adaptation•Automatic screen sizing•M otion detection
View from Mobile Data
GPRS / EDGE / 3G Data
3GPP Video Streaming
View from PCInternet / IP Access
Video Streaming
2G/3G
Mobile
Data
Network
Broadband Wireless Access (BWA)
Broadband Wireless Access (BWA):
Multiple Technologies: technology neutral Short delivery period: “on-demand” high speed
connectivity for temporary event Primarily the wireless extension of
conventional wireline based fixed network An effective solution for Type II Network
Interconnection
Accelerated Market Share of New Entrants in Local Fixed Network
0.00%
5.00%
10.00%
15.00%
20.00%
25.00%
30.00%
35.00%
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
BWA: A Solution after Withdrawing Type II Network Interconnection?
Local Exchange of Network 1
MDF
Distribution Point
Street Building
Network 1
Network 2
Block-wiring
TBE Room
A
B
C
The BWA and Fixed/Mobile Convergence
Mobile operators’ worry: will BWA pose a threat to 3G?
OFTA: BWA will complement rather than threaten 3G – at least until the technology fully matures, namely with the handoff and roaming capabilities.
Handoff between Adjacent Cells
Cellular SwitchDMS-MTX
PSTN
Who Should Get BWA License?
Current licensing and regulatory frameworks for mobile and fixed carriers: Separated and different
Can fixed carrier holding a BWA license provide mobile service? No – then what about technology neutrality? Yes – then what license? Fixed or mobile?
Who Should Get BWA License?
Can mobile carrier get a BWA license? If yes, can they use their 3G spectrums for
BWA service? If no, how can the mobile/fixed convergence be
facilitated?
OFTA is positively working on the convergence of mobile and fixed carrier license and conducting a comprehensive policy review of spectrum regulation
Digital Terrestrial TV (DTT) in Hong Kong
1998 – government policy paper to introduce DTT in HK after 2002
1999 – technology trials of three DTT standards 2000/2003 – two rounds public consultation 2007 – DTT to be launched in Hong Kong 2008 – 75% coverage in HK 2012: Analogue switch off
Digital Terrestrial TV (DTT)
0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
Fixed Reception Only
Both Fixed and Mobile Reception
Merger of Telecom and Broadcasting Services
DTT supports all kinds of services including: Mobile broadcasting service Interactive multimedia service Text broadcast services Telecommunications services Merger of audio, sound, video and text services
DTT and Its Policy Implications
DTT supports mobile TV and mobile interactive multimedia service, while current licenses do not allow mobile communications
DTT offers both paid and free service while current license are separated for these two business models in accordance with the Broadcasting Ordinance
A new regime to deal with the merger of telecommunications and broadcasting services is required.
Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA)
Towards a Converged Regulatory Framework
BROADCASTING TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGYTelevision and
Entertainment Licensing Authority (TELA)
Information Technology Service Department (ITS)
Regulatory Framework
Communications Authority (CA): Merger of Telecommunications Authority (TA) and Broadcasting Authority (BA)
The industry don’t see any urgency of merger Infrastructure may suffer from content-related
political controversies
Policy level merger may be more critical
Spectrum Policy
Innovative royalty auction of 3G license Consistency of renewed 2G licenses Urgency for flexible trade of spectrum Spectrum regulation for Digital Terrestrial
TV Comprehensive frequency policy review:
Asymmetric regulation between mobile &. wireless fixed technology?
Towards a Converged Regulatory Framework
From technology-orientated regulation towards application-orientated regulation
The political objective of telecom policy should be guaranteeing “Universal Connection” rather than guaranteeing “Universal Service” in the specific context of EoIP
Efficiency remains the economic objective of telecommunications policy, while competition between different technologies and different players remains the best option to achieve the economic objective
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