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4th Generation Regulation

13th Global Symposium for Regulators“4th Generation regulation: driving digital “4th Generation regulation: driving digital

communications ahead”communications ahead”Warsaw, Poland, 3-5 July 2013

Alan HorneICT Senior Telecom Expert

The views expressed in this presentation are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the ITU or its Membership.

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Government &

infrastructure

Changing Environment

Regulator(s)

RegionalCommissi

on e.g. EU, AU

ITU

NationalGovernment

Consumer impact & response

Commercial companies behaviour

National Legislation

National Policy

Regional Policy Agreements

Standards/

Recommendations

Network convergence

International institutions

e.g. UN, WTO, ITU

Regulation

Regional Directives

StandardsOrg

ICANN

InternetServices

Supply chain Self/co-regulation

Technology development

National constitution

Publi

c op

inion

Government &

infrastructure

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InternationalTelecommunicationUnion

Broadband delivered over mobile devices

67.5

48.0 46.0

22.4 18.9

10.9

27.0

17.1 13.5

7.6 3.3

0.3

Europe The Americas CIS Asia & Pacific Arab States Africa

Estimated active and fixed mobile broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, 2013

Active mobilebroadband

Fixedbroadband

Note:* EstimateSource: ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators database.

*

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Digital converged IP WorldOperator 2

IP core network

(Converged fixed/mobile

network)

Office/home WiFi

Office/home WiFiFibre ring

Fibre ring3G/4G/WiMax mast

Operator 1IP core

network(Converged fixed/mobile

network)

Street box

WiMax

TV production

Radio production

Point to point backhaul

3G/4G/WiMax mast

Mass storage

OTT service providers

Interconnection

Smart phone, tablet or lap top

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1st 750,000,000

2nd 250,000,000

3rd 110,000,000

4th 85,500,000

5th 70,500,000

6th 65,000,000

7th 25,500,000

8th 20,500,000

9th 19,500,000

10th 17,500,000

11th 12,500,000

12th 12,000,000

13th 7,500,000

14th 5,400,000

15th 4,000,000

Top 15 Social networking sites

Source eBizMBA May 2013

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Regulator

Balanced Regulation& Co/self regulation

Interconnection

ConvergenceNetworksServices

Competition

LicensingAuthorizations

Institutional efficiencies

Net neutrality

Universal Access to broadband

internet

Spectrum Management

ConsultationCollaboration

Co-operationInternational,

Regional

Consumer protectionInappropriate content,

unwanted communications, privacy

Evolving role of regulators

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Regulator

Balanced Regulation& Co/self

regulation

Interconnection

ConvergenceNetworksServices

Competition

LicensingAuthorizations

Institutional efficiencies

Net neutrality

Universal Access to broadband

internet

Spectrum Management

ConsultationCollaboration

Co-operationInternational,

Regional

Consumer protectionInappropriate

content, unwanted communications,

privacy4th GenerationRegulatorEconomic andSocialDevelopment

4th Generation Regulator

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Medical expertsNetDoctor

southAfrica.info

3G/4G/WiMax

Network

Satellite

Wire/cable

Optical fibre

Education Community Access

Sustainable broadband needs community wide involvement

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InternationalTelecommunicationUnion

Conclusion Competition & Technology development Convergence of services Realisation of benefits to economic &

social development 4th Generation Regulator implementing

Government Policy Balancing regulatory measures to

achieve objectives

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With effective cooperation of all stakeholders and the right

balance of regulation, together we will maximise the immense benefit the digital ecosystem can bring to the people of our

world.