•Philippine Mobile networks status, regulatory challenges and plans

•Philippine Mobile networks
status, regulatory
challenges and plans for 4G
•Atty. Roy D. Ibay
SMART Communications,Philippines
Where we are right now…
In recent years, the world has witnessed the power of information
and communication technologies (ICT) in revolutionizing the social
and economic landscape.
With the advent of Broadband technologies, a whole new demand
of innovative and instructive applications / services is being observed.
It has taken about 15 years to create the mobile networks world
coverage, 90% using the GSM/EDGE technology
Mobile networks have turned less attractive remote areas
into profitable, sustainable areas based on voice and text services
The same GSM/EDGE networks are now being upgraded to Mobile
Broadband networks using 3G/HSPA and IP technology
These networks can deliver any service, voice, internet, e-services,
video etc. everywhere ensuring sustainability for operators while
servicing community centers, schools, hospitals, etc as well as
individuals
Thousands of different devices, with different designs and prices
are available today
Devices are backward compatible and flexible to GSM/EDGE
where there is lack of 3G/HSPA coverage.
The wide array of Personal Computers can connect to available
networks today using WiFi via a router or directly via separate or inbuilt
HSPA access modules
The leading mobile operators of the world have now decided to follow
this technology route for 3G - HSPA and eventually to 4G –LTE
The internet population is over 1.5 billion strong.
Almost one third of the world’
s population
will be on the World wide Web by 2011.
There are over 4 billion mobile phone
subscribers worldwide.
More than 40% of citizens in OECD countries
used the Internet to communicate with public
authorities in 2009.
Philippines CMTS Subscribers
OPERATORS
YEAR
2003
BAYANTEL
notoperational
2004
notoperational
2005
notoperational
2006
notoperational
CURE
DIGITEL
EXTELCOM
GLOBE
2007
2008
notoperational
1,000
1,000
16,358
732,467
1,200,000
1,860,000
2,000,000
4,500,000
8,154,202
29,896
13,670
10,374
10,374
10,374
14,130
16,659,742 22,770,000
24,701,820
8,800,000
12,513,973 12,500,000
ISLACOM
-
-
-
-
-
-
MULTI-MEDIA
-
-
-
-
-
-
NEXT MOBILE
-
-
-
PILTEL
2,867,085
SMART
10,080,112
-
4,612,450
22,411
4,984,425
6,974,379
14,595,782 15,424,196
-
-
22,4119,701,826
14,308,493
17,201,005 20,339,204
20,899,753
-
-
-
TOTAL
22,509,560
32,935,875 33,778,995
42,868,911 57,334,815
68,094,756
Population
81,054,329
82,652,033 84,214,778
84,251,700 88,542,991
90,457,200
CMTS Density
27.77
39.85
41.3
50.88
64.76
Source- NTC
75.28
Philippines CMTS Subscribers
OPERATORS
YEAR
2007
BAYANTEL
CURE
DIGITEL
EXTELCOM
GLOBE
ISLACOM
MULTI-MEDIA
NEXT MOBILE
PILTEL
SMART
TOTAL
Population
CMTS Density
notoperational
1,000
4,500,000
10,374
22,770,000
22,4119,701,826
20,339,204
57,334,815
88,542,991
64.76
2008
2009
16,358
8,154,202
14,130
24,701,820
78,440
11,000,000
14,130
24,701,820
-
14,308,493
20,899,753
16,590,737
24,658,333
68,094,756
77,043,460
90,457,200
75.28
92,226,600
83.50
Source - NTC
INTERNET SERVICE
YEAR
No. of NTC-Registered ISPs
Estimated No. of Subscribers
2001
64
500,000
2002
93
800,000
2003
121
1,000,000
2004
144
2005
177
1,440,000
2006
194
2,000,000
2007
213
2,500,000
2008
237
3,000,000
2009
241
3,600,000
1,200,000
4G or LTE is the wireless access & delivery mode
for the Next Generation Network (NGN) - a
packet-based network able to provide services
including Telecommunication Services and
able to make use of multiple broadband, Qosenabled transport technologies and in which
service-related functions are independent from
underlying transport-related technologies. It
offers unrestricted access by users to different
service providers. It supports generalized
mobility which will allow consistent and
ubiquitous provision of services to users
Regulatory challenges on 4G
 How to follow quick evolution of technology and services ?
 How to regulate multiservices including simultaneously voice/data/video
?
 How to define new reference networks, architectures and interfaces to
new players?
 How to define and quantify dimensioning and costing units for
interconnection ?
 How to ensure consistency for regulation principles when different
network types coexist in the migration phases ?
 How to regulate different network players in the value chain at physical,
equipment and services layers ?
 Regulation, co-regulation, self-regulation?
 Technology and service neutrality
 Symmetric / Asymmetric Regulations?
 Digital divide or digital inclusion?
 Privacy and data protection regulation?
 Quality of Service?
 Accessibility for people with disabilities
 Lawful Interception
-from ITU principles and trends in NGN regulation
Interconection
Interconection
Security
Security
Access
Accessto
toscarce
scarce
resources:
resources:spectrum,
spectrum,
numbering,
numbering,etc.
etc.
License
LicenseRegime
Regime
QoS
QoS
Others…
Social
Social
Obligations
Obligations
Portability,
Portability,
emergency,
emergency,etc.
etc.
GENERAL POLICY OBJECTIVES
CONTENT DEVELOPMENT
Ensure that the content industry will flourish based on the
incentives provided on all the platforms where data related
services are delivered to Public.
BACKHAUL FACILITATION
Policy aimed at reduction in bandwidth prices to enhance
and facilitate backhaul connectivity to the operators for
promoting broadband.
LAST MILE DELIVERY
Policy aimed to encourage delivery of broadband through
copper, wireless, coaxial, satellite and fiber mediums along
with necessary regulatory framework
ENDUSER TERMINAL AVAILABILITY
Policy aimed to stimulate the sale and penetration of end
user devices
Philippine conditions/ challenges
 Regulatory laws have to be updated
 Regulator structure
 Archipelagic /topographical conditions
 Trend for spiraling increased cost of
Spectrum
Services & Applications on 4G
Internet & Multimedia
•
•
•
•
Web Browsing
Video Streaming
Content Downloading
Multiplayer Gaming
Communication
•
•
•
•
Email
Instant Messaging
Voice over IP
Video Conferencing
E-Commerce
• Online Shopping
• Online Banking
Corporate & Industry
Applications
• VPN Intranet/Extranet Access
• Alternative Backhaul Solution
Convergence
• Triple/Quadruple play
Types of Access
DEFINITION
DEVICES
LOC./SPEED
Fixed Access
Outdoor & Indoor CPEs
Single/ Stationary
Nomadic Access
Indoor CPEs, PCMCIA
cards
Multiple/ Stationary
Portability
Laptop PCMCIA or mini
cards
Multiple/ Walking
speed
Simple Mobility
Laptop PCMCIA or mini
cards, PDAs or smartphones
Multiple/ Low
vehicular speed
Full Mobility
Laptop PCMCIA or mini
cards, PDAs or smartphones
Multiple/ High
vehicular speed
Data and Voice Capacity Evolution
Standardized as one
system in 3GPP
20
[Erl/MHz]
Data rates
20
00
50
0
EDGE
GSM
15
0
GPRS
AMR
10
5
Capacity
10
15
WCDMA
WCDMA
•AMRWCDMA
codecs for high
Original
GPRS
GSM
•New
capacity
radio interface
•basic•Packet
voice speech
data
for highercore
datawith GSM
•low bit
•Higher
rate•EDGE
circuit
data•Common
rates
rates
•Wide
switched
•"Always
data
ON"
modearea multimedia
[kbps]
1G
2G
2.5G
3G
TD-SCDMA
GSM
GPRS
HSPA
•HSDPA
•HSUPA
HSPA+
WCDMA
TACS
AMPS
4G
TD-CDMA
PDC
ANALOG
SYSTEMS
3.5G
LTE
TDMA
CDMA
IS-95
EDGE
CDMA2000
1x RTT
CDMA2000
1x EV-DO
UMB
 The natural evolution path of GSM system is thru GPRS, EDGE,
WCDMA and HSPA
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