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Expected Regulation for Expected Regulation for the new Telecom Ecosystem the new Telecom Ecosystem
By Pairoj WaiwanijchakijVice President – Digital Product Management
Thursday 25th September 2014
Recrafting Post-Modern Thai Telecommunication Industry: Reliefs & Reforms
10X
growth in mobile
data traffic between
2013 and 2019
Source: Ericsson (November 2013)
3X
growth in Thailand
Internet BW between
2012 and 2013
Source: nectec.or.th
Thailand Internet Monthly Bandwidth Statistic (Mbps) 2000-2014
Monthly BW in 2012-2014
BW in Month at end of year
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Thai Consumer – A big jump Mobility
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Source: Out Mobile Planet: Thailand May 2013 Understanding the Mobile Consumer (http://think.withgoogle.com/mobileplanet/en/downloads/)
Thailand’s Mobile Consumer
65% 65% have used their smartphones every day in the past 7 days
56% 56% don’t’ leave home without their smartphone device
35% 35% would rather give up TV than their smartphone
73%73% search on their smartphone everyday
82%82% visit social networks once a day
53%53% use video at least once a day
96%96% watch video
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Information on 2013
Source: Out Mobile Planet: Thailand May 2013 (http://think.withgoogle.com/mobileplanet/en/downloads/)
Smartphones Allow Users to search for products … Anytime, Anywhere
Smartphones Are Used While … Multi-tasking with Other Media
But, demand and supply is not matched
High and Fast Growth on Wireless Consumer’s Demand
Lagging on radio spectrum resource and
Solution to support New Telecom Ecosystem
Spectrum SharingSpectrum Sharing
Infrastructure SharingInfrastructure Sharing
Additional SpectrumAdditional Spectrum
MVNOMVNO
I. Additional SpectrumI. Additional SpectrumA Fundamental approachA Fundamental approach
– Access Spectrum (for 2G, 3G, 4G and beyond) can be considered as shortage for today or very near future. It leads to poor service quality to subscriber. We need regulator to rush on spectrum auction ASAP.
– Backhaul Spectrum (e.g. E-Band) is also important to built the infrastructure supporting the expansion of Access network.
2015
1800 MHz (lot 1 – 25 MHz)
900 MHz
E-Band
2015
1800 MHz (lot 1 – 25 MHz)
900 MHz
E-Band
2018
1800 MHz (Lot 2 – 50 MHz)
2018
1800 MHz (Lot 2 – 50 MHz)
2020+
700 MHz ??2600 MHz ??
Others…
2020+
700 MHz ??2600 MHz ??
Others…
2015 2018 2020+
II. Spectrum SharingII. Spectrum SharingMake it more efficientMake it more efficient
Technology and product in the market already aware and have enough capability to support the spectrum sharing operation. It makes use of limit resource like spectrum more efficient.
Some example of countries applied spectrum sharing : Spain, Canada, Poland, Australia, Sweden
III. Infrastructure SharingIII. Infrastructure SharingSupport fast roll-out and country cost savingSupport fast roll-out and country cost saving
Not only passive sharing, but also active sharing (i.e. Radio Base Station, Network Component, Transmission ) can help saving the vase of double or even triple investment and resources.
Fast wireless network penetration to all citizen and saving overall National’s expenditure.
IV. MVNOIV. MVNO
Today NBTC already set up the rule for retail service so call “Thin MVNO”
However for more opportunity to new comer, the more complicated form of MVNO may need to be supported by regulator
Last but not least Last but not least Competitions bring Benefit ConsumersCompetitions bring Benefit Consumers– It is proven from all market in the
world, competition between mobile network operators as well as with the OTT increasingly generate benefit to consumers
– Controlling price can be one solution to be regulated to support introducing on new comer. However, too tight control will limit new service innovations
– This is important to find a balance between supreme market competition and too tight price regulation.
Thank youThank you