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Wireless technologyBroadband regulation and ecosystem
Chris Gow, Cisco Government Affairs
QITCOM, 25 May 2011
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What’s happening to mobile data traffic?
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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20150
1,000,000,000
2,000,000,000
3,000,000,000
4,000,000,000
5,000,000,000
6,000,000,000
7,000,000,000
Central & Eastern Europe (#7)
Middle East & Africa (#6)
Latin America (#5)
Japan (#4)
North America (#3)
Western Europe (#2)
Asia Pacific (#1)
Ter
abyt
es /
Mo
nth
Global Mobile Data Traffic Growth / RegionsMEA has the highest growth rate (129 percent) from 2010-2015
26.3%
29.3%
15.7%
7.8%6.2%5.5%
9.2%
Source: Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast, 2010–2015
92% CAGR 2010–2015
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Mobile Data Traffic Drivers
By 2015…
Source: Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast, 2010–2015
More Mobile Connections
Enhanced Computing
Faster Mobile Speeds
Rich Media Apps/Content
2G > 3G > 4G
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How can spectrum policy facilitate this growth?
Flexible spectrum management
Make spectrum available for mobile broadband
Do it in a timely manner
Consider licence-exempt spectrum
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Spectrum awards shape 4G roll-out
• US....700 MHz
• Germany and Sweden….800 MHz and 2.6 GHz
• Japan….1.5 GHz
• Finland, Norway, Denmark, Estonia,
Austria....urban roll-out
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Global view5 GHz licence-exempt spectrum
5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.95.1
Europe
USA
Japan
China
India
5.0
Contiguous 5.150GHz – 5.925 Indoor Unlicensed Band
Enable Channel BondingIndoor Mobile Data CapacityCost Effective Clients
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What can policy makers do in Qatar?
Continue with spectrum liberalisation
Open up 4G spectrum
Be ambitious for future wireless needs
Take the lead on Wi-Fi
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