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Improving IP Connectivity in the Least Developed Countries: Regulatory barriers to satellite-based services

Improving IP Connectivity in the Least Developed Countries: Regulatory barriers to satellite-based services. Martin Jarrold Director, International Programme Development. The GVF Defined. Global Association Comprising International VSAT Community Non-Profit Non-Partisan

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Improving IP Connectivity in the Least Developed Countries: Regulatory barriers to satellite-based services

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  1. Improving IP Connectivity in the Least Developed Countries:Regulatory barriers tosatellite-based services Martin Jarrold Director, International Programme Development

  2. The GVF Defined • Global Association • Comprising International VSAT Community • Non-Profit • Non-Partisan • 130 Members/38 Countries/Every Continent • Serving as Industry’s Unified Voice

  3. The GVF Brain Trust

  4. GVF Offices Worldwide Headquarters Affiliate Offices

  5. The Shared Objective • Facilitate VSAT-Based System and Service Provision Worldwide: • Liberalisation Initiatives • Regulatory Programs • Technical Co-ordination • Heightened Awareness

  6. The Challenge “… universal access is now not so much an engineering or supply-side problem but rather a regulatory and policy challenge.” - ITU World Telecommunication Development Report (March 1998)

  7. VSAT: The Supply Side 1980 1990 2000 First Generation: $10-20K, C, Data Second Generation: $5-10K, C/Ku, V+D Third Generation (<$2.5K, C/Ku/Ka, Multimedia)

  8. As VSAT Pricing Gets Smaller* Source: COMSYS *TDMA, US$

  9. The Big Networks Get Bigger • 45 Contracts Greater Than 500 Sites in 2000 • 76,000 Sites • Far Greater Number Outside the U.S. Recently Source: COMSYS

  10. Internet Satellite Use* Goes Up Source: DTT Consulting *36 MHz Equivalent

  11. Public Sector: Rural Telecoms Telemedicine Distance Learning Disaster Recovery Ministerial Links: Mail Rail Water Etc. Private Sector: Banking Stock Exchanges Mining/Oil-Gas Retail Pharmaceutical Automotive ISPs Etc. VSATs Help Fulfill Mandates

  12. Uganda Botswana Zambia Malawi Mozambique Lesotho Swaziland Kenya South Africa Namibia? StrategicVSAT Liberalisation Has Begun Worldwide: TRASA/EAC

  13. Uruguay Venezuela Chile Mexico Strategic VSAT Liberalisation Has Begun Worldwide, Cont’d: • Brasil • Peru • Costa Rica • Argentina CITEL

  14. Singapore Indonesia Philippines Australia/NZ Myanmar! S. Korea Japan Taiwan Hong Kong China-WTO! Strategic VSAT Liberalisation Has Begun Worldwide, Cont’d: APT, APEC, ASEAN

  15. Bangladesh Pakistan India Sri Lanka Bhutan Nepal Strategic VSAT Liberalisation Has Begun Worldwide, Cont’d: SATRA

  16. Strategic Liberalisation: Nepal “Nepal’s international interconnectivity rose five-fold in a few months after the VSAT market was liberalised.” ITU Telecommunication Indicators 2000

  17. Nepal: VSATs for ISP International Connectivity • May 1999 - 320 Kbps available bandwidth • end 1999 - over 1 Mbps available bandwidth • in 2001 - 10 Mbps (downlink)

  18. Immediate Results: ISP Via Satellite Source: DTT Consulting

  19. VSAT Regulatory Reform: Thinking Regionally, Acting Nationally 1. Transparency 2. Streamlined Licensing 3. Harmonising Fees 4. Satellite Access (Open Skies) 5. Type Approvals 6. Independent Regulator

  20. 1. TRANSPARENCY (One Stop Shops)

  21. The ‘One Stop Shop’ Concept • Uphold National Sovereignty While: • Providing Access to Licensing Data • For Each Country in a Region • Via a Single URL

  22. Europe’s One Stop Shop Service Provider • SHOP • Screens appli- cation form(s) • Sends to NRAs • NRA • Examination • Final answer NRA NRA Note: See WWW.ETO.DK

  23. Meanwhile in the Americas... • Regional VSAT Licensing Database • Established Online by CITEL* • Includes 16 Nations So Far • With Hotlinks to Regulators’ Sites *www.citel.oas.org/pcc3/vsat/vsat_information_of_licensing.htm

  24. Meanwhile in Asia... • APT Website Established • Licensing Database Created • Satellite Section Planned

  25. Meanwhile in Africa... • Discussions Underway With: • TRASA • WATRA • ATRN

  26. And Globally… now 1 • GVF VSAT Licensing Portal • Directs Applicants to Regional Sites • From WWW.GVF.ORG • Which Receives 6,000 Hits Per Day • From Every World Region

  27. And Globally… now 2 • Global Regulators Symposium, December 2001 • ITU Arab States Centre of Excellence, February 2002 • WTDC, March 2002 • Future...

  28. And Globally… next 1 • WTDC Study Question on satellite regulation (2002-2006 study cycle) • 1. Examine regulatory treatment of satellite services, operators, end-users • 2. Identify best approaches • 3. Provide guidance to developing countries

  29. And Globally… next 2 • GVF New Regulatory Database - going “live” - www.gvf.org • £/$/CHF/etc >> facilitate other sites to hotlink to GVF; interactive feed for local information/updates to GVF • £/$/CHF/etc. >> dedicated personnel for Database maintenance • Hotlinked to WWW.ITU.INT • LDCs/Pan-African portal

  30. And finally - “We are committed to facilitating the ITUs LDC connectivity programme and all associated satellite regulation initiatives.” - The GVF

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