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The M-Taiwan Program: A Vision

M-services. M-lifestyle. e-Logistics. e-gov. e-Traffic. e-Zoo. Food Guide. Cellular. FTTH. WLAN. xDSL. ITS. Tour Guide. Library. Medicine. M-learning. Wireless access + M- applications. Museum. Art. School. The M-Taiwan Program: A Vision.

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The M-Taiwan Program: A Vision

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  1. M-services M-lifestyle e-Logistics e-gov e-Traffic e-Zoo Food Guide Cellular • FTTH WLAN • xDSL ITS Tour Guide Library Medicine M-learning Wireless access + M- applications Museum Art School The M-Taiwan Program: A Vision Any where, any time, any one to enjoy Broadband/Wireless services

  2. 面臨電信產業成熟期韓政府擬以u-Korea進入再跳躍期面臨電信產業成熟期韓政府擬以u-Korea進入再跳躍期 智慧基礎社會(Ubiquitous社會) • 物品皆內建晶片等辨識裝置，實現實際與虛擬社會結合的生活環境。 • 無時空限制；不知使用方式，亦可便利操作任何產品。 知識基礎社會 • 透過網際網路，實現新生活環境。 • 透過PC等裝置上網，使用相關服務。 轉換期 e-Korea u-Korea 導入期 成長期 成熟期 再跳躍期 1994 1995 1999 2004 2005 2007 2012 2015 情報通信部(MIC)成立 寬頻網路建構計畫 寬頻服務正式展開 寬頻國家網路事業終了 進入u-Korea階段 u-Korea發展階段 u-Korea成熟階段 IT839策略提出 資料來源：韓國電算院（NCA），2005/6 Source:DigiTimes Research 2005/09

  3. E, M, U, …. • e-Japan, u-Japan • e-Korea, u-Korea • e-Taiwan, m-Taiwan, u-Taiwan (under planning) What are the real reasons for these projects?

  4. Objective for M-Taiwan:Improving the ICT Strengths of Taiwan • Industry: build up business opportunities for Communications Industry • Promote communications industry to become ‘Trillion Industry’ • Collaborate with international corporations to stimulate the value chain and enhance technical abilities as well as global business opportunities • Society: create wireless broadband access environment • Develop environment for seamless internet access: 8 million subscribers without surfing barriers • Provide single account roaming service: a user can use a single account to roam over the island • Infrastructure: strengthen IT infrastructures and services • Elevate national competitiveness: bring Taiwan to be one of the top 5 regions in global mobile internet applications • Develop mobile cites: build up 10 mobile cities around Taiwan But How? First, some background from the demand side

  5. Need for Change in Taiwan’s Industrial R&D Policies • Taiwan is interested in breaking the current stagnancy in its GDP growth • Taiwan’s R&D is almost all manufacturing- centric, while service industries constitute about 70% of Taiwan’s GDP • Manufacturing profits are diminishing in most areas • Thus, Taiwan cannot grow its GDP without some fundamental change in its R&D policies. In particular, the policies will need to be more service-oriented The M-Taiwan Program intends to establish new capabilities in next-general high-tech services.But where are the opportunities?

  6. Pretty Good Networking Capabilities in Taiwan • Fixed broadband: cable modem, xDSL, FTTB • NT$880 (US$ 27) per month for 10M/2M D/U FTTB including IPTV • Wi-Fi • 90% of worldwide Wi-Fi CPEs are manufactured or assembled in Taiwan • more than 40% of DSL users have Wi-Fi APs • Cellular • “Manufacturing more than 10% of worldwide cellphones • Penetration rate > 100% • PHS, GSM/GPRS, CDMA2000, WCDMA • NT$850 per month for 3G data service But CPEs and low-end cellphones have low profit margins. How can we raise manufacturing values?

  7. WiMAX Represents An Opportunity for Taiwan • Relatively new international standards on newly allocated spectrums • Data-centric, and capable to providing order of magnitude performance improvements which will be clearly noticeable to end users (e.g., mbps and multi-point connection) • Relatively less IP issues (e.g., OFDM) • New opportunities for rural areas and for high-rate data services (e.g., IPTV) • Can leverage WiFi expertise (e.g., WiFi VoIP) For these reasons, WiMAX is a technology focus for the M-Taiwan Program

  8. Taiwan WiMAX Blueprint:A Technology Roadmap • The Executive Yuan’s Science & Technology Advisor Group (STAG) has published a WiMAX Blueprint in 2005, which states: ”WiMAX Technology will be a focus for the future of Taiwan IT industry and will be a preferred technology option to deliver M-Service, M-Learning and M-Life in “ M(obile)- Taiwan Program”. • The Blueprint provides guidelines for : • Product focus for Taiwan industry • Nationwide R&D projects • Radio spectrum allocation

  9. MiMAX Technology Development Strategy • Develop a complete WiMAX ecosystem, including chipset, CPE, network elements, network planning & integration, applications and commercial operations. (this is the main task for the M-Taiwan Program) • Allocate spectrum to support technology and service trials • Focus on new content-oriented service opportunities (e.g., “Web 2.0” and IPTV over WiMAX) • Develop integrated WiMAX / Wi-Fi networking to leverage Taiwan’s strengths in Wi-Fi (e.g., Wi-Fi as access and WiMAX as backhaul) • Leverage public sponsored basic research & development projects for development of core technologies (e.g., 802.16e chipsets, CPE, BTS and system integration capabilities) • Team up with international players to speed up product and market development • Leverage strengths in CPE, take an active position in the standard bodies (e.g., the WiMAX Forum)

  10. Taiwan’s WiMAX CPE Companies

  11. Spectrum Status in Taiwan • 608-680 MHz and 686-710 MHz • Use for WiMAX experiment under evaluation • 3G TDD frequency bands • Can be used by 3G mobile operators for WiMAX trial or commercial operation • 2.5-2.69 GHz • Frequency re-farming, cleaning up and licensing preparation will be completed by the end of 2006 • 3.4-3.7 GHz frequency band • A portion of this band is currently used by radio stations and fixed satellite service (FSS) downlinks. With proper coordination, the remaining portions may be shared by WiMAX • Unlicensed bands • Unlicensed bands in accordance with the ITU planning are 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz

  12. Taiwan WiMAX Product Development Timeline • Taiwan’s WiMAX product development timeline: • Q4/2005 - 802.16-2004 CPE • Q1/2006 - Wi-Fi WiMAX Gateway • Q2/2006 - 802.16-2004 BTS • Q2/2007 - 802.16e Standard CPE • Q4/2007 - 802.16e Standard BTS • M-Taiwan network deployment would use these WiMAX products

  13. Thus, An Overall Strategy Is… It will take some time before service industries in Taiwan will become internationally competitive. Thus: • Immediate goal: Raise the value of manufacturing goods resulting from integration of services and manufacturing • E.g., develop high-value dual-mode wireless terminals for both wireless Internet and cellular phone services, and update Taiwan’s service environment to refine and showcase these terminals • Next-stage goal: Export high-value services in addition to high-value manufacturing goods • E.g., develop IT-enhanced services in health-care, distance-learning, and smart transportation systems

  14. Summary and Conclusion • The M-Taiwan program takes an integrated approach, encompassing manufacturing, services, applications and spectrum allocation, with WiMAX being the technology focus • The main purpose is to encourage innovations • The immediate goal is to raise the value of manufacturing through its integration with services • The long-term goal is to nurture next-generation content-oriented services as envisioned by the Web 2.0 concept • Collaboration/partnerships would be most important in realizing the big vision

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