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Spectrum - Insights from a neutral platform

Spectrum - Insights from a neutral platform. Udhay Mathialagan, Director Strategic Development. Who is Crown Castle?. Who is Crown Castle?. > More than 1350 sites across Australia > Greater than 85% Population coverage for our mobile customers > Highly skilled professional team

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Spectrum - Insights from a neutral platform

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  1. Spectrum - Insights from a neutral platform Udhay Mathialagan, Director Strategic Development

  2. Who is Crown Castle?

  3. Who is Crown Castle? > More than 1350 sites across Australia > Greater than 85% Population coverage for our mobile customers > Highly skilled professional team > Subsidiary of the US$8.5 Billion Crown Castle International (CCI) > CCI owns, operates and manages approximately 12,000 tower sites across the USA and Australia

  4. Nationwide Network • 308 sites • 150 sites • 406 sites • 144 sites • 334 sites More than $450M invested in infrastructure to provide deep national coverage. Crown Castle towers are located in CBD’s metropolitan, rural, and major highway sites ,

  5. More sharing of infrastructure taking place. • Two JV’s formed for 3G networks • Crown Castle sites have experienced a 22% CAGR between 2000 and 2005

  6. Crown Castle lowers the capital barrier. Owned vs Shared Site Costs * Internal estimates of a typical wireless network

  7. Observations from the Australian Market

  8. New Global 3G networks As at December 2005 there were 100 WCDMA deployments in 42 countries

  9. Spectrum demand drivers -new and emerging wireless technologies • Significant growth in wireless sites: • 3,000+ 3G installations • Est. 300 wireless broadband installations • Both expanding rapidly • Future growth from: • DVB-H • Digital Radio • WiMax

  10. Spectrum demand drivers -increasing capacity demands of technology LMDS MMDS Cable/DSL Satellite Broadband Freedom Emerging technologies – iBurst, Navini, HSPDA, DVB-H W-LAN Broadband Bluetooth 256 kbit/s 3G 2.5G Dialup Narrowband 2G Fixed Local Area Wide Area

  11. Spectrum demand drivers –Wireless economics are compelling … # Source: Deutsche Bank “Wireless World” 19 September 2005 However estimated economic cost of spectrumranges from $0 to $19 per sub per month

  12. Impact of wireless growth on spectrum demand • Drivers: • Capacity requirements ; • Emerging technologies • The Market needs the ACMA to: • Maximize the availability of spectrum; • Maintain technology neutrality (let the market decide); and • Recognize that regional /remote areas may require different solutions

  13. Regional Australia – a special case • The market is responding to HiBIS: • Approximately 40 wireless providers registered for HiBIS; • Estimated demand of between 500 to 2,000 base-station sites; • Broadband Connect should increase this demand; • Fragmented geographic markets • Spectrum drivers are: • Marginal wireless operators require lower cost spectrum to achieve sustainability; • Dynamic frequency adaptation may resolve conflict

  14. New technology investment – a case study of DVB-H

  15. Modeo – A case study in innovation. • Secured Nationwide spectrum in US for $US15M (frequency range 1670-75Mhz) • DVB-H Trial in Pittsburgh in 2004/05 Proposed launch for NY and a number of other US cities during 2006

  16. In summary: • Cost and scarcity of spectrum continue to limit wireless innovation and new entrants; • However the ACMA’s approach is moving in the right direction. • The market requires: • ACMA to focus on maximising the availability of spectrum; and • Continued support for Regional & rural areas – Connect Australia

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