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BROADBAND@ ITU

Rosheen Awotar-Mauree

Programme Officer

ITU Office for Europe

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Broadband is vital for achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Advocacy Targets

ITU reports and analyses the state of broadband deployment globally, and provides key guidance to regulators

Guide & Facilitate

Technical standards for fixed and mobile broadband & Regulatory Toolkit & on request Country assistance

The State of Broadband Report by the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development

Availability Affordability Inclusive - Gender

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BROADBAND – ITU Mandate

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Set up by ITU and UNESCO to promote broadband as a key facilitator to achieving global development goals

Working groups on key issues such as Digital Gender Divide, Digital Health, Demand, Platforms and Content In Support of the SDGs

Monitors global advocacy targets to ensure full participation in Information Society

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The ITU-D mission is all about innovative uses of telecommunications/ICTs

that fundamentally improve people's lives for the better to attain the SDGs.

ITU Development Sector (ITU-D)

Spread equitable and affordable access to telecommunicationsto help stimulate social and economic development

Human capacity-building in developing and least developed countries (LDCs)

Helps to ensure that people everywhere are empowered to reap the benefits that connectivity delivers

BROADBAND Actions for our Membership

Trainings and capacity building programmes

• Centres of Excellence and ITU Academy Platform academy.itu.int

ITU-D Study Group 1 Question 1 “Strategies and policies for the deployment of broadband in developing countries” 2018-2021

Reports and Guidelines

Interactive Transmission Map see www.itu.int/go/maps

Targeted assistance to Member States - Projects

• Deployment of Broadband wireless network in Africa

for Burundi, Burkina Faso, Lesotho, Mali, Rwanda (Republic of), Eswatini [2008 -2019]

Summary Europe

(as at April 2018)

BROADBAND – Interactive Transmission Map

www.itu.int/go/maps

BROADBAND Actions@ ITU-D

Recent Reports and Guidelines available FREE of CHARGE on ITU website

BROADBAND Report 2018

"Broadband infrastructure is vital country infrastructure, as

essential as water and electricity networks. The data analysis

and policy recommendations contained in the 2018 State of

the Broadband report come at a crucial time when Internet

access is more important than ever before"

Mr Houlin Zhao, Secretary-General

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

• almost half world’s population uses the Internet

• almost one third uses social media

• 979 million fixed-broadband connections by end 2017

• 4.4 billion active mobile broadband subscriptions are expected by end 2018

• growing concentrations of data and value in huge, global online platforms

• countries with National Broadband Policy increasing

• estimates that connecting the next 1.5 billion people will cost USD 450 billion

BROADBAND Report 2018

Report highlights the importance of investing in broadband to ensure the digital divide does not widen further

To advance Broadband at national and international level

• Build National Leadership for broadband

• Promote training and measures to stimulate demand

• Benchmark and monitor ICT developments

• Review universal service measures, including Rights of Way (RoW)

regulations

• Strengthen digital skills and digital literacy

• Support Local e-Businesses and Local Entrepreneurship

• Review and adapt legal frameworks to take into account digitalization

• Reduce taxes and import duties on telecom/ICT equipment & services

BROADBAND Report 2018 - Recommendations

Infrastructure

• Broadband networks as critical infrastructure, as important as roads, railways, water and power network

• Next-generation ICT infrastructure will power many digital solutions, from smart cities to public & financial services

Investment

• Innovative financing mechanisms and PPPs

• Cut across industries and sectors

• Strengthen digital development strategies and adopt an enabling environment

• Less than 25% national broadband strategies include details on infrastructure investments

BROADBAND Report 2018 - Viewpoint

“4 I’s” – to leverage the power of ICTs to expand access to broadband services, and help accelerate the achievement of all the SDGs

Innovation

• Emerging Markets use ICTS : Farmers to monitor prices, Health workers to respond to emergencies, borrowers to connect to lenders

• Developed/Developing Markets: Entrepreneurs and tech SMEs driving socio economic growth & job creation

Inclusivity

• Out of 2 billion with no formal bank account, 1.6 million have mobile phone

• Digital financial inclusion to boost poverty eradication, job creation, gender equality and women’s empowerment


“4 I’s” – to leverage the power of ICTs to expand access to broadband services, and help accelerate the achievement of all the SDGs

Move from Traditional

Connectivity to

Intelligent Connectivity

Growing Inequality

Future actions for

Policy makers at

International and National

levels


The Importance of 5G

• Focus on mobile broadband will continue with 5G

• To make full use of new technologies such as AI, cloud computing, M2M and data analytics

• Over 90% of broadband subscribers in developing countries use mobile broadband

• Vital to migrate to 5G successfully to obtain the full benefits of mobile broadband

• Apps : smart transport systems, e-health, education, smart grid, agriculture and disaster relief.

• Taskforces to accelerate 5G : India, UAE, Brazil, China, Turkey, Rep. of Korea, Japan, Indonesia, South Africa, Saudi Arabia and EU.


Role of Satellite in National Broadband Plans - Checklist to utilize Satellite Broadband to bridge the digital divide

1. Acknowledge the urgent need to serve rural populations in government policies and regulations.

2. Identify rural, remote, and low-population density communities needing broadband coverage, which cannot be served by terrestrial media.

3. Include satellite broadband as an available alternative and integral part of any National Broadband Plan

4. Identify region-wide needs and develop projects to cover countries on the same satellite coverage footprint so as to share capacity.

5. Acquire unbiased, professional, technical, financial, and management expertise to develop optimal network design on a case-by-case basis, inclusive of rural customer requirements.


6. Consider new technologies available for the future broadband markets, such as HTS and/or medium earth orbit (MEO) systems.

7. Consider, define, and implement financing policies for broadband services in remote areas, including broadband, USFs, tax incentives and/or government funding for pilot projects.

8. Identify potential partnerships with international organizations, multilateral development banks, and satellite operators for specific projects.

9. Stimulate demand for broadband services by making services affordable, increasing digital literacy, and ensuring that there is relevant local content available.

10. Conduct capacity-building workshops with stakeholders on technical and policy issues.


Role of Satellite in National Broadband Plans - Checklist to utilize Satellite Broadband to bridge the digital divide

REGIONAL INITIATIVES FOR EUROPE 2018-2021

EUR1: Broadband infrastructure, broadcasting and spectrum management

EUR2: A citizen-centric approach to building services for national administrations

EUR3: Accessibility, affordability and skills development for all to ensure digital inclusion and sustainable development

EUR4: Enhancing trust and confidence in the use of information and communication technologies

EUR5: ICT-centric innovation ecosystems

Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria,

Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,

Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy,

Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Former

Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands,

Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovak

Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Vatican,

Ukraine, United Kingdom

45 Countries

ITU EUROPE REGIONAL INITIATIVE on BROADBAND– THE PROGRAMME 2018-2021


Objective: To facilitate the high-speed connectivity with resilient and synergistic infrastructure development, deployment and sharing, whilst ensuring a trusted and quality user experience.

Expected results: Assistance to the countries in need in the following

1. Development of plans (national and regional) and feasibility studies for deployment of ubiquitous resilient high-speed connectivity, including 5G/IMT2020 and digital broadcasting deployment, with all relevant components including legislation, standards, organizational set-up, capacity building and cooperation mechanisms, as needed

2. Sharing of guidelines on collaborative regulation between the telecommunication sector and other synergistic sectors such as energy, railway and transportation

3. Assessment of dynamics, challenges and opportunities in respect of the roll-out of diverse broadband technologies across Europe in the context of the creation of ubiquitous resilient high-speed broadband infrastructure

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Objective: To facilitate the high-speed connectivity with resilient and synergistic infrastructure development, deployment and sharing, whilst ensuring a trusted and quality user experience.

Expected results: Assistance to the countries in need in the following

4. Sharing of best practices and case studies in cable TV, digital broadcasting, 5G experience, early use cases and trends in next-generation access network roll-out

5. Mapping of the ubiquitous infrastructure and services, fostering harmonization of approaches across the region and taking into account infrastructure-sharing approaches applied by countries

6. Establishment of quality-of-service systems and consumer-protection frameworks

7. Development of plans for ICT for sustainable energy covering different types of ICT applications and innovations.


EUR1: Broadband infrastructure, broadcasting and spectrum management - POTENTIAL PROJECTS for countries to consider – contact us

PROJECT ONE: National broadband plans and feasibility studies for high speed full coverage connectivity.

Objective: To support administrations in reviewing their national broadband plans and conducting feasibilitystudies for deployment of ubiquitous resilient high-speed connectivity, including 5G/IMT2020 and digitalbroadcasting deployment, with all relevant components including legislation, standards, organizational setup,capacity building and cooperation mechanisms. Support to countries in establishment of national mappingsystems.

PROJECT TWO: Investment Opportunities Mapping System

Objective: Building upon ITUs Interactive Transmission Map for Europe this project will develop additional features through the use of predictive algorithms to identify investment opportunities, taking into account existing broadband infrastructure and desired level of high speed connectivity depending on the technologies applied and return on investment predictions.

PROJECT THREE: Deployment of IPv6 and national IXPs

Objective: Provide technical assistance in enhancing telecommunication infrastructure including support for quality of service monitoring systems, national IXP deployment and transition from IPv4 to IPv6.

CONTACT US

ITU OFFICE for EUROPE

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@ITU_EUR

https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-/Regional-Presence/Europe/Pages/default.aspx

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