Title: BAKU GLOBAL ICT CONFERENCE 2004 DIGITAL DIVIDE AND KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS Baku, N
1BAKU GLOBAL ICT CONFERENCE 2004DIGITAL DIVIDE
AND KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY PROBLEMS AND
SOLUTIONSBaku, November 25-28, 2004
- Global Broadband Satellite Infrastructure
- (GBSI) Initiative
Ahmed ToumiDirector General and CEO
2International Telecommunications Satellite
Organization- ITSO
- Created in 1964.
- Previously known as INTELSAT.
- Restructured 18 July 2001.
- Headquarters in Washington D.C.
3International Telecommunications Satellite
Organization - ITSO
- Mission
- act as supervisory authority of commercial
entity. - maintain continuity of international public
telecommunications services, with high
reliability and quality. - promote international public telecommunications
services to meet needs of Information and
Communication Society. - Member Countries - currently 148.
4Intelsat, Ltd.
- Incorporated under Bermuda Law.
- New private commercial entity.
- Global Satellite Operator
- 28 satellites, 2 leased satellites.
- 69,447.7 MHz available capacity.
- 850 staff.
- 200 countries and territories covered.
- 600 telecom providers served.
- Lifeline Connectivity Obligation (LCO) Program.
5Global Broadband Satellite Infrastructure (GBSI)
Initiative
- GBSI Initiative contribution from ITSOs
Director General to World Summit on the
Information Society. - GOAL make benefits of broadband technology
universally accessible, i.e., to as many people
as possible, as soon as possible, and at the
lowest cost possible. - Focus on Broadband Divide.
- Timeline 2 to 5 years.
6GBSI Initiative
- Satellite industry already has components needed
for global broadband satellite infrastructure - Technology.
- Spectrum.
- Capacity 260 commercial satellites.
- But.needs to overcome three main obstacles
- User terminals too expensive.
- Bandwidth expensive.
- Regulations and national rules costly to comply
with.
7GBSI Initiative
- AIM
- Significantly lower price of access to high-speed
Internet services. - Particularly for developing world and remote and
rural areas. - Through innovative public-private partnership.
- TARGET
- User terminal 30-50 cm (11-20 in) dish.
- Cost of terminal less than US 150.
- Monthly subscription similar to DSL or
cable-modem. - Uplink at least 128 Kbps.
- Downlink at least 2 Mbps.
8GBSI Initiative
- APPROACH
- European Global System for Mobile (GSM) Model
- Common technical standard for user terminals.
- Harmonized spectrum.
- Minimal, harmonized and pro-competitive
regulatory environment. - KEY ELEMENT
- Public-Private Partnership with role of each
partner clearly defined.
9GBSI InitiativeRole of Government
- Development of attractive technical and
regulatory framework - Identification of frequency bands on non-shared
basis with terrestrial services. - Establishment of harmonized and minimal
regulatory regime addressing - Landing rights.
- Licensing.
- Competition.
- Cross-border traffic.
10GBSI InitiativeRole of Industry
- Tremendous business opportunity!
- Access to high-speed Internet market on global
basis.
11GBSI InitiativeRole of Industry
- Agree to adopt, on voluntary basis, common
technical standard for user terminals for
high-speed Internet access. - Propose frequency bands dedicated to high-speed
access. - Ensure interoperability.
12GBSI InitiativeDevelopments
- ITU Radiocommunications Assembly (RA-03)
- QUESTION ITU-R 269/4
- Technical studies underway.
- Finalized April/May 2005.
- Good progress.
13GBSI InitiativeDevelopments
- ITU World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-03)
- Point 1.19 of agenda for WRC-07.
- Preparatory work underway.
- Conference Preparatory Meeting (March 2007).
- WRC -07 (October 2007).
14GBSI Initiative Developments
- World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
- WSIS Declaration of Principles
- Broadband.
- International, open, interoperable,
non-discriminatory and demand-driven standards. - Efficient use of radio frequency spectrum.
15GBSI InitiativeDevelopments
- World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
- WSIS Plan of Action develop and strengthen
national, regional and international broadband
network infrastructure, based on - Global frequency harmonization.
- Global systems standardization.
- Public-private partnership.
- Provision of global high-speed satellite services
for underserved areas.
16GBSI InitiativeDevelopments
- Facilitate coordination and cooperation
- Memorandum of Understanding (no legal or
financial constraints). - Memorandum already signed and endorsed by
significant number of stakeholders, including - Satellite Operators.
- Equipment Manufacturers.
- International Organizations.
17GBSI InitiativeNext Steps
- Meeting in October 2004 of industry MOU
Signatories (Spain). Next meeting in January 2005
(Italy). - ITU work.
- Standardization agencies work.
- Regulatory work at national, regional and
international level. - WSIS Tunisia 2005.
18GBSI InitiativeConclusion
- Initiative is means to overcome Broadband
divide by - low-cost, high-speed Internet access.
- particularly for developing countries and remote
and rural areas. - Opportunity for governments to
- Implement their ICT strategies in timely manner
and at lowest cost. - Contribute to efficient use of spectrum.
- Increase value of spectrum.
- Opportunity for private sector to develop new
businesses and obtain access to global market.
19- Thank you
- atoumi_at_itso.int