Integrated Wireline and Wireless Services : A Policy Direction

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Integrated Wireline and WirelessServices A
Policy Direction

• Asia Pacific Forum on Telecommunication Policy
  Regulation
• 1618 May 2002, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Jong-hyuk Ro Ministry of Information and
Communication Republic of Korea
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Contents

• I. Overview
• II. Current Status
• III. Policy Direction
• 1. General Direction
• 2. Policy Direction

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I. Overview
? Concept

• O Services provided through complementation/
  integration of wireline and wireless
  communication tools or combination of services
• O Low price, bandwidth and high speed of wireline
  combined with mobility, convenience and coverage
  of wireless
• O Response to development of IT and diversified
  user demand

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? Causes of Integration

• O User
• Gain mobility, stability, efficiency and
  convenience
• O Operator
• Wireless Operator
• Locking in subscribers thru service
  differentiation and upgrade
• Creation of new traffic, e.g., wireless Internet
• Wireline Operator
• Expansion of business in response to substitution
  of wireline by wireless, e.g., wireless LAN
• O Equipment Manufacturer
• Creation of new market thru early
  commercialization of new technology

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? Service Types

• O Internet access thru wireless LAN or B-WLL in
  addition to existing wireline access such as ADSL
  

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• O Premise wireless telephony service by combining
  PABX with wireless function

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• O Wireless Internet access thru mobile phone by
  combining wireless network and Internet

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• O Broadband satellite Internet access by
  combining satellite and wireline networks
  (Down-link wireless, Up-link wireline)

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? Prospects

• O Meeting diverse user demand
• Enables provision of custom-tailored services
• O Efficient use of resources thru network
  integration
• Provision of both wireline and wireless services
  thru existing backbone (wireline wireless)
  networks
• ? Will lead to All IP based network integration
• O Facilitation of competition
• Enhanced competition thru cross entry in the
  market by wireline and wireless operators will

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• O Long-term Prospects
• Provision of integrated wireline and wireless
  services by single operator
• Use of the same number for wireless and wireline
  access
• Single terminal for wireline and wirless services
  
• Price reduction thru various bundled products
• Cost reduction

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II. Current Status
? Wireless LAN

• O Wireless LAN using 2.4? frequency spectrum
  Allowed (June 2001)
• Facilitation of development of new technology and
  introduction of new services
• Should tolerate radio interference
• O Commercial service began in 2002 for areas with
  large floating population
• O Broadband Wireless LAN Forum (May 2001) set up
  to cooperate in standardization and diffusion
  issues

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lt Current Status gt
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lt International Trends gt

• O Regulations and status differ for wireless LAN
  service using 2.4GHz frequency
• UK, France, Germany, Italy commercial service
  prohibited
• USA, Japan, Finland allowed
• O Service areas Hotels, airports ? expansion
• Link with mobile phone services

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Source Ovum Forecasts Global Wireless Market
20022006 (2001)
lt Factors affecting Wireless LAN gt
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• ? Wireless Internet
• O Mobile service providers began wireless
  Internet in 1999
• Number of Subscribers 25.7 million (Mar 2002)
• Market Size 400 million (2001)
• Expected to grow rapidly from 2002 following
  introduction of cdma2000-1x and EV-DO and
  development of contents
• ? Estimated Market Size for 2002 1.4
  billion
• ? Broadband Satellite Internet
• O Remote areas where ADSL is unavailable (May
  1999) using satellite Mukungwha
• Number of Subscribers 11,861 (Mar 2002)
• (mountain region and small islands, etc.)

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III. Policy Direction
1. General Direction

• O Support the diffusion of integrated wireline
  and wireless services in terms of policy and
  institution
• Increase user benefits, develop new businesses
  and facilitate technological development
• O Respond to new paradigm of the telecom market
• Update laws and regulations to accommodate
  network integration
• Strengthen fair competition and user protection

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2. Policy Direction

• O Improve Classification of Telecom Services
• Accommodate changes in technology and market,
  e.g., introduction of integrated services
• O Further Promote Fair Competition
• Possible transfer of market power by dominant
  players in existing wireline and wireless market
• O Review Interconnection System
• Reasonable interconnection system needed for
  integration of voice/data and wireline/wireless

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• O Improve Pricing System
• Use of data/ moving pictures at reasonable price
• O Maximize Use of Resources
• Facilities sharing, local loop unbundling,
  sharing of wireless facilities, transfer of
  spectrum, etc.
• Sharing of wireless LAN equipment
• O Opening wireless Internet networks
• All mobile operators by June 2002
• Standardization of wireless Internet platform
• Access to wireline Internet sites from mobile
  phones

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• O Promote Efficient Use of Spectrum Resources
• Identify spectrum resource for integrated
  services
• Spectrum re-allocation
• Solve radio interference issue for ISM band
• O Review Universal Service System
• Inclusion of broadband Internet service
• O Strengthen Information Security and User
  Protection