SOURCE TIA TITLE NGN Broadband Access AGENDA ITEM
SOURCE: TIA, TITLE: NGN Broadband Access AGENDA ITEM: Joint 4. 4 CONTACT: Dan Bart, TIA, Dbart@tiaonline. org GSC 9/Joint_026 NGN Broadband Access: TIA Broadband Drivers, Principles, and Vo. IP Contact: David Thompson, TIA Dan Bart, TIA
U. S. Market Overview: New Trends • • Bundled services, flat-rate pricing Local/long-distance distinction disappearing IP applications entering mainstream Wireless data traffic growing – 3 G deployments with enhanced data capabilities • Cable attracting voice customers GSC-9, Seoul
U. S. Market Overview: Network Equipment • Spending on network equipment fell 73% in last three years. • Rebound anticipated, but not a return to late 1990 s spending levels. • New drivers: broadband, bundled services, data transport, digital video, Vo. IP. • High-speed access is growing. GSC-9, Seoul
Broadband: Benefits Broadband is an accelerator of social and economic development: • Jobs multiplier • Increases in worker productivity, wages and more service offerings at lower prices • Creation of new or offshoot industries • Additional investment in R&D • Greater efficiencies in distribution of goods, services and information • Increased demand for equipment • Greater investment in next-generation networks • Reduction in the digital divide GSC-9, Seoul
Broadband: Benefits Broadband applications enable economic and social benefits such as: • Public safety and national security • Telemedicine • Teleworking • E-Government • Distance learning/educational tools • Utility applications • Accessible communications for persons with disabilities – May 7 FCC Summit, Vo. IP and persons with disabilities GSC-9, Seoul
Broadband: Platforms Wide variety of broadband platforms: • • DSL/fiber to the premises (FTTP), Fiber to the Zone Cable modems Mobile wireless networks (3 G) Fixed wireless (licensed, Wi-Fi®, Wi. MAX) Satellites Powerline technologies What’s next? "Wi-Fi®" is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance GSC-9, Seoul
Broadband: Sector Snapshot • High-speed access by consumers and businesses is growing. • Spending on services reached $13 billion in 2003 and is expected to grow to $25 billion by 2007. • Cable will retain subscriber advantage, but spending on DSL services will pass spending on cable in 2006. • Wireless and fiber access will generate $3. 4 billion in revenue in 2007. GSC-9, Seoul
Broadband: Worldwide Deployment U. S. Lags Behind in Broadband Deployment • Other countries, led by Korea and Canada, have strategic vision for broadband deployment. • U. S. must not be outpaced by major trading partners in deployment of cutting-edge technologies and networks. • Lack of broadband connectivity inhibits job creation in the U. S. GSC-9, Seoul
Broadband: New Applications Voice over Internet Protocol (Vo. IP) • Personalized, unified communications • Integration of voice, data, other applications in a manner not previously possible • Flexibility and computing power not found in circuitswitched networks GSC-9, Seoul
Broadband: TIA Broadband Principles • The United States needs a national broadband policy to drive widespread deployment. • Affordable, highly advanced and secure communications services should be available to all Americans. • Competitive market forces, not regulations, should be the principal means of achieving this goal. • Governments should intervene only where such intervention (1) is necessary to effectively address a specific, critical problem and (2) is targeted and otherwise designed to minimize disruption to competitive market forces. GSC-9, Seoul
Broadband: TIA Broadband Principles • Governments should make available the necessary radio spectrum for the deployment of advanced communications services. • Governments should implement policies that encourage investment in new and diverse communications technologies. • All players — government, private sector and consumers — should participate in the formulation of broadband policy. GSC-9, Seoul
Broadband: TIA’s Broadband Mission Promote ubiquitous broadband deployment globally. • Seek regulatory-free zone for new, last-mile broadband investments. • Work for removal of barriers to broadband deployment including rights of way, franchise fees and excessive taxes. • Support fiscal incentives, such as tax credits, grants, pilot-project funding and low-interest loans. • Assist international organizations to realize the economic and social benefits of broadband. • Encourage deployment of all broadband access technologies. • Seek additional globally harmonized spectrum allocations. GSC-9, Seoul
TIA Vo. IP
Broadband: TIA Vo. IP Policy Principles for the U. S. • Regulation should not be applied to Vo. IP without thorough justification that it is necessary as a matter of public policy. • A single federal policy for Vo. IP regulation is a must and, in fact, the nature of the technology demands such an approach. • All communications technologies should play a part in advancing core public interest issues, such as emergency response needs and universal service. • Vo. IP offerings should be marketed in a manner that allows consumers to make informed choices. GSC-9, Seoul
Broadband: TIA’s U. S. Vo. IP Mission • Promote growth of IP networks and applications unfettered by economic regulation. • Ensure one national policy on regulatory treatment of Vo. IP. • Seek industry-driven solutions for core public interest issues. GSC-9, Seoul
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