Department of Electrical Engineering

Park Road, Islamabad

Telecommunication Standards, Policies and Regulations

Lecture 1.1: Introduction to standards, polices and regulations

Module: PL01, C2-PL06

Dr. Tariq Mahmood

Email: tariq_mehmood@comsats.edu.pk
Contents

1. ICT Development Trends

2. Regulatory Trends
3. Licensing Framework & Migration

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 ITU: A Brief Overview
A specialized agency of the UN with
focus on Telecommunication / ICTs
Founded in 1865 ITU-R: ITUs Radio-communication Sector globally
manages radio-frequency spectrum and satellite
orbits that ensure safety of life on land, at sea and in
193 Member States the skies.
567 Sector Members
159 Associates
60 Academia ITU-T: ITU's Telecommunication Standardization Sector
enables global communications by ensuring that countries
ICT networks and devices are speaking the same language.

Headquartered in ITU-D: ITUs Development Sector fosters international

Geneva, cooperation and solidarity in the delivery of technical
4 Regional Offices assistance and in the creation, development and improvement
of telecommunication/ICT equipment and networks in
7 Area Offices. developing countries.
A Day in Digital World

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 ICT Services Uptake

Global, 2014 Whos online?

Mobile cellular subscriptions: By region, 2014
- Almost 7 billion
Mobile broadband penetration:
- 84% developed countries
- 21% developing countries
Fixed broadband penetration:
- 27.5 % developed countries
- 6 % developing countries
- Almost 3 billion people online
(individuals using the Internet) 5
Broadband now affordable in 111
countries MBB less expensive than FBB

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3 G Mobile Broadband Coverage:
Extending in Rural Areas

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MDGs 2000-2015:
ICT Revolution and Remaining Gaps

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Digital Divide in 2015

Mobile Broadband % Individuals using

Subscribers Internet 9
Fixed BB across regions of the world

Fixed (wired) Broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2014*

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Active users by social platform :
Jan 2015

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Regulatory Trends

For Global Telecommunication/ICT Development

Enable and foster access to and increased use of
telecommunications/ICTs

Bridge the digital divide and provide broadband for all

Manage challenges resulting from telecommunication/ICT

development

Lead, improve and adapt to the changing

telecommunication/ICT environment
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Regulating Fixed Line Services

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Regulating Mobile Services

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 Broadband Plans Financing Means
Broadband plans, 2014

plan adopted planning to adopt one

45
40
35
Number of countries

30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Africa Arab States Asia & CIS Europe Americas
Pacific
Financing: Public-private partnerships and
Over 140 governments worldwide have Government funding are the main means of
adopted a national broadband policy financing broadband deployments in the region
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Source: ITU Telecommunications/ICT Regulatory Database
Maturity of Regulation
G4: Integrated regulation led
Beginning of 2014 by economic and social policy

G3: Enabling investment,

innovation and access dual
focus on stimulating competition
in service and content delivery,
and consumer protection

G2: Basic reform partial

liberalization and privatization
across the layers

G1: Regulated public

monopolies command and
control approach 16
Better Regulation Greater Growth?

Evolution of mobile broadband penetration, by generation of regulation, 2009-

2013

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 QUESTIONS?

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