Ministério das Comunicações 1 The role of spectrum in Brazil’s National Broadband Plan Maximiliano S. Martinhão
Ministério das Comunicações BRAZIL 2 Sources: Area > ,599 km2 Population > million people 85% Urban Population 15% Rural Population GDP 2.47 trillion USD GDP annual growth: 2.7% GDP per capita: 12,593 USD
Ministério das Comunicações COMMUNICATIONS Source: Mobile connections 260 million 132% pop Internet users 45% pop Telephone lines 21.8% pop INCLUSIVE UNIVERSALIZES
Ministério das Comunicações MOBILE SERVICES Penetration > 100% On-net prices Business x Personal, Voice x Data usage Pre-paid x Post Paid Payment on demand No need for credit or bank services ARPU USD 4 Source: GSMA
Ministério das Comunicações 5 Rural Areas Urban Areas COVERAGE COST Source: Cetic 2011 MOBILE SERVICES
Ministério das Comunicações Source: Cisco VNI Global Forecast, % by 2016 DATA TRAFFIC 1 EB = GB % by % by 2016
Ministério das Comunicações Audience: 3,3 billion people; 3 million Brazilian tourists; thousand foreign tourists; 1 st World Cup with 4G. MAJOR EVENTS 7
Ministério das Comunicações CONSUMERS 8 Main brazilian consumer wishes in 2012 (Data Popular) 1.Mobile phones 2.Notebook 3.Tablet Main brazilian consumer wishes in 2012 (Data Popular) 1.Mobile phones 2.Notebook 3.Tablet
Ministério das Comunicações Regulation 4G Auction (jun/12) Regulation on quality and competition Popular broadband: cities atended Distribution of spectrum considering small operators Increase guarantees of secondary spectrum to small ISPs Reservation of part of the spectrum for public applications Regulation 4G Auction (jun/12) Regulation on quality and competition Popular broadband: cities atended Distribution of spectrum considering small operators Increase guarantees of secondary spectrum to small ISPs Reservation of part of the spectrum for public applications Incentives Tablets PNBL Special Regime. MP nº 563, of April 2012 Incentives Tablets PNBL Special Regime. MP nº 563, of April 2012 NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN – PNBL Infraestrutura National Infrastructure - Telebrás Investiments in the North region Optical South American Ring Brazilian Satelite and submarine cables Infraestrutura National Infrastructure - Telebrás Investiments in the North region Optical South American Ring Brazilian Satelite and submarine cables MAIN ACTIONS 9
Ministério das Comunicações Antecipation of investments in telecommunications networks Reduction of regional diferences Modernization of networks Massification of access to telecommunication networks and services Incentive to national production and technical development MP nº 563, of April 2012 Special Tax Regime - REPNBL Raise of 40% on planned investment direct jobs Reduction of deficit of equipments in R$ 3 bi Increase national production from 50% to 62%. BENEFITS 10
Ministério das Comunicações AUCTIONS Study shows that economic and social benefits to the consumer are 10 times greater than to the spectrum holder Beauty contest auctions Moving from revenue maximization, to obligations, to beauty contest auctions. 11
Ministério das Comunicações 450 MHz Telephone and Internet in rural areas 2,5 GHz 4G Connections AUCTION OF THE 450 MHZ AND 2,5 GHZ BANDS - JUNE US$ 1.25 Billion
Ministério das Comunicações 450 MHZ BAND Increment the coverage from the border of the city in a 30km radius: dec/2015 Free Internet for all rural public schools
Ministério das Comunicações 3 GPP standard for LTE under elaboration MHZ BAND
Ministério das Comunicações 2,5 GHz BAND Cities of the World Cup: dec/2013 Capital and cities with more than inhabitants: may/2015 All cities with more than inhabitants: dec/ 2016
Ministério das Comunicações 700 MHZ BAND Transition from Analog to Digital TV schedule Strongly considering the use of the 700 MHz band for Mobile Services using APT channelization Guard Band FDD Uplink (45 MHz)GapFDD Downlink (45 MHz) Guar d Band
Ministério das Comunicações CHALLENGES Attend underserved areas with accessible prices Attend the ever the growing demand and support major events Obtain synergy amongst Broadcasters and Mobile Operators Adopt harmonized standards in all Latin America 17
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