1. Address by Christopher North
ITU WORKSHOP - THE FUTURE OF VOICE
Address by Christopher North
Director of WISOA, Founding Director of UNWIRED Australia Pty Ltd
and Managing Director of Wattle Park Partners Pty Ltd
Geneva 15-16th January 2007
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2. WiMAX AND THE FUTURE OF VOICE
WHY WiMAX ?
WHY VOICE ?
WHY WiSOA ?
A COMMERCIAL PERSPECTIVE
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3. “If you believe something to be true it is true in its consequences !”
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4. HISTORY The formative years The lessons learned Early reforms
“Gamekeeper turned poacher”
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5. UNWIRED The 3.4 GHz opportunity Convincing the regulator
Spectrum acquisition
Network rollout
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6. “If you believe something to be true it is true in its consequences”
WASABI as a driver
Importance of regulatory reform and technical innovation
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7. WHY WiMAX ? Single international standard Economies of scope and scale
“…preservation of interoperability and interconnectivity remains one of the main challenges for all stakeholders …… in particular for international standards development organisations like the ITU ….”
Single international standard
Economies of scope and scale
Ensure interoperability and interconnectivity
Voice, video and data services anywhere and anytime
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8. BENEFITS OF WIMAX FOR SPECTRUM OWNERS
Drive down costs
Foster healthy competition
Encourage innovation
Low initial CAPEX
Incremental expenditures that reflect growth
Remove the disadvantages of a single vendor
Reduce operator investment risk
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9. Email and SMS only partial substitutes
WHY VOICE ?
Killer application
Stickiness
One stop shop
and SMS only partial substitutes
Because we can : importance of a facilitatory regime
WiSOA working to correct that anomaly
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10. Promote the benefits and value of WiMax
WHY WiSOA?
Charter :
Promote the benefits and value of WiMax
Dialogue with the international regulatory community
Support WiMAX deployment in developing economies
Facilitate the transition of broadband connectivity from fixed to mobile
Liaise with vendors and relevant associations
Develop international roaming agreements
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11. WiSOA CURRENT ACTIVITIES
Uniform or complementary regulatory regimes
Spectrum access
Minimum equipment specifications
Joint procurement of equipment
Support members in developing markets
Access to capital
Negotiating international roaming agreements
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12. APPROPRIATE REGULATION
“…preservation of interoperability and interconnectivity remains one of the main challenges for all stakeholders ….”
Strong regulation that is essential, appropriate and facilitatory
Importance of regulatory reform
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13. “A man’s reach should exceed his grasp – or what’s a heaven for ……”
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