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Speeding-up the NGN Ubiquity:A Pilar for Digital Growth

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Broadband Universalization

Jaroslaw K. PONDERStrategy and Policy Advisor andCoordinator for Europe Region

International Telecommunication Union

Disclaimer: The Europe region in this document refers to the 43 countries that are served by the Europe Coordination unit at the ITU Headquarters. For the ITU-D regions, see: http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/definitions/regions/index.html.

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ICT developments in Europe

27% fixed (wired)-broadband penetration (almost three times the global average)

Mobile-broadband penetration jumped from 29% to 68% in the period 2010-2013

Almost three out of four people online by end 2013

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Source: ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators database. Note: * Estimates.

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Mobile-broadband uptake in Europe

Active mobile-broadband subscriptions estimated to reach 422 million in Europe by end 2013, over 100 million more than the year before

At 68%, regional mobile-broadband penetration is estimated to remain the highest of all regions in 2013, more than doubling the global value

3Source: ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators database. The red lines in the chart show total mobile-broadband penetration in the world and in developed countries in 2012. * Data for Lithuania only include HDSPA and LTE.

Active mobile-broadband subscriptions, 2012

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Fixed (wired)-broadband uptake in Europe Top performers in Europe are

also world leaders in terms of fixed (wired)-broadband penetration

European countries with the highest fixed-broadband speeds only behind Japan and Korea (Rep.) in the world’s ranking by speed

4Source: ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators database. The red lines in the chart show fixed (wired)-broadband penetration in the world and in developed countries in 2012.

Fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, 2012

Fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions by speed, 2011

Note: * Speed intervals slightly different from the ones defined by ITU. ** Breakdown by speed available only for a part of the total.† Incl. fixed wireless broadband.

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MIS 2013 5th edition of the ITU Measuring the

Information Society (MIS) Report was launched on 7 October 2013:

Features ICT Development Index (IDI) Analysis of key market

developments, including regional comparisons

First comprehensive ITU price data set for mobile-broadband services

The first-ever model to quantify the world’s Digital Natives

An overview of digital TV broadcasting trends

www.itu.int/go/MIS2013

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ICT Development Index (IDI) in Europe

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Source: ITU MIS 2013

Source: ITU MIS 2013

IDI values of European countries compared with the global, regional and developing/developed averages, 2012

Europe is the region with the highest average IDI and also the most homogeneous region

Eight European countries rank in the global top ten for the IDI 2012

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UN Broadband Commission State of Broadband 2013 Report

• 26 Featured Insights, from 20 Commissioners and their organizations, with 35 sets of review comments.

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Measurable targets for 2015

• Developed by the Commission at the Broadband Leadership Summit in October 2011.

• Four ambitious but achievable targets for making broadband policy universal and for boosting affordability and broadband uptake to ensure the benefits of broadband (in mHealth, m-payments & m-learning, for example) are available to all.

• New target on gender equality added in March 2013.

• Progress is tracked & reported annually in the run-up to 2015

• Final reporting will be made in 2015 to the UN General Assembly and Broadband Commission meeting in New York

Broadband Commission Targets

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Target 1: Making broadband policy universal

• By 2015, all countries should have a national broadband plan or strategy or include broadband in Universal Access / Service Definitions

YES; 134;

69.5%

PLANNED; 12; 6%

NO; 47; 24.5%

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Target 2: Making broadband affordable

• By 2015, entry-level broadband services should be made affordable in developing countries (amounting to <5% of average monthly income)

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Target 3: Connecting homes to broadband

• By 2015, 40% of households in developing countries should have Internet access

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Target 4: Getting people online• By 2015, Internet user penetration should reach 60%

worldwide, 50% in developing countries and 15% in LDCs

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Target 5: Gender Equality in Broadband

Broadband Commission Targets

• By 2010, gender equality in access in broadband by 2020.

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Broadband plans

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Source: ITU Telecommunications/ICT Regulatory Database

Financing: Public-private partnerships and Government funding are the main means of financing broadband deployments in the region

145 governments worldwide, including 39 European countries, have adopted or are planning to adopt a national broadband policy

Financing means, Europe, 2012

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ITU Interactive Terrestrial Transmission Map

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ITU Interactive Terrestrial Transmission Maphttps://www.itu.int/itu-d/tnd-map-public/

ITU Interactive Terrestrial Transmission Map | Nov 2013 http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Technology/Pages/InteractiveTransmissionMaps.aspx

http://www.itu.int/itu-d/tnd-map-public/

1) Purpose: To quantify supply-side indicators for the reach of broadband networks.

2) Research: Desk research, primary research in conjunction with ITU Regional Offices, and working with partner organisations.

3) Validation: The map is validated by network operators and administrations through the ITU Regional Offices and recorded in the Validation Framework.

4) Outputs: Broadband Capacity Indicators.

Broadband Transmission Capacity Indicators

Underneath the map is a database, containing records of each individual link. The following indicators are either compiled or calculated from this database:

Indicator 1: Transmission network length (Route kilometres)

Indicator 2: Node locations

Indicator 3: Equipment type of terrestrial transmission network

Indicator 4: Network capacity (bit rate)

Indicator 5: Number of optical fibres within the cable

Indicator 6: Operational status of the transmission network

Indicator 7a: Percentage of population within reach of transmission networks

Indicator 7b: Percentage of area within reach of transmission networks

Introduction

ITU Interactive Terrestrial Transmission Map | Nov 2013 http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Technology/Pages/InteractiveTransmissionMaps.aspx

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ITU Interactive Transmission Map Research Status: November 2013

Region CIS ARB AFR ASP LAC Total

Operators 27 19 21 41 54 162Links 1,522 856 1,642 3,288 2,870 10,178Nodes 966 754 1,442 2,528 2,294 7,984

Broadband Capacity IndicatorsCountries 11 12 17 30 31 101Total 12 21 44 38 33 148

Route Kms 331,394 94,286 140,188 396,540 259,928 1,222,336Total Kms 464,551 197,272 352,979 10,046,928 712,984 11,774,714

Population within range of operational fibre node (millions)10-km 85.5 61.1 76.4 488.6 168.7 880.125-km 170.3 144.2 163.1 1,338.6 344.2 2,160.250-km 218.0 203.9 237.0 2,349.6 437.9 3,446.3

ITU Interactive Terrestrial Transmission Map | Nov 2013 http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Technology/Pages/InteractiveTransmissionMaps.aspx

http://www.itu.int/itu-d/tnd-map-public/

Click this link to launch the 3D version of the

map, using the Google Earth

plugin

ITU Interactive Terrestrial Transmission Map | Nov 2013 http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Technology/Pages/InteractiveTransmissionMaps.aspx

http://www.itu.int/itu-d/tnd-map-public/

ITU Interactive Terrestrial Transmission Map | Nov 2013 http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Technology/Pages/InteractiveTransmissionMaps.aspx

http://www.itu.int/itu-d/tnd-map-public/

Use the magnifying glass to zoom into a

particular area of the map

ITU Interactive Terrestrial Transmission Map | Nov 2013 http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Technology/Pages/InteractiveTransmissionMaps.aspx

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Hover your mouse over a link, and the details of that link

appear in the pane on the left

ITU Interactive Terrestrial Transmission Map | Nov 2013 http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Technology/Pages/InteractiveTransmissionMaps.aspx

http://www.itu.int/itu-d/tnd-map-public/

ITU Interactive Terrestrial Transmission Map | Nov 2013 http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Technology/Pages/InteractiveTransmissionMaps.aspx

http://www.itu.int/itu-d/tnd-map-public/

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THANK YOU

Jaroslaw K. PONDERCoordinator for Europe and Strategy and Policy Advisor International Telecommunication Union jaroslaw.ponder@itu.int

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