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Challenges & Potential in New Zealand Jon Brewer: Network Startup Resource Center The Relevance of Dynamic Spectrum in Emerging Markets Steve Song: Network Startup Resource Center
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Challenges & Potential in New ZealandJon Brewer: Network Startup Resource Center
The Relevance of Dynamic Spectrum in Emerging MarketsSteve Song: Network Startup Resource Center
Fixed Wireless Best for NZ
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Fixed Wireless in NZ
Fewer than 4% of NZBroadband Connections
use Fixed WirelessTechnologies
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Resulting NZ Landscape
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Fixed Wireless in NZ
Rural Broadband isUnaffordable, but FixedWireless TechnologiesAre Not Used. Why?
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Rural Broadband Unaffordable
• History of Spectrum Hoarding
• Often by operators with fixed products
• Inappropriate Radio Spectrum Available
• 900 ISM band unavailable in NZ
• 700 MHz LTE just being rolled out
• LTE owners are interested in density
• Rural users not a commercial proposition
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> 1GHz Unsuitable for Rural NZ
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Parikino, New Zealand
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Parikino, New Zealand
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Parikino, New Zealand
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Plenty of <1GHz to Go Around
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700 MHz LTE
850-900MHz CellularTVWS
State of TVWS in NZ
• Dynamic Spectrum Not Allowed
• Some Free TV Channels Can Be Licensed
• 510‐606 MHz / DTV 26‐37
• Other Free TV Channels “Reserved”
• 606‐686 MHz cannot be licensed
• Operators Want Equipment to Use
• Analog Shut‐Off 1 December 201312© 2015 Dynamic Spectrum Alliance
2006 Digital Switchover Decision
20072007
2010
Spectrum Assignment
Successful SpectrumAuctions In 2015
$44.7 Billion1755‐1780MHz
$17.6 Billion900/1800 MHz
United States
India
Alternative Approaches
Regulator awards 800MHz spectrum to largest incumbent in exchange for police network + $75M
Government creates PPP for 700MHz wholesale network open to all operators.
Kenya
RwandaUnsuccessful SpectrumAuction Attempts
2010 auction announced800MHz / 2.6GHzMNOs threatened actionAuction withdrawn within 2mo2012 auction announced againwithdrawn again2015 still no auction
South Africa
UHF Spectrum Occupancy in Africa
43%
39%
9%
9%
Television Spectrum Occupancy in African Countries in 2012
1-2 TV Channels
3-9 TV Channels
10-19 TV Channels
20+ TV Channels
Source: Balancing ActPresentation to African Telecommunications Union (ATU) Digital Migration Summit (May 2014)http://www.atu‐uat.org/index.php/download‐categories/category/10‐afriswog‐events?download=299:session‐3‐ppt‐1‐balancing‐act‐presentation
In most cases, hundreds of megahertz of unused spectrum
About NSRC
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The Network Startup Resource Center helps universities andnetwork operators in the developing world through training,direct engineering assistance, and donations of equipment.
NSRC has assisted with TVWS deployments in Africa and willsoon be assisting with a deployment in Vanuatu.
NSRC Support in 2013/14
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