ITU SG 16 MULTIMEDIA

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ITU-T SEMINAR Multimedia in the 21st Century
PORTO SEGURO, BA 4 JUNE 2001
JOSÉ LEITE PEREIRA FILHO Member of the Board
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Overview of Multimedia in the Brazilian
Telecommunication Services

• INTRODUCTION
• MULTIMEDIA IN MOBILE SERVICES
• MULTIMEDIA IN FIXED SERVICES
• MULTIMEDIA IN MASS COMMUNICATION SERVICES
• INTERNET STATUS
• CONCLUSIONS

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Introduction

• MOBILE SERVICE
• PRESENT SITUATION
• 10 OPERATION AREAS
• 2 OPERATORS PER AREA

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Introduction

• FIXED SERVICE
• PRESENT SITUATION
• 3 OPERATION AREAS
• 2 OPERATORS PER AREA
• 2 NATIONAL OPERATORS

• FUTURE SITUATION
• 3 OPERATION AREAS
• FOR BOTH FIXED AND MOBILE SERVICES
• 4/5 MOBILE OPERATORS PER AREA
• UNLIMITED NUMBER OF FIXED OPERATORS

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Introduction
INSTALLED FIXED ACCESSES
/ Installed Accesses (million)
Accesses per 100 inhabitants ()
38,3 / 23,1
27,8 / 16,8
22,1 / 13,6
18,8 / 11,7
16,5 / 10,4
14,6 / 9,3
13,3 / 8,6
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
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Introduction
INSTALLED MOBILE ACCESSES
/ Installed Accesses (million)
Accesses per 100 inhabitants ()
23,2 / 14,0
15,0 / 9,1
7,4 / 4,5
4,6 / 2,8
2,7 / 1,7
1,4 / 0,9
0,8 / 0,5
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
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Multimedia in Mobile Services

• MOBILE SERVICE REGULATION
• NO RESTRICTIONS TO PROVISION OF ALL MOBILE
  GENERATION SERVICES 2G, 2.5G, 3G, ETC.
• THEREFORE, NO RESTRICTIONS TO MULTIMEDIA
  APPLICATIONS
• ONLY LIMITATION IS SPECTRUM
• PRESENTLY THE BANDWIDTH IS 35 MHz PER OPERATOR
• IMT-2000 CORE BAND
• 60 MHz AVAILABLE BUT NOT YET DISTRIBUTED

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Multimedia in Mobile Services

• INTRODUCTION OF IMT-2000
• MOST AMERICAN COUNTRIES HAVE ADOPTED 1900 MHZ
  BAND TO EXPAND THE MOBILE SERVICE
• THAT DECISION CONFLICTS WITH THE UP LINK ( ALSO
  1900 MHz ) OF IMT-2000 CORE BAND
• TO AVOID THAT PROBLEM, BRAZIL DECIDED TO LICENSE
  NEW OPERATORS IN 1800 MHz BAND INSTEAD OF 1900
  MHz
• THIS DECISION ALLOWS IN BRAZIL THE USE OF 60 MHz
  IN THE CORE BAND OF IMT-2000
• VENEZUELA IS ON THE WAY TO TAKE SIMILAR DECISION

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Multimedia in Fixed Services

• MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION SERVICE (1/3)
• NEW FIXED SERVICE UNDER PROCESS OF APPROVAL
• SERVICE WITH BROAD SCOPE TO SUPPORT SEVERAL
  APPLICATIONS, FOR EXAMPLE
• BROADBAND ACCESS TO INTERNET
• DATA COMMUNICATION, AUDIO AND VIDEO
• TELE-MEDICINE AND TELE-EDUCATION
• THIS SERVICE IS NOT ALLOWED TO PROVIDE
• PUBLIC FIXED TELEPHONE SERVICE
• FREE OVER THE AIR RADIO AND TV
• PAY TELEVISION

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Multimedia in Fixed Services

• MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION SERVICE (2/3)
• THE SERVICE RULES ARE INDEPENDENT OF THE
  TECHNICAL MEANS REQUIRED FOR ITS PROVISION
• THE FOLLOWING TRANSMISSION MEANS, AMONG OTHERS,
  MAY BE USED FOR BROADBAND MULTIMEDIA
• FREQUENCY BANDS 2.5 , 3.5 , 10.5 AND 24 TO 31
  GHz
• MMDS NETWORK
• DTH NETWORK
• CABLE TV NETWORK
• xDSL TECHNOLOGY

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Multimedia in Fixed Services

• MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION SERVICE (3/3)
• TELECOM SERVICES ARE ENTITLED TO USE THE THREE
  PAY TV NETWORKS (CABLE TV, MMDS AND DTH) ON A
  NON-DISCRIMINATORY BASIS
• THERE IS A SPECIAL REGULATION ON THE USE OF THESE
  NETWORKS BY VALUE ADDED SERVICES (INTERNET)
• THE TV CABLE AND MMDS NETWORKS HAVE BEEN USED
  SUCCESSFULLY BY INTERNET PROVIDERS TO OFFER
  BROADBAND ACCESS

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Multimedia in Mass communication Services

• ELECTRONIC MASS COMMUNICATION SERVICE
• A SPECIAL REGULATION IS UNDER APPROVAL TO TREAT
  ON THE SAME GROUNDS THE THREE PAY TV NETWORKS
• CABLE TV NETWORK
• MMDS NETWORK
• DTH NETWORK
• THE PURPOSE OF THIS REGULATION IS TO SET RULES
  INDEPENDENTLY OF THE TECHNOLOGY AND TO TAKE INTO
  ACCOUNT THE CONVERGENCE OF PAY TV AND TELECOM
  SERVICES, INCLUDING MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS

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Multimedia in Mass communication Services

• DIGITAL TELEVISION (1/4)
• NOV 1998 ANATEL ESTABLISHES TESTS PROCEDURES
• AUG 1999 INSTALLATION READY TO INITIATE TESTING
• JAN 2000 INCLUSION OF ISDB-T SYSTEM IN THE TESTS
  
• FEB 2000 PUBLISHED THE BROADCASTERS REPORT -
  PART 1
• APR 2000 PUBLISHED THE BROADCASTERS REPORT -
  PART 2
• JUN 2000 PUBLISHED THE BROADCASTERS FINAL
  REPORT
• FEB 2001 CONSOLIDATION OF THE CPQD REPORT
• APR 2001 ANATEL PUBLIC CONSULTATION

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Multimedia in Mass communication Services

• DIGITAL TELEVISION (2/4)
• THE EXCELLENT COVERAGE OF FREE TV OVER THE AIR IN
  BRAZIL (AROUND 85) IS THE MAIN DRIVE TO STUDY
  CAREFULLY THE POSSIBILITIES OF DTV TO PROVIDE
  UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO INTERNET AND MULTIMEDIA
• IN THE PROCESS TO DEFINE A MODEL TO EXPLOIT DTV
  IN BRAZIL, ANATEL LAUNCHED A PUBLIC CONSULTATION
  COVERING ALL MAJOR ASPECTS OF THE PROBLEM
• THE TECHNICAL STANDARD ITSELF WILL BE CHOSEN ONLY
  AFTER THE DEFINITION OF THAT MODEL

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Multimedia in Mass communication Services

• DIGITAL TELEVISION (3/4)
• AMONG OTHERS, THE MODEL WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT
• EXPECTATIONS OF BRAZILIAN USERS
• INTERNET ACCESS AND MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS
• MARKET, SERVICE PROVISION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
• ECONOMIES OF SCALE AND STANDARDIZATION
• INVESTMENTS, FINANCING AND BUSINESS MODELS
• TRANSITION PLAN
• DETERMINANT FACTORS
• PRODUCT QUALITY
• INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT PRIOR TO THE DECISION

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Multimedia in Mass communication Services
DIGITAL TELEVISION (4/4) 17 APRIL 2001
LAUNCHING OF DTV PUBLIC CONSULTATION 29 MAY
2001 PUBLIC HEARING IN BRASILIA, BRAZIL 18
JUNE 2001 SUBMISSION OF COMMENTS 28 JUNE 2001
PUBLICATION OF COMMENTS 23 JULY 2001
SUBMISSION OF REPLIES TO THE CONSULTATION
COMMENTS

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Internet Status

• STATISTICS ON THE BRAZILIAN INTERNET (1/3)
• NUMBER OF HOSTS CONNECTED TO INTERNET 876
• INTERNET PROVIDERS
• ABOVE 300 INTERNET PROVIDERS
• THE MAJOR 10 PROVIDERS GET 80 OF THE MARKET
  SHARE
• MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION AROUND US 10
• INTERNET BACKBONE
• 70 PROVIDED BY EMBRATEL THE FORMER STATE
  MONOPOLY CARRIER
• INTERNET DOMAINS ABOVE 400,000

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Internet Status

• STATISTICS ON THE BRAZILIAN INTERNET (2/3)
• INTERNET TRAFFIC
• 60 INTERNAL TO ACCESS LOCAL CONTENTS IN
  PORTUGUESE
• 40 EXTERNAL VIA INTERNATIONAL LINKS
• INTERNET USERS
• 10.4 M
• 72 CLASSES A and B
• 20 CLASS C
• 60 BELOW 30 YEARS OLD

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Internet Status

• STATISTICS ON THE BRAZILIAN INTERNET (3/3)
• COMMERCIAL USERS
• ENTERPRISES CONNECTED 65
• SAFETY IS THE MAIN CONCERN OF ENTERPRISES
• HOME USERS
• 33 CONNECTIONS PER MONTH, 40 MIN DURATION
• PSTN ACCESS 93
• CABLE MODEM (CABLE TV AND MMDS) 7
• xDSL 60 K IN 2000 AND ESTIMATED 1 M BY 2003

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Conclusions

• THE BRAZILIAN REGULATORY FRAMEWORK IMPOSES NO
• RESTRICTION TO MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS IN ANY
  SERVICE
• MOBILE SERVICE OPERATORS ARE FREE TO OFFER ANY
  TYPE OF MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS
• SINCE BRAZIL HAS ALREADY RESERVED 60 MHz IN THE
  CORE BAND OF IMT-2000, MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS
  VIA UMTS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE NEAR FUTURE
• A NEW FIXED SERVICE FOCUSING ON MULTIMEDIA
  APPLICATIONS HAS BROAD SCOPE AND MAY USE SEVERAL
  BROADBAND TRANSMISSION MEANS LIKE xDSL and PAY
  TV NETWORKS (WIRE AND WIRELESS)

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Conclusions

• IN VIEW OF THE EXCELLENT COVERAGE OF FREE TV OVER
  THE AIR IN BRAZIL (AROUND 85), MULTIMEDIA
  APPLICATIONS IN THE MASS COMMUNICATION SERVICE
  MAY INCREASE ENORMOUSLY AFTER INTRODUCTION OF
  DTV
• THERE IS GREAT EXPECTATION IN BRAZIL ON THE
  CHOICE OF DTV STANDARD. HOWEVER, BEFORE THE
  STANDARD CHOICE, A PUBLIC CONSULTATION IS
  RUNNING IN ORDER TO DEFINE A BRAZILIAN MODEL TO
  BEST EXPLOIT THE DTV CAPABILITIES
• INTERNET IS DEVELOPING VERY FAST IN BRAZIL WITH
  MORE THAN 10.4 MILLIONS USERS, AROUND 900 HOSTS,
  MORE THAN 400,000 DOMAINS AND 60 OF THE TRAFFIC
  TO ACCESS LOCAL CONTENTS IN PORTUGUESE.

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