ECE 410 Wireless Communication

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ECE 410 Wireless Communication

• Country Report Philippines
• Ernest Ventura - 12 March 2008

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Metro Manila Skyline

• Day

• Night

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Background

• The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony
  during the 16th century
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• they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the
  Spanish-American War.
• In 1935 the Philippines became a self-governing
  commonwealth.
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• In 1942 the islands fell under Japanese
  occupation during WWII, and US forces and
  Filipinos fought together during 1944-45 to
  regain control.
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• On 4 July 1946 the Republic of the Philippines
  attained its independence.
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• The Philippine Government faces threats from
  three terrorist groups on the US Government's
  Foreign Terrorist Organization list, but in 2006
  and 2007 scored some major successes in capturing
  or killing key wanted terrorists.
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• Decades of Muslim insurgency in the southern
  Philippines have led to a peace accord with one
  group and an ongoing cease-fire and peace talks
  with another.

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Geography

• Location Southeastern Asia, archipelago between
  the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea
• Area total 300,000 sq km (mostly land)
  land 298,170 sq km water 1,830 sq
  km
• Area comparative slightly larger than Arizona
• Coastline 36,289 km
• CLIMATE
• The Philippines has a tropical climate with
  relatively abundant rainfall and gentle winds.
• There are three pronounced seasons
• the wet or rainy season from June to October,
• the cool, dry season from November to February,
• and the hot, dry season from March to May.

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Philippine Geography continued

• Elevation extremes lowest point Philippine Sea
  0 m highest point Mount Apo
  2,954 m
• Natural resources timber, petroleum, nickel,
  cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper
• Land use arable land 19 permanent crops
  16.67 other 64.33 (2005)
• Geography - note
• the Philippine archipelago is made up of 7,107
  islands
• favorably located in relation to many of
  Southeast Asia's main water bodies
• the South China Sea, Philippine Sea, Sulu Sea,
  Celebes Sea, and Luzon Strait

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Map of the Philippine Archipelago (L) and Metro
Manila (R)
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World Map
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People

• Population 91,077,287 (July 2007 est.)
• Birth rate 24.48 births/1,000 population (2007
  est.), Death rate 5.36 deaths/1,000 population
  (2007 est.)
• Nationality noun Filipino(s), adjective
  Philippine
• Ethnic groups 7 major
• Tagalog 28.1, Cebuano 13.1, Ilocano 9,
  Bisaya/Binisaya 7.6, Hiligaynon Ilonggo 7.5,
  Bikol 6, Waray 3.4,
• other 25.3 (2000 census)
• Religions Predominantly Christian. Catholics -
  82.9 Protestants - 5.4 Islam -
  4.6 Philippine Independent Church -
  2.6 Iglesia ni Cristo - 2.3
• Languages Filipino (official based on Tagalog)
  and English (official)
• eight major dialects - Tagalog,
  Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol,
  Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan

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The Philippine Flag

• the white triangle stands for equality and
  fraternity
• the blue field for peace, truth and justice
• and the red field for patriotism and valor.
• The eight primary rays of the sun represent the
  first eight provinces who sought independence
  from Spain and were placed under martial law by
  the Spaniards at the start of the Philippine
  Revolution in 1896.
• The three stars represent the three major
  geographical divisions of the country Luzon, the
  Visayas, and Mindanao.
• During War, Red field is on top.

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Culture - Bayanihan

• Bayanihan is a Filipino term taken from the word
  bayan, referring to a nation, town or community.
  The whole term bayanihan refers to a spirit of
  togetherness.
• The origin of the term bayanihan can be traced
  from a common tradition in Philippine towns where
  community members volunteer to help a family move
  to a new place. The process involves literally
  carrying the house to its new location.

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Education

• Philippine education is patterned after the
  American system,
• with English as the medium of instruction.
• Schools are classified into public (government)
  or private (non-government).
• The general pattern of formal education follows
  four stages
• Pre-primary level (nursery and kindergarten)
• six years of primary education,
• followed by four years of secondary education.
• College education
• Classes in Philippine schools start in June and
  end in March.

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Government

• Country name Republic of the Philippines
• Government type republic,
• Chief of state is the President, currently Gloria
  Macapagal-Arroyo- she studied for two years at
  Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign
  Service in Washington, D.C. where she was a
  classmate of future United States President Bill
  Clinton and achieved consistent Dean's list
  status. She then earned her Bachelor of Arts
  degree in Economics from Assumption College,
  graduating magna cum laude in 1968.
• Capital Manila time difference UTC8 (13
  hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard
  Time)
• Administrative divisions 81 provinces and 136
  chartered cities
• Independence 12 June 1898 (independence
  proclaimed from Spain)
• 4 July 1946 (from the US)
• International organization participation (many
  to mention)
• ADB, APEC, APT, ARF, ASEAN, BIS, CP, EAS, FAO,
  G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt
  (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO,
  ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU,
  ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINUSTAH, NAM, OAS
  (observer), OPCW, PIF (partner), UN, UNCTAD,
  UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNMIS,
  UNMIT, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO,
  WIPO, WMO, WTO

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Economy

• The Philippine economy grew at its fastest pace
  in three decades with real GDP growth exceeding
  7 in 2007.
• Higher government spending contributed to the
  growth, but a resilient service sector and large
  remittances from the millions of Filipinos who
  work abroad have played an increasingly important
  role.
• Economic growth has averaged 5 since President
  MACAPAGAL-ARROYO took office in 2001.
• Nevertheless, the Philippines will need still
  higher, sustained growth to make progress in
  alleviating poverty, given its high population
  growth and unequal distribution of income.
• Labor force - by occupation agriculture 35
  industry 15
  services 50 (2007 est.)
• Unemployment rate 7.3 (2007 est.)
• Population below poverty line 30 (2003 est.)

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More on Philippine Economy

• Agriculture products sugarcane, coconuts,
  rice, corn, bananas, cassavas, pineapples,
  mangoes pork, eggs, beef fish
• Industries electronics assembly, garments,
  footwear, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, wood
  products, food processing, petroleum refining,
  fishing
• Exports commodities semiconductors and
  electronic products, transport equipment,
  garments, copper products, petroleum products,
  coconut oil, fruits
• Exports partners US 18.3, Japan 16.5,
  Netherlands 10.1, China 9.8, Hong Kong 7.8,
  Singapore 7.3, Malaysia 5.6, Taiwan 4.3 (2006)
  
• Imports commodities electronic products,
  mineral fuels, machinery and transport equipment,
  iron and steel, textile fabrics, grains,
  chemicals, plastic
• Imports partners US 16.3, Japan 13.6,
  Singapore 8.5, Taiwan 8, China 7.1, South
  Korea 6.2, Saudi Arabia 5.8, Malaysia 4.1,
  Thailand 4.1, Hong Kong 4 (2006)
• Currency (code) Philippine peso (PHP)
• Exchange rates
• Philippine pesos per US dollar - 46.148 (2007),
  51.246 (2006), 55.086 (2005), 56.04 (2004),
  54.203 (2003)

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Economy Colorful Philippine Bills

• Php 10.00

• PhP 500.00 USD 10.00

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Communication

• Telephones - main lines in use 3.633 million
  (2006)
• Telephones - mobile cellular 43 million
  (42.869 million) (2006)
• Telephone system
• general assessment good international
  radiotelephone and submarine cable services
  domestic and inter-island service is adequate
  domestic domestic satellite system with 11
  earth stations
• cellular communications now dominate the
  industry
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• combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular telephone
  density exceeds 50 telephones per 100 persons
  with more than 10 mobile cellular subscribers for
  every fixed-line subscriber
• international a series of submarine
  cables together provide connectivity to Asia, US,
  
• the Middle East, and Europe multiple
  international gateways (2006)

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More on Communications

• Radio broadcast stations
• AM 381, FM 628, shortwave 4 (2007)
• Television broadcast stations
• 250 (plus 1,501 CATV networks) (2007)
• Internet hosts 271,609 (2007)
• Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 33 (2000)
• Internet users 4.615 million (2005)

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The Manila Times July 18, 2007

• Article - FILIPINOS sent an average of 500
  million text messages a day in 2006, doubling the
  number of text messages sent the year before, the
  National Telecommunications Commission (NTC)
  said.
• Data from the NTC show that the countrys
  subscriber growth rose by 23 percent to 42.87
  million subscribers last year (2006) from the
  34.8 million in 2005.
• Smart Communications Inc. has 17.2 million
  subscribers
• Globe Telecom, 16.7 million
• Pilipino Telephone Corp.,
• 6.97 million
• and Digital Telecommunications Philippines Inc.
  (Digitel), 2 million.

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SMS Capital of the World? (SMS vs call)

• Filipinos texting
• Manila Airport

• Fountain of Text Messaging Marikina, Philippines

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Transportation

• Airports 255 (2007)
• Heliports 2 (2007)
• Railways total 897 km (492 km are in operation)
  (2006)
• Roadways total 200,037 km paved
  19,804 km unpaved 180,233 km
  (2003)
• Waterways 3,219 km (2007)

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Transportation Everyday Traffic in Metro Manila
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More on Philippine Transportation

• Pump boat a water vessel used to transport
  people from island-to-island, short distance

• Philippine Airlines - the first commercial
  airline in Asia and the oldest of those currently
  in operation

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About Smart

• Smart Communications, Inc. is the Philippines'
  leading wireless services provider with over 30
  million subscribers on its GSM network as of
  December 2007.
• A wholly owned subsidiary of the countrys
  dominant telecommunications carrier, the
  Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
  (PLDT), Smart operates a nationwide cellular
  network, a fixed wireless broadband service and a
  satellite phone service.
• It has the most extensive and modern digital
  communications GSM network and infrastructure in
  the country, covering over 99 percent of the
  population.

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Smart Telecommunications, Inc. official
logo(Not to be confused with Smart Telecom,
Ireland)
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3G Technology

• 3G literally means 3rd Generation. It is a
  generic term for the next generation of mobile
  phone communications systems.
• UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications
  Systems) is the specific 3G system chosen as the
  path of the worldwide GSM community for 3G
  evolution. It is based on a GSM network enhanced
  with W-CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiplex
  Access).
• Aside from enhancing the existing GSM network, 3G
  supports the effective transmission of multimedia
  service. With 3G, you can now enjoy video
  calling, high-speed video streaming and mobile
  Internet six times faster than the current GSM/
  GPRS networks.
• Smart started its preparations for a seamless
  transition to 3G as early as late 2000. On
  February 14, 2006, Smart launched its 3G service
  on a free trial basis, making the company the
  first telco in the Philippines to offer 3G
  services to the public.

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Smart 3G Milestones

• Smart is the first to bring you state-of-the-art
  3G - from Live Video Streaming to Broadband
  Internet to HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet
  Access).
• On February 14, 2006, Smart launched on a
  free-trial basis what has been dubbed as the
  next big thing to happen in the Philippine
  wireless industry.
• The launch was highlighted by a 3G video call
  from Barcelona, Spain by Smart network services
  division head Rolando G. Peña to an audience
  composed of members of the press and Smart
  personnel.
• Smart became the first telco in the Philippines
  to offer 3G services to the public.

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Its a story of firsts.

• First in Schools.
• Smart 3G debuted in major colleges and
  universities in the Philippines with Ateneo de
  Manila and De La Salle universities hosting demos
  on their campuses.
• First in public service involvements.
• In June 2006, Smart 3G enabled the mobile viewing
  of selected traffic zones and vacation spots
  nationwide to smoothen the travel plans of
  motorists during the Holy Week. Using Smart 3G,
  motorists were able to use their 3G-capable
  phones to access traffic video and avoid
  bottlenecks.
• During the May 14, 2007 elections, Smart 3G was
  also deployed during the coverage of GMA 7 of
  election hotspots nationwide.
• First to offer a digital life solution via the
  Mobile Eye.
• The Mobile Eye functions as a security camera to
  closely monitor your household, businesses, and
  everything else they value most via a video call
  using their 3G mobile phones.

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Smart 3G Features

• Video calling. Real-time video on screen of the
  person youre calling.
• Video mail. Enrich video calling via video mail,
  which lets 3G subscribers deposit and retrieve a
  recorded video message.
• Video streaming. Watch videos directly from the
  Internet real-time.
• Mobile Eye. The Mobile Eye is a device that can
  be remotely accessed and controlled via a video
  call through a 3G-enabled Smart mobile phone.
• High-speed mobile Internet access. Surf the web
  at broadband speeds right on your mobile phone
• Mobile videoke. Subscribers may select and
  download a videoke track from the Smart WAP site,
  save it in their phone and play it anytime.
• Video and audio download of selected 3G contents.
  Download your favorite clips and musicthis time
  faster.
• Find-a-Friend via C Me. A social networking
  service where 3G subscribers can meet new friends
  and chat with other users via video messaging.

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Smart 3G Main Features
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3G Coverage

• International 3G Roaming
• Smart has 35 international 3G roaming partners in
  24 destinations.
• Australia Belgium France Hong Kong
  Indonesia Italy Japan Korea Macau
  Malaysia Netherlands Portugal Qatar
  Singapore Spain Switzerland Taiwan France
  Hong Kong  Ireland Norway Spain UK
  USA
• National Coverage
• Smart 3G provides NATIONWIDE coverage with
  over 1071 sites spanning 165 cities and towns in
  the Philippines as of end-June 2007.

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Help the traffic situation in Metro Manila

• How about a Partnership between Smart
  Telecommunications SMART Park?
• (for those who were not here during my Midterm
  presentation, SMART Park is a Parking Reservation
  System that allows motorist to secure a parking
  space ahead of time. )
• Note The identical names is due to coincidence.
  Smart Telecommunications, Inc. is a wireless
  services provider while SMART Park is a parking
  reservation services.

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The End

• Smart 3G allows motorists to use their 3G-capable
  phones to access traffic video and avoid
  bottlenecks.
• SMART Park allows motorist to secure a parking
  space ahead of time.
• There are still many variables to be considered
  but the possibility of a Partnership can only
  help lessen traffic in Metro Manila.

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Bonus Natural Wonders, Philippines

• The Banaue Rice Terraces are 2000-year old
  terraces that were carved into the mountains of
  Ifugao in the Philippines by ancestors of the
  Batad indigenous people.

• Chocolate hills - an unusual geological formation
  in Bohol, Philippines. It is composed of around
  1,268 perfectly cone-shaped hills of about the
  same size, spread over an area of more than
  50 square kilometres. They are covered in green
  grass that turns brown during the dry season,
  hence the name.

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Acknowledgment

• https//www.cia.gov/
• http//www.gov.ph/aboutphil/general.asp
• http//www.smart.com.ph/
• http//www.manilatimes.net
• http//flickr.com/