1. 11 APRIL 2013
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SPECTRUM LICENSING
& RE-FARMING
International Best Practices
4 OCTOBER 2013
Chris Perera, Senior Director, Spectrum Policy & Regulatory Affairs -
Asia Pacific, GSMA

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AGENDA
GSMA OVERVIEW
SPECTRUM LICENSING & REFARMING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAILAND
SUMMARY OF INTERNATIONAL BEST
PRACTICES

3. GSMA
OVERVIEW

4. SPECTRUM FOR MOBILE
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GSMA BY THE NUMBERS

5. SPECTRUM FOR MOBILE
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ROLE OF THE GSMA
WE ARE THE GLOBAL INDUSTRY VOICE
SHAPING THE FUTURE OF MOBILE
INDUSTRY
FORUM
Enabling industry
collaboration
and consensus
POLICY
ADVOCATE
Promoting policies
that foster growth and
investment
MARKET
THINK TANK
Delivering insight and
analysis from global
industry data
BUSINESS
CATALYST
Serving the global
mobile ecosystem
through events such
as Mobile World
Congress

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ENABLING A MOBILE FUTURE
ACCELERATING MOBILE INNOVATION
THROUGH GLOBAL INITIATIVES
CONNECTED LIVING
Realising the potential of connected devices
across many sectors to improve lives
FUTURE COMMUNICATIONS
Creating an enhanced mobile experience via
voice-over-IP, messaging and content-
sharing applications
MOBILE COMMERCE
Enabling transactional services via
contactless radio technology
NETWORK APIs
Developing interfaces to fully exploit mobile
network capabilities
SPECTRUM
Promoting effective spectrum policy and
delivery of mobile broadband
MOBILE IDENTITY
Authenticating users securely
and conveniently

7. SPECTRUM
LICENSING &
RE-FARMING

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SPECTRUM POLICY LANDSCAPE
SPECTRUM
PLANNING
SPECTRUM
MANAGEMENT
SPECTRUM
LICENSING
Band plan
harmonisation
Cross-border
interference
Spectrum
road map
Spectrum policies
Spectrum
efficiency
Spectrum
sharing
Allocation
methods and
cost of access
Licence
obligations
Technology
neutrality

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ALLOCATION PROCESS REQUIREMENTS
 It is a market based allocation process
 It allocates at a price that reflects the market value, not seek
to maximise revenue for governments
 Is competitively neutral and transparent

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SPECTRUM AUCTIONS
… when there is competition for limited spectrum
resources
… when demand is expected to exceed supply
AUCTIONS ARE
AN ECONOMICALLY EFFICIENT WAY
TO ALLOCATE SPECTRUM
AUCTIONS ARE NOT
THE ONLY OPTION AVAILABLE TO GOVERNMENT
FOR SPECTRUM ALLOCATION
Consultation with mobile operators
and other stakeholders is essential
AUCTIONS SHOULD
REFLECT THE LONG-TERM ECONOMIC VALUE OF THE
SPECTRUM, NOT MAXIMISE SHORT-TERM REVENUE FOR
GOVERNMENTS
Auctions should be fair, transparent
and designed for the
specific market circumstances

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SPECTRUM LICENSING
A STABLE LICENSING FRAMEWORK FACILITATES INVESTMENT
Establish the licence-renewal
approach two to four years in
advance
Avoid network investment
being postponed, as a result
Publish the renewal criteria, as
well as the terms and
conditions to be applied to the
renewed licence
A RENEWAL PROCESS SHOULD BE DEFINED WELL BEFORE LICENCE EXPIRATION
Conduct a public
written
consultation
before key
decisions
Facilitate
international
harmonisation
Remove service
and technology
restrictions
Develop a
road map for
spectrum release
Ensure rights to
use spectrum are
clearly specified

12. REFARMING
EXISTING BANDS

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IDENTIFIED SPECTRUM BANDS
Asia Pacific Region
Coverage Bands (<1GHz) Capacity Bands (>1GHz)
20
MHz
824 894
The 850 band: 2x25 MHz
849 869 1920 2170
30
MHz
The 2100 band: 2x60 MHz
1980 2110
2300 2400
The 2300 band: 100 MHzThe 900 band: 2x35 MHz
880 915 925 960
10
MHz
703 803
The 700 band: 2x45 MHz
10
MHz
748 758
20
MHz
1710 1880
The1800 band: 2x75 MHz
1785 1805
2500 2690
The 2600 band: 2x70 MHz with 50 MHz unpaired TDD
2570 2620
TDD

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WHY REFARM?
Access to new spectrum takes time
Consumer demand is accelerating … fast!
Refarming maximises use of existing spectrum

15. OPPORTUNITIES
FOR THAILAND

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A WAY FORWARD
 Moving from a “Concessions” regime to a market based
allocation process
 Implications on Network Infrastructure
 Creating Certainty for Investments
 a Framework that brings the most socio-economic benefits
to Thai citizens

17. SUMMARY

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INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES
 Allocated SPECTRUM is HARMONISED
 TECHNOLOGY NEUTRAL
 Primary GOAL - maximising the optimal use of spectrum
 Uses a “Market-based” allocation process
 At a PRICE that reflects the market value, not seek to
maximise revenue for governments

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INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES…..
 Allocation is competitively neutral and transparent
 AUCTIONS – effective method when there are competing
demands
 Auctions are not the only option - Consultation with mobile
operators and other stakeholders is essential
 Using the right Auction FORMAT & DESIGN are important

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INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES…..
 RESERVE PRICE needs to be LOW
 Spectrum ROADMAPS
 Legislation to enable Spectrum TRADING
 A stable LICENSING FRAMEWORK facilitates
INVESTMENT
 RENEWAL approach should be defined WELL BEFORE
Licence EXPIRY

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GSMA RESOURCES
Digital Dividend Toolkit
www.gsma.com/digitaldividendtoolkit
An online resource offering the latest policies,
perspectives and best practices for securing
and implementing Digital Dividend spectrum
for mobile broadband.
Digital Switchover Guide
www.gsma.com/spectrum/digital-switchover
An interactive tool that describes how to
manage the conversion to digital television
and release Digital Dividend spectrum
for mobile.
Mobile Policy Handbook
www.gsma.com/publicpolicy/handbook
A portal to GSMA positions on mobile policy
issues, including spectrum management and
licensing.
GSMA Spectrum Resources
www.gsma.com/spectrum/resources
Our library of research, reports, case studies
and collateral.

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THANK YOU
cperera@gsma.com
www.gsma.com/spectrum