Parag Kar Vice President, Government Affairs, Qualcomm India & South Asia 15 th June, 2015 Spectrum Sharing : Opportunities & Challenges 1
1 2 3 4 Introduction Spectrum : Status Context Types Encash Opportunities & Overcome Challenges Summary Presentation Outline 2
Spectrum : Status, Context, Types 3
Spectrum : Types Spectrum Types Liberalized Un-Liberalized Partial Assigned through Auctions Full flexibility on choice of technology Full flexibility on choice of services Assigned Administratively No Flexibility on choice of technology No Flexibility on choice of services Assigned in both ways Not Available throughout SA Mix Flexibility on choice of services Rajasthan Full Rajasthan Partial 5 MHz 5 MHz 200 khz Opr#1 Opr#2 Spectrum Fragmented Across - Frequency, Space, Usage Rules, License Expiry 4
Spectrum: Landscape Type Total Assigned Band 5 20 MHz 17.25 MHz L Band 40 MHz Awaited L Band 850 900 Band 8 25 MHz 20 MHz Band 28 45 MHz Nil 700 Mobile Broadband 1800 Band 3 75 MHz 55 MHz Band 42 200 MHz Nil 3500 2100 Band 1 60 MHz 25 MHz Band 7/38 190 MHz 20 MHz 2500 2300 Band 40 100 MHz 40 MHz Indian Spectrum Bands are Harmonized with Region 3 5
Spectrum : Sharing Possibilities Spectrum Sharing Within Operators Limited to same band Fragmented assignments Staggered Expiry dates Spectrum cap limitations Usage rules for Adm spectrum SUC increase by 0.5% of AGR With Agencies Holding in majority commercial bands Not used 24x7, can be shared Can be in time/space domain Necessity of confidence building Rajasthan Partial LSA Opr#1 Opr#1 Opr#2 Opr#3 Opr#2 Opr#2 Opr#1 Opr#2 Opr#3Opr#2 Spectrum sharing requires coordination across - Frequency, Technology, Space, Usage Rules 6
Sharing : Key Challenges Increase in SuC by 0.5% Spectrum Cap 25% Technology Deployment Sharing in same Band Spectrum Sharing Infra and Network In its current format sharing is challenging 7
850 MHz Ch# 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Circles A.P. Assam Bihar Gujarat Haryana H.P. J&K Karnataka Kerala Kolkata M.P. Maharashtra Mumbai N.E. Orissa Punjab Rajasthan T.N. U.P.(E) U.P.(W) W.B. Un-Liberalized BSNL Govt. HFCL MTS Rcom RJIO Tata Maximum assignments un-liberalized Liberalization required to deploy LTE Re-alignment of carriers Staggered Expiry dates 2x5 MHz RJIO in 4 SAs, RCOM in 17 SAs & (RJIO+RCOM) in 20 SAs 8
900 MHz Band Circle A.P. Assam Bihar Gujarat Haryana H.P. J&K Karnataka Kerala Kolkata M.P. Maharashtra Mumbai N.E. Orissa Punjab Rajasthan T.N. U.P.(E) U.P.(W) W.B. 890.2 890.4 890.6 890.8 891 891.2 891.4 891.6 891.8 892 892.2 892.4 892.6 892.8 893 893.2 893.4 893.6 893.8 894 894.2 894.4 894.6 894.8 895 895.2 895.4 895.6 895.8 896 896.2 896.4 896.6 896.8 897 897.2 897.4 897.6 897.8 898 898.2 898.4 898.6 898.8 899 899.2 899.4 899.6 899.8 900 900.2 900.4 900.6 900.8 901 901.2 901.4 901.6 901.8 902 902.2 902.4 902.6 902.8 903 903.2 903.4 903.6 903.8 904 904.2 904.4 904.6 904.8 905 905.2 905.4 905.6 905.8 906 906.2 906.4 906.6 906.8 907 907.2 907.4 907.6 907.8 908 908.2 908.4 908.6 908.8 909 909.2 909.4 909.6 909.8 910 910.2 910.4 910.6 910.8 911 911.2 911.4 911.6 911.8 912 912.2 912.4 912.6 912.8 913 913.2 913.4 913.6 913.8 914 914.2 914.4 914.6 914.8 915 Idea Airtel BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL Airtel BSNL BSNL BSNL Aircel Airtel BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL Airtel BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL Idea Vodafone Airtel MTNL Idea Vodafone BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL Voda BSNL BSNL BSNL Idea Vodafone Idea BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL Reliance Airtel BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL Airtel Aircel BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL Idea Airtel BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL Airtel BSNL BSNL BSNL Vodafone Idea Vodafone BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL Vodafone Airtel Vodafone BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL Airtel BSNL BSNL BSNL Reliance Idea BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL Vodafone Idea BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL Idea BSNL BSNL BSNL Vodaf one MTNL MTNL MTNL MTNL Vodafone MTNL Airtel Aircel Airtel BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL Airtel BSNL BSNL BSNL Airtel Vodafone Airtel BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL Idea Airtel BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL Airtel BSNL Idea Airtel BSNL BSNL BSNL Airtel Vodafone Airtel BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL Vodafone Aircel BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL Aircel BSNL Aircel BSNL BSNL BSNL Airtel Vodafone BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL Vodafone Idea BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL Airtel- Rest of Bengal Vodafone - Rest Of Bengal Airtel- Rest of Bengal BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL BSNL Voda - BSNL BSNL BSNL Maximum assignments are liberalized Spectrum cap limitations Sharing in 900 MHz band has spectrum cap limitations 9
1800 MHz Band Vodafone+Idea 10 MHz LTE Circle A.P. Assam Bihar Gujarat Haryana H.P. J&K Circle A.P. Assam Bihar Gujarat Haryana H.P. J&K Karnataka Karnataka Kerala Kerala Kolkata Kolkata M.P. M.P. Maharashtra Mumbai Mumbai N.E. N.E. Orissa Orissa Punjab Punjab Rajasthan Rajasthan T.N. T.N. U.P.(E) U.P.(E) U.P.(W) U.P.(W) W.B. W.B. 1710 1765 Partial Bharti Vodafone Idea RJIO Telewings Rcom Aircel Videocon Scattered assignments Re-alignment of carriers Existing 2G services Staggered expiry dates Spectrum cap limitations 10 MHz LTE possible in, Kolkata, AP, TN, Karnataka, Kerala and Orissa Harmonization and realignment within operators and with Defence must 10
# # 1800 MHz Band - Harmonization Circle = District = Bharti Vodafone Idea RJIO RCOM Telewings Aircel TATA MTS MTNL/BSNL Videocon HFCL 1800 MHz Commercial Portion (1710 1765 MHz) [Current Band] 1800 MHz Defence Portion (1765 1785 MHz) L U C G 1800 MHz Commercial Portion (1710 1765 MHz) [Harmonised Band] 1800 MHz Defence Portion (1765 1785 MHz) L U C G Scattered assignments get defragmented Harmonization will create contiguous blocks It creates a better scenario for sharing Availability of additional contiguous spectrum Harmonization process will create many opportunities A contiguous block of 13 MHz becomes available 11
2100 MHz Band DC HSPA+ 2100 MHz Circle AP Assam Bihar Gujarat Haryana HP J&K Karnataka Kerala Kolkata MP Maharashtra Mumbai NE Orissa Punjab Rajasthan TN UP (E ) UP (W ) WB 1920 1924 1929 1934 1939 1944 1949 1954 1959 1964 1969 1974 Aircel BSNL Bharti Idea RCom STel Tata Voda Auction Adjacent operators can share for DC-HSPA+ Realignment of slots to create 10 MHz block Spectrum cap limitations Sharing of adjacent slots to create capacity 12
2300 MHz Band Circle A.P. Assam Bihar Gujarat Haryana H.P. J&K Karnataka Kerala Kolkata M.P. Maharashtra Mumbai N.E. Orissa Punjab Rajasthan T.N. U.P.(E) U.P.(W) W.B. 2300 2305 2310 2315 2320 2325 2330 2335 2340 2345 2350 2355 2360 2365 2370 2375 2380 2385 2390 2395 2400 Aircel Augere Bharti RJIO Tikona Maximum cap for band sharing 50% Spectrum in this band cannot be shared Re-alignment of slots to mitigate interference issues Sharing in 2300 MHz band has spectrum cap limitations 13
Summary Indian Spectrum Situation is Unique and Complex Innovative Approach and Customization will Enhance Value Sharing will help increase in adoption of advance technologies (3G, 4G) Overcoming Challenges through Capacity, Continuity and Collaboration 14
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