Presentation given by Dean Bubley at Pacific Telecoms Council conference on Spectrum Futures, in Bangkok Sep 2017. Covers future technology trends, wireless requirements, telecom services, spectrum-sharing & AI
1. Futurism: What does 2030 mean for Spectrum?
Dean Bubley, Disruptive Analysis
Spectrum Futures, Bangkok 18th September 2017
dean.bubley@disruptive-analysis.com @disruptivedean
Image Credits: Pixabay.com / Dean Bubley unless stated
2. Dean Bubley & Disruptive Analysis
Tech/telecom analyst & strategic consulting since 1991
Futurism, Forecasting, Anti-Forecasting, Policy
Cross-silo, contrarian, independent
Often provocative. Sometimes obscure. Occasionally wrong.
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Network Tech, Policy
& Business Models
Communications
Apps & Services
Telecom-Futurism
3. Key trends for the next 10-15 years
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Automation & Robotics Smart Environments AI
New Vehicles & Transport Human Enhancement & Longevity New Dangers & Risks
4. We need to change our assumptions & semantics for 2030
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Services Capabilities
Competition Substitution
Harmonisation Diversity
Managed Intelligent
Ubiquitous Tailored
5. Don’t assume “one size fits all”, technology or biz model
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7. What is a service provider?
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MNO
MVNO
TowerCo
WISP
Roaming
Car-SP
Private MNO
PS-Org
SliceNO
eSIM SP
Fixed telco
Cable MSO
Biz. MSP
AltNet
Fix-Wireless
Wholesale
FibreCo
SD-WAN
Sec-aaS
Community
Mobile Fixed
Broadcast
Satellite
ISP/Hosting
VenueSP
cPaaS
IndustrySP
CDN
SDR-aaS
Mesh-aaS
IoT-SP
Other
What is a “service”?
Subscription basis?
Service vs. feature?
Substitution risks?
Infrastructure?
Boundary with software?
Decentralised?
What is a 2030 CSP?
Uncertainties
8. What will the word “service” mean in 2030?
“Service” ITU Definition : “A set of functions offered to a user by an organisation”
This definition seems to exclude:
A set of functions owned & self-provisioned by a user
A set of functions offered to a developer by an organisation
A set of functions embedded in a 3rd-party product or other non-radio service
A set of functions made available as a public amenity
A set of functions owned & consumed by an autonomous organisation
A set of functions enshrined as a human right
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9. Wireless “service providers” of the future?
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10. Many ways to solve any problem: arbitrage is everywhere
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The same is true for connectivity options:
Substitution parallels competition
11. Pervasive AI will deeply impact network demand & supply
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Least-cost
routing
Energy
Management
Quasi-QoS
Edge / On-Device
Compute
Autonomous
& Offline
Path
Optimisation
Capacity
Planning
IoT data
management
12. IIoT & Industry 4.0 has many domain-specific requirements
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13. “National” licenses are necessary but not sufficient
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Power station
Car factory
AirportOil refinery
Port
Offshore
windfarm
Shared Spectrum rules could enable private, regional industrial-grade 5G/WiFi
networks for IoT & Industry 4.0 (Perhaps with a blockchain register?)
Smart City
Sports
Stadium