Connecting the Unconnected - Bridging the Digital Divide Using WiMAX

CONNECTING THE
UNCONNECTED –
BRIDGING THE DIGITAL
DIVIDE USING WIMAX
Dr. Mazlan Abbas
Head
Wireless Communications

[WIRELESSSWorld, CeBIT 2009 Conference, 3-8 March 2009, Hannover, Germany]

Copyright © 2007 MIMOS Berhad, page 1
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Agenda 2

• Introduction
• Bridging Digital Divide - National Agenda
• “Zoning” the Areas
• Challenges and Obstacles
• Technology of Choice
– WiWi™ Gen 1.5
– WiMAX Relay 802.16j
• Conclusion

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MIMOS

Vision
To be a Premier Applied Research
Center in Frontier Technologies

Mission
To pioneer innovative information &
communication technologies towards
growing globally competitive
indigenous industries

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Digital Natives - WEBCIETY

“We create the Internet” “We use the Internet” “We live and breathe”

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Understanding the Digital Divide
••Poor Value
Poor Value Gap
realization due
realization due Social & economic
Socio-economic value of ICTs

insufficient value
insufficient value impact of ICTs
creating content
creating content
Value gap
Intensity of
ICT adoption

Adoption gap
Diffusion of
••Barrier to entry due
Barrier to entry due ICT infrastructure
to literacy level and
to literacy level and
language
language
••Complexity of
Complexity of
computers
computers Access gap
•Connectivity
•Connectivity
•High cost of
•High cost of
deployment
deployment

PHASE 1. Employ indicators of ICT diffusion
PHASE 1. Employ indicators of ICT diffusion

PHASE 2. Employ indicators of intensifying
PHASE 2. Employ indicators of intensifying
Time
adoption
adoption

PHASE 3. Employ indicators of socio-
PHASE 3. Employ indicators of socio-
economic impact
economic impact

Zones Distribution

Technology
Population %
Choice
FTTH, ETTH, VDSL,
Zone 1 13,318,703 48.03%
HSPA+, WiMAX

ADSL2+, HSPA+,
Zone 2 5,499,180 19.83%
WiMAX

Zone 3 8,911,813 32.14% HSPA+, WiMAX, etc
Total 27,729,696 100.00%

Zone 1 : High Speed Broadband (HSBB)
• High Impact Area (>10Mbps)
• Phase 1 RM11.3 Billion TM and Gov partnership
• Target to cover 50% of household (2.5 million) by
2010

Zone 1&2 : Broadband for Zone 3 : Universal Service Provision (USP)
General Population (BBGP) •Telephone and Broadband (>384kbps)
• Medium Impact Area (<2 Mbps) •Less than 80 people in 1 square km
•RM 2.5 Billion from Operators Contribution

Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3

Current Challenges
Expanding national network to rural and
remote areas posed many challenges:
Island

Rumah
Panjang

Kampung

Tourist
Areas


Connectivity to Reduce the
Gap
• Internet became primary sources of news due to the
remoteness of the village.
• The nurses use the Internet to search for medical and
pharmaceutical information.
• Farmers use the Internet to find crop disease
information.
• Tourists can send e-mail, update their travel blogs, and
upload photos.
• Tourist guides use e-mail to communicate with their
clients and to get referrals.
• Internet chat and VoIP to communicate with friends
and families.

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Imagine … If We Can Bring Value to the
Community

The Success Story of e-Bario

One of the most important is that to be successful, ICTs cannot
just be “dropped” into a rural area but must be part of an
integrated approach that takes into account the community’s
information needs and capacity to absorb use new technology.

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Imagine … If We Can Bring Value to the
Community

Registered Users ~
40K

Launched in 2004

Connects food
producers,
wholesalers,
distributors,
entrepreneurs and
consumers

Average
transaction value 70% Sellers
= RM 50M per
30% buyers
year

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Strategies

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Selecting the Technology

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WiMAX Development

“Broadband for All”

WiMAX in MALAYSIA

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Malaysian WiMAX
SEP ’07 MAY ’08
P1 completed its Wireless@KL launch
DEC ’06 - Metro WiFi with DEC ’08
end-to-end live trial
Spectrum WiMAX backhaul More than 10K
using actual CPE
bidding subscribers

2006 2007 2008

JAN ’08 AUG ’08
MAR ’07 P1 selected 16e P1 W1MAX Launched
Four 2.3GHz system -
spectrum licenses First in Malaysia
awarded by MCMC

Coverage targets
•Phase I: 30% coverage of Peninsular Malaysia (West Coast); target to complete by 1 half of 2009
st

•Phase II: 45% coverage of Peninsular Malaysia (Enhance West Coast coverage and commence East Coast
coverage); target to complete by 2010 year end
•Phase III: 65% coverage of Malaysia; target to complete by 2012 year end
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First mover advantage
P1 has achieved a series of firsts
First WiMAX service provider in Malaysia

First large-scale commercial deployment
of mobile WiMAX in Southeast Asia

First large-scale deployment of an
802.16e 2.3GHz WiMAX network outside
of Korea

First investment by Intel in WiMAX telco
player in Asia Pacific ex-Japan
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A Step Towards Reducing the Gap

“Bringing Broadband to the Users”

MIMOS WiWi™ Gen 1.5

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WiWi™ Gen 1.5 – Hybrid WiMAX/WiFi CPE

Hybrid WiMAX/WiFi CPE
2.3 GHz (802.16e WiMAX)
2.4 GHz (802.11b/g WiFi)
Indoor/Outdoor Unit

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WiWi™ Gen 1.5 Features
Features Description
Dual Radio CPE WiMAX Backhaul and WiFi Access Point
WiMAX 802.16e at 2.3 GHz
WiFi 802.11 b/g at 2.4 GHz
Multiple power source Power Over Ethernet and Direct DC
Services Video, Data & Voice
Connectivity 1 x Ethernet & USB (optional)
Coverage Indoor Urban
Outdoor, Urban & Rural
Tx Power WiMAX – 23 dBm + 5 dBi
WiFi – 17 dBm + 3 dBi
Security EAP-TTLS
WEP , WPA

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WiWi™ – Delivering Multimedia

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WiWi™ Gen 1.5 Actual Deployment
Scenario
Campus
WiMAX
Internet
Internet Coverage

WiMAX
BS Community
Bus

Tele- Ambulance
center or WiWi
House Gen 1.5

WiFi Fire Brigade
Network
Military

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A Step Towards Reducing the Gap

“The New Upcoming Standard IEEE 802.16j”

WiMAX RELAY

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802.16j Usage Models RS

Coverage hole
RS

Coverage extension
Shadow of
RS to isolated/rural area
buildings
Penetration into
inside room

BS RS
RS

RS Valley between
buildings

Coverage at cell edge

Underground
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WiMAX Relay in BDD

MR-BS
MR-BS
(ASN)
(ASN)

Relay station for
coverage extension RS RS

RS
RS RS

RS

Cost Effective Solution
Extended and Full Coverage Deployment
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“Eliminating Boundaries”

Universal Service
Provision (USP)
WiMAX
802.16j

Broadband for General Solutions for
Public Population (BBGP)
Rural & Urban

WiMAX
802.16e
High-Speed Broadband
(HSBB)

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Conclusion

• National Agenda in many developing
countries
• Providing Internet access
• Holistic approach
• WiMAX Technology
– Now IEEE 802.16e
– Future IEEE 802.16j

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THANK YOU
Contact:
Email: mazlan.abbas@mimos.my

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