3G Mobile Policy: The Cases of Chile and Venezuela

3G Mobile Policy: The Cases of Chile and Venezuela

Ben Petrazzini and Martin Hilbert
ITU (International Telecommunication Union) Series of Telecommunication Case Studies, New Initiatives program, Office of the Secretary General; http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/ni/3G/casestudies/

The purpose of producing ITU 3G country case studies is to provide a series of practical licensing experiences in the process of introducing 3G mobile telephony networks around the world.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction and the mobile market in Latin America……………………………………………………………………. 5

• Chile …………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………. 9
  • 2 Telecommunications in Chile ……………………………………………………………………………..10
  • 2.1 The Mobile Market in Chile ……………………………………………………………………………..12
  • 2.2 Moving towards 3G ………………………………………………………………………………………..17
  • 2.3 The Rise of Third Generation Mobile (3G) …………………………………………………………18
  • 2.3.1 Licensing…………………………………………………………………………………………………….18
  • 2.3.2 License requirements …………………………………………………………………………………..19
  • 2.3.3 Spectrum allocation ……………………………………………………………………………………..20
  • 2.4 Forthcoming market and policy issues……………………………………………………………… 22
  • 2.4.1 Timing of 3G licenses……………………………………………………………………………………22
  • 2.4.2 Potential 3G operators…………………………………………………………………………………. 23
  • 2.4.3 Technology ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 24
  • 2.4.4 Services…………………………………………………………………………………………………….  24

Venezuela ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………..25

• 3 Telecommunications in Venezuela ………………………………………………………………………………. 25
  • 3.1 The mobile market ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 27
  • 3.2 Moving towards 3G ………………………………………………………………………………………. 29
  • 3.3 The rise of 3G in Venezuela …………………………………………………………………………… 30
  • 3.4 Licensing………………………………………………………………………………………………….. … 33
  • 3.4.1 License features and requirements……………………………………………………………….. 33
  • 3.5 Spectrum allocation ………………………………………………………………………………………. 34
  • 3.6 Forthcoming market and policy issues……………………………………………………………… 35
  • 3.6.1 Timing of the license …………………………………………………………………………………… 36
  • 3.6.2 Potential 3G operators…………………………………………………………………………………. 36
  • 3.6.3 Technology and infrastructure ………………………………………………………………………. 37
  • 3.6.4 Services…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 37
  • 3.7 Conclusion …………………………………………………………………………………………………. . 38

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