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Net neutrality and Dealing with OTTs
Giovanni M. King October 28th, 2016
Net neutrality and Dealing with OTTs Giovanni M. King October 28 th - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Net neutrality and Dealing with OTTs Giovanni M. King October 28 th - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Net neutrality and Dealing with OTTs Giovanni M. King October 28 th , 2016 Industry Developments * The telecommunication industry has transitioned from voice centric services towards more dynamic, converged services based on IP protocol. * The
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Total monthly Mobile Voice and Data Traffic as Measured by Ericsson
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Service Pricing
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* Most broadband consumers today purchase access to the Internet on a fixed-cost basis.
* Broadband customer pay a fixed/month fee for access, with no per-byte charge. * It is not clear what part of the fixed monthly fee is usage-based cost. Most ISP costs have nothing to do with usage. * Is this the best pricing scheme?
Broadband Cost
(All you can eat concept)
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* In the liberalized European energy sector the power grid is considered a Natural monopoly because, it does not make economic, practical, nor environmental sense to have numerous competing infrastructures. * Consumers tariff charges are based on the volume of energy a consumer withdraws from the grid. The measuring unit is watt per hour (Wh, KWh, MWh) * Access to the power grid is regulated. * Especially in small markets fixed line telecommunications infrastructures should also be considered natural monopolies
Power Grid vs Telecom Infra
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* OTT services are defined as “services or and applications that are provided to the end user over the public Internet.” * What is provided can be either content, a service or an application,
* This means that anything provided over the public Internet is an OTT service.
EU definition of OTT
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* An Open Internet means consumers can go where they want, when they want. This principle is often referred to as Net Neutrality. * Every European must be able to have access to the
- pen internet and all content and service
providers must be able to provide their services via a high-quality open internet.
FCC & EU definition of Net neutrality
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EU Net neutrality
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* Are we for or against Net neutrality / the open Internet? * Are we for or against regulating OTTs?
Main Questions
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Infrastructures
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Manufacturers & Service Providers
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Who Pays the Bill?
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Email address: Giovannikng@gmail.com Cell: +59995145464
Thank You
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