Beijing

Asia
Broadband
Summit

Broadband Networks
- Overview 2003. 12. 7
Kilnam Chon
chon@cosmos.kaist.ac.kr

Broadband Internet is
Asian Phenomenon

Contents
1. Broadband Networks
2. Current Status of Internet
3. International Internet Bandwidth
4. Broadband
Backbone Network-Bandwidth

5. Broadband Access
6. Broadband Applications
7. Current Status of Broadband Access
8. Country Report
9. Whats Next?
Reference

1. Broadband Networks

Broadband Backbone Network

Broadband
Access

Broadband Application

2. Current Status of Internet

Internet Population (in million)
Canada & USA 183
Europe
186

Asia
168
Latin America
33
Middle East
5
Africa
6
Total

580
(Feb. 2003, www.nua.ie )

3. International Internet Bandwidth

3.1 Intercontinental Internet Bandwidth
162Gbps

North
America

Europe

s
1.2

p
b
Gb
G
ps

Asia

0.4Gbps

42

14Gbps

Latin
America

Africa
0.8Gbps
Telegeography 2001

3.2 International Bandwidth for Asian Countries

North
America

1.17Gbps

0.15Gbps

0.65Gbps

Gbps
1.93

Hong Kong
India

bp
G
02
0.

Japan

0.3
7G
b ps

bp
s
bps
G
6
0.0
0.
07
Gb
ps

Philippines

0.
40
Gb
p

ASIA

Malaysia

1.0
3G
b ps

Korea

0.5
4G
b ps

0.9
5G
pp
s

Taiwan

03
G

0.10Gbps

18
.

0.
39
Gp
p

0.
53
G

China

2.
56
Gb
ps

ps
Gb
3
3.7

3.6
5Gb
ps

Gbp
1.64

0.1Gbps

bp
s

Europe

Singapore
Telegeography 2001

4. Broadband Backbone Network- Bandwidth

0.6 Gbps

2.5 Gbps
10 Gbps

40 Gbps

1 Gbps
Remark: Lambda Networking
Optical Internet

5. Broadband Access
5.1 Wireline
5.2 Wireless

5.3 Broadband
Penetration
5.4 Broadband Access(2003)
5.5 Top 30 Hub Cities

5.1 Wireline
(1) Dialup

~ 64 Kbps

(2) DSL/Cable 0.1 ~ 40 Mbps

Cable
1~10 Mbps(shared)
ADSL
1~8 Mbps(dedicated)
VDSL
20~50 Mbps or more(dedicated)

(3) Ethernet

100 Mbps ~ 10 Gbps(dedicated)

5.2 Wireless
(1) Wireless LAN
802.11b
11 Mbps(shared)
802.11a
54 Mbps(shared)
802.11g
54 Mbps(shared)

802.16
50 Mbps(shared)
802.20
2 Mbps with mobility(shared)
(2) Mobile Phone
2.5~3G
4G

0.1~2 Mbps
20~50 Mbps

5.3

Broadband penetration, subscribers per 100 inhabitants, by technology, 2002

Korea (Rep.)

21.3

Hong Kong, China

14.6
11.5

Canada

DSL
Cable

9.4

Taiw an, China

Other

8.7

Iceland
Denmark

8.6

Belgium

8.4

Breakdow n of technology
w orldw ide, 2002

Sw eden

7.7

Austria

6.6

Netherlands

6.5

United States

6.5

Sw itzerland

6.3

Japan

6.1

Singapore

50%

5.5

Finland

45%

5%

5.3
0

Source : ITU
Note : Data for Canada and United States are estimates.

10

15

20

25

5.4 Broadband Access (2003)

Economy

Subscribers

Per Capital

Per Household

Korea
10 million
21%
75%
Hong Kong
1 million
15%
Taiwan
2.5 million
11%

Canada
2.5 million
11%
36%
Japan
11 million
9%
27%
Singapore 0.3 million
7%
USA
16 million
7%
18%

Growth Rate

~20%
> 100%
>100~300%
~20%
>100~300%
~20%
~20%

Remark:
China is catching up, in particular among big cities.
Korea, Canada and Sweden are leading in LAN(100 Mbps)
Source : Wall Street Journal (2003.10.13), ITU (2003.4.7) and Others

6. Broadband Applications
6.1 Classification
6.2 "Killer Application

6.3 Case
Study - Korea
6.4 Next Generation Broadband Applications

6.1 Classification
(1) General Internet Access
- Browsing
- Messaging
- File Downloading
- Games

(2) Audio
and Video

- Audio Delivery
- Internet Telephony
- Video Delivery
- Video Conference

(3) New Applications

- Peer-to-Peer Applications
- Distributed Work
- Distance Learning
- Home Content

6.2 "Killer Application"

All countries are looking for "KILLER APPLICATIONS" now.

General consensus is multimedia,in particular video such as
Television

Movie
Video Conference

6.3 Case Study - Korea

6.3.1 Killer Applications - First Wave
(1) Heavy Internet users(always on)
(2) Adult content
(3) Stock exchange(Day Trader)
(4) Online game

6.3.2 Killer Applications - Second Wave

(1) Broadband Portal
(2) Education
(3) Music
(4) Movie
(5) Television Program

6.4 Next Generation Broadband Applications

( or Why do we need Gigabit Ethernet? )
(1) Higher Definition Video
Streaming
Down loading

(2) High Definition Video Conferencing and Class

(3) High Definition Online Game
(4) Bulk File Transfer
(5) P2P

(more to come)

7. Current Status of Broadband Access

- Broadband access with always-on capability
becomes social infrastructure in Korea with
other
Asian countries following.

(like telephone, and television)

-Virus and intrusion become serious social
problems since general users with always-on
connection are not ready for these problems.

8. Country Report
8.1 Korea
(1) Broadband Is Fully Deployed
- 60% of household
- Dialup has become "horse carriage"
- Broadband become social infrastructure like
telephone or automobile or television

- VDSL(>10 Mbps) vs FTTH(100 Mbps~)

(2) Looking
for Next Generation Broadband

- LAN(~FTTB) deployment at 10~15%

(3) Side Effects

- Intrusion
- Virus

(4) Mobile and Wireless

- Mobile Internet is taking off
- Major deployment of wireless LAN

8.2 Japan
(1) Fast Growth in 2002
3 millions --> 8 millions (--> 11 millions in 2003)
Tough price competition (~ $20/month)

(2) Looking for Killer Applications

VoIP
Video
(3) Mobile Internet
50% penetration
2.5G/3G are taking off

8.3 Greater China

(1) Internet is Taking Off in China
57 millions in 2002(2nd after USA)
Expected to take over USA in 2005

Beijing
and Shanghai are similar to Korea and Japan
(2) Hong Kong and Taiwan Are Following Korean Pattern
~10% penetration and taking off

8.4 Singapore

(1) Internet Is Fully Deployed

(2) Broadband
Penetration Is Around 10%

8.5 South/South East Asia

DSL and/or Cable Modem are coming up.

9. Whats Next?
9.1 Next Generation Broadband Access
VDSL ( 20~100 Mbps)
FTTH

( 100Mbps ~ 1 Gbps )
Remark : Looking for killer applications
Digital Video, Interactive Video,
Replacing wired telephone
(and television ?)

9.2 Ubiquitous Network

Broadbandization of wireline and wireless networks
Integration of wireline and wireless networks
. RFID

Networking everything

9.3 Wireless Network

Integration or Natural Selection

Mobile Phone

Wireless LAN
Bluetooth
RFID

9.4 Lambda Networking

: Global Research Community

European lambdas to US
8 GigEs AmsterdamChicago
8 GigEs LondonChicago
Canadian lambdas to US
8 GigEs Chicago-Canada-NYC
8 GigEs Chicago-Canada-Seattle
US lambdas to Europe
4 GigEs ChicagoAmsterdam
3 GigEs ChicagoCERN
European lambdas
8 GigEs AmsterdamCERN
2 GigEs PragueAmsterdam
2 GigEs StockholmAmsterdam
8 GigEs LondonAmsterdam
TransPAC lambda (yellow)
1 GigE ChicagoTokyo
IEEAF lambdas (blue)
8 GigEs NYCAmsterdam
8 GigEs SeattleTokyo

9.5 Lambda Networks in Asia

100 Gbps

Europe
USA

10Gbps

35Gbps

Russia
10Gbps

1~2.5 Gbps(?)

Korea

2Gbps

Japan

China
3~5Gbps

5Gbps

2.5Gbps

Hong Kong

Taiwan

Reference
Kilnam Chon, The Internet: Asian Perspective, Stanford, 2002.9.26.
Kilnam Chon, Broadband In Asia, ESI, DC, 2001.10.5.
ESI,Broadband:Opportunities & Challenges for Telecom Industry, DC, 2002.3.11.

ITU, Promoting Broadband, April 2003.

NCA, Broadband Internet in Korea, 2002.
CSTB/NRC, Broadband : Bringing home the bits, 2002.
YT Lee, Broadband Network in Korea, Asia-Pacific Broadband Summit,
Tokyo,2002.10.17