Committed to Connecting the World ITU Regional Forum and Training Workshop on Telecommunication/ICT Indicators: Measuring the Information Society and ITU-ASEAN Meeting on Establishing National ICT Statistics Portals and Measuring ASEAN ICT targets Bangkok, 13-16 October 2014 Telecommunication/ICT indicators from administrative data sources Esperanza Magpantay/Susan Teltscher ICT Data and Statistics Division BDT/ ITU International Telecommunication Union © ITU 2014 Committed to Connecting the World Agenda . ITU Handbook . ITU indicators from administrative sources 2 © ITU 2014 Committed to Connecting the World ITU Handbook .Covers 81 indicators on telecommunication/ICT services .Covers data collected from administrative sources (e.g. telecom operators) .Reflects the outcome by ITU Expert Group on Telecom/ICT Indicators (EGTI) .Available in six ITU languages at: http://www.itu.int/pub/D-IND-ITC_IND_HBK- 2011 . Will be revised in 2015 3 © ITU 2014 Committed to Connecting the World ITU Handbook (cont.) Groupings: .Definition . Fixed-telephone networks . Mobile-cellular networks .Clarifications and . Internet scope . Traffic . Tariffs .Method of collection . Quality of service .Relationship with . Persons employed other indicators . Revenue . Investment .Methodological issues . Public access . Broadcasting and other .Examples indicators 4 © ITU 2014 Committed to Connecting the World ITU Handbook – updates . Revision of revenue and investment indicators . New indicators added . Fixed broadband and mobile QoS . Broadband Internet traffic . Pay-TV subscriptions . Mobile-broadband prices 5 © ITU 2014 Committed to Connecting the World Context: indicators from administrative sources 81 Indicators ITU Handbook . Data per operator Indicators collected in 65 ITU administrative Administrative . Sub-national questionnaires indicators data collected by countries . Data for market Core indicators on analysis ICT infrastructure 10 and access . Data to track Partnership national ICT policies International National 6 © ITU 2014 Committed to Connecting the World Main ITU indicators from administrative sources 1. Fixed-telephone network 7 © ITU 2014 Committed to Connecting the World Indicator 2: Fixed-telephone subscriptions The sum of (active) number of: (i)analogue fixed-telephone lines (ii)Voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions (iii) fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions (iv) integrated services digital network (ISDN) voice channel equivalents (v)fixed public payphones This indicator was previously called Main telephone lines in operation. 8 © ITU 2014 Committed to Connecting the World Indicator 3: Analogue fixed-telephone lines (i112a) Definition: Analogue fixed telephone lines refers to the number of active lines connecting subscribers’ terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network (PSTN) and which have a dedicated port in the telephone exchange equipment. Active lines are those that have registered an activity in the past three months. This term is synonymous with the terms ‘main station’ or ‘direct exchange line’ (DEL) that are commonly used in telecommunication documents. 9 © ITU 2014 Committed to Connecting the World Indicator 4: VoIP subscriptions (i112IP) Definition: VoIP subscriptions refers to the number of voice- over-Internet protocol (VoIP) fixed-line subscriptions. It is also known as voice over broadband (VoB), and includes VoIP subscriptions through fixed wireless, DSL, cable, fibre optic and other fixed-broadband Internet platforms that provide fixed telephony using IP. It excludes software-based VoIP applications (e.g. VoIP with Skype using computer-to-computer or computer-to-telephone). Those VoIP subscriptions that do not imply a recurrent monthly fee should only be counted if they have generated inbound or outbound traffic within the past three months. 10 © ITU 2014 Committed to Connecting the World Indicator 9: ISDN voice channel equivalents (i28c) Definition: ISDN voice channel equivalents refer to the ISDN voice channel equivalents (B-channel equivalents). This is the sum of basic rate and primary rate voice channel equivalents. Basic rate voice equivalents is the number of basic rate ISDN subscriptions (Indicator 8a) multiplied by 2 and primary rate voice equivalents is the number of primary rate ISDN subscriptions (Indicator 8b) multiplied by 23 or 30, depending on the standard implemented. 11 © ITU 2014 Committed to Connecting the World Indicator 5: Fixed wireless local loop subscriptions (i112w) Definition: Fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions refers to subscriptions provided by licensed fixed line telephone operators that provide ‘last mile’ access to the subscriber using radio technology and where the subscriber’s terminal equipment is either stationary or limited in its range of use. 12 © ITU 2014 Committed to Connecting the World Fixed-telephone subscriptions 13 © ITU 2014 Committed to Connecting the World Other fixed-telephone indicators . % fixed-telephone subscriptions that are residential . Fixed-telephone numbers ported 14 © ITU 2014 Committed to Connecting the World Indicator 10: Fixed-telephone numbers ported (i112pt) Definition: Fixed-telephone numbers ported refers to the number of porting transactions within the fixed-telephone line network that have been carried out for fixed- telephone numbers during the reference year. 15 © ITU 2014 Committed to Connecting the World 2. Mobile-cellular network 16 © ITU 2014 Committed to Connecting the World Indicator 11: Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions Number of subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes: (i)postpaid subscriptions; and (ii)prepaid accounts that are active, i.e. used during the last three months. The indicator applies to all mobile-cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services. 17 © ITU 2014 Committed to Connecting the World What do we actually measure? Mobile-cellular... • Subscriptions √ operator data • Users household survey data • Handsets • Subscribers 1818 © ITU 2014 Committed to Connecting the World Other mobile-cellular indicators . % population covered by a mobile-cellular telephone network . % population covered by at least a 3G mobile network . Mobile-cellular numbers ported 19 © ITU 2014 Committed to Connecting the World Indicator 14: Percentage of the population covered by a mobile-cellular telephone network (i271pop) Definition: Percentage of the population covered by a mobile- cellular telephone network refers to the percentage of inhabitants within range of a mobile-cellular signal, irrespective of whether or not they are subscribers or users. This is calculated by dividing the number of inhabitants within range of a mobile- cellular signal by the total population and multiplying by 100. 20 © ITU 2014 Committed to Connecting the World Indicator 15: Percentage of the population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (i271G) Definition: Percentage of the population covered by at least a 3G mobile network refers to the percentage of inhabitants that are within range of at least a 3G mobile-cellular signal, irrespective of whether or not they are subscribers. This is calculated by dividing the number of inhabitants that are covered by at least a 3G mobile-cellular signal by the total population and multiplying by 100. 21 © ITU 2014 Committed to Connecting the World Indicator 16: Mobile-cellular numbers ported (i271pt) Definition: Mobile-cellular numbers ported refers to the number of mobile porting transactions that have been carried out during the reference year. 22 © ITU 2014 Committed to Connecting the World 3. Internet 23 © ITU 2014 Committed to Connecting the World ITU classification of broadband – revised in September 2014 (1) xDSL (2) Cable modem (3) FTTH/FTTB Fixed (4) Other fixed tech (wired) Broad (5) Satellite broadband band (6) Fixed wireless broadband Mobile (7) Standard mobile broadband (8) Dedicated mobile broadband Active mobile 24 © ITU 2014 Committed to Connecting the World ITU classification of broadband – revised in September 2014 . Should broadband services be classified according to the fixed/mobile categorization? Old New (1) xDSL (2) Cable modem Wired (3) FTTH/FTTB (1) –(4) (4) Other fixed wired Fixed (5) Satellite broadband broadband (6) Fixed wireless (5) –(6) broadband Wireless Mobile (7) Active mobile broadband broadband 25 © ITU 2014 Committed to Connecting the World 3a. Fixed broadband 26 © ITU 2014 Committed to Connecting the World Fixed-broadband subscriptions Main features: • advertised ≥ 256 kbit/s Breakdowns: • ≥ 10 Mbit/s • DSL • cable • by speed • 2 – 10 Mbit/s • by tech • FTTH/B • 0.256 – 2 Mbit/s • other 2727 © ITU 2014 Committed to Connecting the World Indicator 19b: Fixed-broadband subscriptions (i4213tfb) Refers to subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fibre-to-the- home/building, satellite, fixed wireless, and other fixed-broadband subscriptions. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile- cellular networks. It should exclude technologies listed under mobile-broadband category. 28 © ITU 2014 Committed to Connecting the World Indicator