Transcript of AMTA's Chris Althaus at CommsDay Summit 2014
- 1. CommsDay Summit April 2014
- 2. Innovation Investment Infrastructure The mobile industry
focus in the coming years will be on; Personal data Connected
living Digital commerce Networks To realise the necessary
developments in these areas huge investments of $1.7 trillion need
to be done from now until 2020. Jon Fredrik Baksaas CEO Telenor and
Chairman GSMA Mobile World Congress 2014
- 3. Capital Expenditure
- 4. Global Connections
- 5. Mobile Data Traffic
- 6. MNO Revenues
- 7. What do we do all day ?
- 8. Productivity & Mobile Broadband Without mobile broadband
Australian economy would be $33.8 billion smaller in 2013. This is
equivalent to 2.28 per cent of Australias GDP Australian households
would have consumed $652 per person less in goods and services
Productivity growth from the mobile communications sector that led
to an increase of $7.3 billion in Australias economic activity
(GDP) Time savings for businesses as a result of mobile broadband
use that led to a further $26.5 billion increase in Australias
economic activity. Mobile broadband increased the growth rate of
the Australian economy by 0.28 per cent each year from 2007 to
2013. 2014 The economic impacts of mobile broadband on the
Australian economy 2006-2013 - ACMA
- 9. 3 Ps of Economic Growth POPULATION PARTICIPATION
PRODUCTIVITY
- 10. And the policy choices are? Choice 1: We could elect to do
nothing now, and raise taxes in the future to cover budget deficits
as they occur. Choice 2: An alternative approach would be to cut
future government expenditure by around 5% GDP. Choice 3: We could
run deficits and hence increase debt. Choice 4: The best approach
is to look for ways to increase the size of the economy . The way
to increase the size of the economy is to grow at a faster rate.
The key ways to improve economic growth are through increases in
labour force participation and productivity.
- 11. Productivity & Mobile Broadband Policy Implications
Minimise regulatory burden maximise opportunity Focus on
infrastructure policy settings - eg The allocation of spectrum will
be one issue that could constrain or reduce the future economic
value of mobile broadband. 2014 The economic impacts of mobile
broadband on the Australian economy 2006-2013 - ACMA
- 12. 2013 Mobile Year in Review
- 13. Thank you