“The Philippines Adoption Program,Pilot and Deployment Initiatives”
TV White Space(TVWS) Technologies
Engr. REYNALDO T. SYCluster Regional Director and Program Director
TV White Space Technologies Study Program, DOST-ICTO
3rd Telecom Summit: Affordable Broadband for Rural India –Policy Enablement and Business Models:
New Delhi, India
Private sector naturally declines
investing as it does not see an
acceptable ROI
Benefits of broadband enabled
services are inaccessible to the
rural folk
Inclusive growth is impeded and
the “Digital Divide” widens
Inflation caused by economic growth in urban areas causes broadband costs to
increase
Rural families cannot afford a
broadband connection
(P1,000/month 512 Kbps)
Philippine Broadband Scenario
Challenge: Internet for All
• Utilizing long range characteristics
– Rural broadband/backhaul
– Wide-coverage hotspots
– Bridge among small networks
– Sensor network
– Wireless surveillance system
• Utilizing obstacle
penetration/avoidance
characteristics
– Indoor distribution
– Machine-to-Machine
– Non-line-of-sight
– Over water propagation
VHF/UHF Allocations for Broadband Deployment Nationwide
A perfect solution for last mile distribution
TVWS technologies are ready for deployment.
IDEAL for the Philippine landscape.
Why TV White Space….
Economic development is fostered by e-Learning, e-Commerce, e-Gov’t,
e-Health, etc.
Rural incomes increase, and commercial
broadband is demanded
Private sector sees an acceptable ROI from
investing in the developing rural areas
Rural communities have access to
broadband enabled services
TVWS Technologies
What can be…
TVWS Technology for Public Service
Education• Multimedia instruction, access to the better teachers
• Information access and delivery
Health• Primary healthcare delivery, access to specialists
• Health management, health care access for all, Ehealth using RxBox and Skype
Disaster Mitigation & Response• Disaster reporting from devastated area
• Communication and Internet access (Skype, Social Media etc)
Governance• LGU/NGA coordination ,
• Access to e-Government services and great public engagement
Commerce & Industry• Free Public WIFI “Juan Konek”
• e-Business – marketing, selling, distribution, support, etc.
A National Program for theStudy of TVWS Technologies
To demonstrate the macroeconomic viability of using an unlicensed access to TV white spaces (dynamic spectrum allocation – cognitive radio);
To demonstrate the technical feasibility of using TVWS with particular attention to any detrimental effect to incumbent services in the TV spectrum;
To develop the policies, rules and regulations that will cause the rapid adoption of TVWS technologies;
To develop the necessary capacities: human, institutional, and essential infrastructure towards the proposed nationwide adoption of the TVWS technologies
OBJECTIVES:
Philippine TVWS Space Initiative
Bohol TVWS Technology Trial:15 Elementary Schools
1 High School1 District Hospital
1 Community Public ParkIsland Barangay
Pulilan TVWS Technology Trial:
13 Elementary Schools (2Mbps)
4 High Schools (4 Mbps)
DOST-ICTO TVWS Technologies Trials
DOST-ICTO Major
IP Backbone
Installed TVWS Tubigon Base StationBeneficiaries with 20km radius: • Around 2 Elementary/Secondary Public School• Nearby RHUs, NGA’s and free public wifi (around 2)
Spur link Mt. Luay –Tubigon to be upgraded
Spur link Camangay –Talibon to be upgraded
Existing DOST-ICTO Network in Visayas
Spur link Camangay – Ubayto be upgraded
Installed TVWS Ubay Base StationBeneficiaries with 20km radius: • Around 11 Elementary/Secondary Public School• Connectivity –BFAR-USAID Ecofish Project • Nearby RHUs, NGA’s and free public wifi (around 11)
Installed TVWS Talibon Base StationBeneficiaries with 20km radius: • Around 4 Elementary/Secondary Public School• Connectivity –BFAR-USAID Ecofish Nearby RHUs,
NGA’s and free public wifi (around 4)
20-KM Coverage
10-KM Coverage
DOST-ICTO TVWS 1st Technology Trial
Pulilan TVWS Topology – Bulacan area
Taal ES
Sto Cristo ES
Bajet ES
Bajet HS
Pulilan Central
Balatong A ES
Balatong B ES
Sta Peregrina HS
Sta Peregrina ES
Inaon ES
Engr. V Dionisio HS
Dampol 1st ES
Dampol 2nd A ES
Dampol 2nd A HS
Dampol 2nd B ES
Tabon ES
Dulong Malabon ES
Connected around 33 public schools and provided Free Public WIFI Internet to public areas across 6 coastal municipalities of Tubigon, Talibon, Ubay, Bien Unido, Trinidad and Carlos P Garcia in Bohol and in Pulilan, Bulacan.
TVWS Supported Free WIFI Internet
“Serve as mobile registration hubs for BFAR-USAID ECOFISH Project in Danajon Reef”
A total increase of 3532 registrants across the 6 municipalities
An average improved performance of 504% across the 6 municipalities
• (Bien Unido- 1538%, CPG-603%, Talibon-134%, Trinidad-458%, Tubigon 183%, Ubay-109%)
The institutionalization of at least 2-3 "mobile registration enumerators" per municipality
TVWS Supported Fisherfolk Registration
Photos courtesy of Mr. Patrick Ongchangco – ABS-CBN
OBSERVATIONS/RESULTS
TVWS is interfered by Analog/Digital TV transmission (same tower)
Analog/Digital TV transmission is notinterfered by TVWS (same tower)
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As you will notice, despite of obstruction (mountains, trees), we are able to measure around 1.75 Mbps at the range of almost 5 kilometers….
Location Tapal (Bohol)
Distance 4.72km
Base Station Antenna Gain
17dBi
Destination Antenna Gain
6dBi
Avg. Bandwidth
1.75 Mbps
Notable Result of TVWS Trials (1/2)
Location Sta. PeregrinaPulilan
Distance 5.49km
Base Station Antenna Gain
12dBi
Destination Antenna Gain
6dBi
Avg. Bandwidth
6 Mbps
Notable Result of TVWS Trials (2/2)
Bohol EarthquakeMagnitude 7.2 tectonic earthquake
October 15, 2013
Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan)
Strongest Storm recorded at landfall
Category 5 (315 Km/h)
November 8, 2013
DOST-ICTO TVWS Deployment for Disaster
DSWD
CPE: Community Hospital
Rural Health Unit
PNP
TESDA
MCTC
BFP
Mayor’s Office
ICTO TVWS Tubigon Base Station
Tubigon Government Centers
Extend Connectivity thru TVWS and WIFI Access Point
Tubigon Government Centers
Tubigon TVWS Base Stn
CPE: Tubigon Multipurpose Gym with Wifi Access Pts
Tubigon Public Market
Tubigon Public Plaza
Tubigon Church
Public Access Wifi Coverage
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The three marked points were connected:
1. the base station at the DOST Regional Office where the VSAT was located. The internet backhaul was a satellite connection provided by the ITU.
2. a CPE at the Philippine Science High School Office, approx. 500m away, the primary users were the administrative staff of PSHS
3. another CPE at the PSHS Campus Dormitory (top), approx. 1000m away, where the first set of users were the Bombero Unidos, a humanitarian group from Spain which sent a team of relief workers to Leyte. They were headquartered at the dormitory for several weeks. The internet connection was used to communicate with other NGOs and with their home base in Spain. When they left, the dormitory was used as temporary housing for the PSHS faculty and their families. The internet connection was used in helping the faculty rebuild their lesson plans and instructional material in preparation for the re-opening of classes in mid-January.
TVWS Network Coverage (Palo, Leyte)
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DOST Region 8 Office (showing solar-powered VSAT) where the base station was located PSHS Administrative
Building (the CPE antenna is the white square in the center of the photo).
PSHS Campus Dormitory
Three End Points….
• Purpose: Restore connectivity after Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda
• Coverage: Government Center in Palo, Leyte
• Backhaul: VSAT (initially) and later switched to Telco network after they had restored their service
• Total Beneficiaries: 4 government agencies, Humanitarian group “Bumbero Unidos” and victims in the evacuation center
• Number of radios installed: Three units of 6Harmonics TVWS
• TVWS Eqpt Provider: Microsoft
• Installer: DOST-ICTO and American Technology Inc.
• Long distance call thru SKYPE courtesy of Microsoft
Deployment Site: Palo Leyte (November 2013)
Deployment for Disaster Response
How Do we Do That?
DOST – ICTO ‘s partnership with various gov’t agencies, technology providers, service providers, broadcasters and stakeholders thru MOU/MOA:
National Telecommunications Commission (NTC)
Department of Education (DepEd)
Microsoft Nityo Infotech
Federation of International Cable TV and Telecom Assn of the Philippines (FICTAP)
Ecofish, BFAR & USAID
ABS-CBN FilAsia System Technologies
ITU/WIT Still Growing…..
P3 IMPACT AWARD (2015)The U.S. Department of State Secretary’s Office of Global Partnerships, Concordia, and the University of Virginia created the P3 Impact Award to recognize public-private partnerships (P3s) that are changing our world in the most impactful of ways.
TV White Space Partnership, an innovative collaboration between Microsoft, USAID, and the government of the Philippines (DOST-ICTO).
The partnership uses an innovative technology to extend internet access to remote coastal communities to support government efforts to register fisherfolk and sustainably manage the nation’s fisheries
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