World Bank2013-03-262013-03-262006-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12958This paper discusses current and future developments in wireless technology and infastructure in Egypt. One of the important regulatory decisions made in Egypt is that policy related to broadband wireless will be technology neutral. Consequently, the regulator cannot decide about which operators should use specific technologies. This approach is beneficial for the overall development of the market and deployment of networks because: It allows operators and service providers to decide on which technology or mix of technologies is best for given service and market requirements, budget outlays, and deployment scenarios. Such an approach promotes technical and economic efficiency since each service providerwill attempt to maximize revenues and their subscriber base. The flexibility allows the regulator to ensure that the market can deploy the latest technology with the least regulatory overhead. Allowing only one technology into the market place will restrict the range of choices available to consumers.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGO3GADSLAUCTIONAUCTIONSBACKBONEBANDWIDTHBANDWIDTHSBASICBIBROADBANDBROADBAND ACCESSBROADBAND CONNECTIONBROADBAND CONNECTIONSBROADBAND SERVICEBROADBAND SERVICESBROADBAND SYSTEMSBROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESSBUSINESS PLANBUSINESS PLANSBUSINESSESBUYERSCABLE INTERNETCABLE MODEMSCABLE TELEVISIONCABLE TVCDMACELLULAR NETWORKCELLULAR NETWORKSCELLULAR OPERATORSCELLULAR PHONECELLULAR SERVICESCELLULAR TECHNOLOGYCELLULAR TELEPHONECELLULAR TELEPHONYCOAXIAL CABLECOAXIAL CABLESCOLOR TELEVISIONCOMMUNICATION NETWORKSCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIESCOMPUTERSCONNECTIVITYCONTENT DEVELOPMENTCONTENT PROVIDERSCPEDATA COMMUNICATIONDATA NETWORKSDATA RATEDATA RATESDATA SERVICESDATA SYSTEMSDATA TRANSFERDEVICESDIGITALDIGITAL SUBSCRIBERDIGITIZATIONDOMAINDSLECONOMIES OF SCALEELECTRICITYEND-USERENTERTAINMENTEQUIPMENTFILE TRANSFERFILE TRANSFER PROTOCOLFREQUENCY BANDFREQUENCY BANDSFTPGICTGOVERNMENT SERVICESGROWTH PATHHFCHIGH-BANDWIDTHHIGH-SPEEDHYBRID FIBER COAXICTINFORMATION SOCIETYINFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERSINNOVATIONINSTALLATIONINTERFACEINTERNATIONAL STANDARDSINTERNET ACCESSINTERNET BANDWIDTHINTERNET SERVICESINTERNET TRAFFICINTEROPERABILITYISDNISDN SUBSCRIBERSISPISPSITULICENSELICENSESLICENSINGLOCAL ACCESS TECHNOLOGYLOCAL AREA NETWORKLOCAL AREA NETWORKSMARKET APPLICATIONSMARKET PLACEMARKET PRICEMARKETINGMARKETING STRATEGIESMARKETING STRATEGYMEDIAMOBILE APPLICATIONSMOBILE DEVICESMOBILE NETWORKSMOBILE PHONEMOBILE PHONE SUBSCRIBERMOBILE PHONE SUBSCRIBERSMOBILE PHONESMOBILE SERVICEMOBILE SERVICESMOBILE TELEPHONEMOBILE TELEPHONESMOBILE TELEPHONYMOBILE TERMINALMODEMSMODULATIONNETWORK DEPLOYMENTNETWORK DEVELOPMENTNETWORK TECHNOLOGYNETWORKSNEW MARKETNICHE MARKETPCPC PENETRATIONPDASPHONE NUMBERPHONE NUMBERSPOTSPROJECT MANAGEMENTPROPERTY RIGHTSQOSQUALITY OF SERVICERADIORADIO SPECTRUMRADIOASTRONOMYREGULATORY FRAMEWORKREGULATORY STATUSRELIABILITYREPEATERSRESULTRESULTSREVENUE MODELSREVENUE POTENTIALSSATELLITESATELLITE BROADCASTINGSENSITIVITY ANALYSISSERVICE PROVIDERSERVICE PROVIDERSSITESSPACE RESEARCHSPECTRUM ALLOCATIONSPECTRUM MANAGEMENTSTANDARDIZATIONSTATIONARYSUBSCRIBER LINETAXONOMYTECHNICAL ASPECTSTECHNICAL CONSTRAINTSTECHNICAL CRITERIATECHNICAL ISSUESTECHNICAL REQUIREMENTSTECHNICAL SUPPORTTECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTTELECOMTELECOM SERVICETELECOM SERVICESTELECOMMUNICATIONTELECOMMUNICATIONSTELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICYTELECOMSTELECOMS INDUSTRYTELEDENSITYTELEGEOGRAPHYTELEPHONETELEPHONE LINESTELEPHONE NETWORKSTELEPHONE PENETRATIONTELEPHONE SYSTEMSTELEPHONESTELEPHONYTELEPHONY PENETRATIONTELEVISIONTELEVISIONSTERMINALSTRANSACTIONTRANSMISSIONTRANSMISSIONSUSERUSERSUSESVIDEOVOIPWEBWEBSITEWIDE AREA NETWORKSWIFIWIRELESSWIRELESS ACCESSWIRELESS COMMUNICATIONWIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSWIRELESS CONNECTIONSWIRELESS DEVICESWIRELESS ENVIRONMENTWIRELESS NETWORKSWIRELESS SERVICEWIRELESS TECHNOLOGIESWIRELESS TECHNOLOGYWIRELESS TRANSMISSIONWorld Bank10.1596/12958