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• Wireless broadband masterplanfor the Federal Democratic Republic ofNepal – October 2012
• Executive summary
• Table of contents
• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 Project background
  • 1.2 Structure of the masterplan
• 2. Broadband: Global and regional context
  • 2.1 UN Millennium Development Goals
  • 2.2 Broadband Commission
  • 2.3 ITU ICT Development Index and link to growth
  • 2.4 SAARC ICT Initiative
  • 2.5 Other global developmental trends in broadband policy and regulation
• 3. Nepal and the wireless broadband market
  • 3.1 Country overview
  • 3.2 Current market structure and competition
  • 3.3 Competitive state of industry
  • 3.4 Current policy objectives/initiatives
  • 3.5 Asia Development Bank Wireless Broadband Initiative
  • 3.6 Regulatory framework
  • 3.7 Spectrum utilisation
  • 3.8 Key challenges
    • 3.8.1 Power disruptions
    • 3.8.2 Affordability
    • 3.8.3 Policy and regulatory barriers
• 4. Medium to long term goals to optimise wireless broadband for Nepal
  • 4.1 Global mobile data traffic growth
  • 4.2 Estimating wireless broadband growth
• 5. Key considerations for the wireless broadband masterplan
  • 5.1 Introduction: Enabling the wireless broadband end-to-end ecosystem
  • 5.2 Policy and regulatory aspects
    • 5.2.1 Unified licensing structure
    • 5.2.2 Facilitation of competitive entry of a new entrant
    • 5.2.3 Spectrum management and regulation
    • 5.2.4 Refarming and reuse of ‚rural' 900 MHz allocations in urban areas
    • 5.2.5 Other key policy and regulatory issues
  • 5.3 Technology aspects
    • 5.3.1 Introduction
    • 5.3.2 GSM and W-CDMA
    • 5.3.3 LTE
    • 5.3.4 WiMAX
    • 5.3.5 Why LTE is the recommended technology following 3G/W-CDMA
    • 5.3.6 Wireless offloading
    • 5.3.7 The role for satellite
  • 5.4 Spectrum management aspects
    • 5.4.1 Background
    • 5.4.2 Spectrum needs and frequency arrangements based on technology selection
  • 5.5 Additional connectivity considerations
• 6. Facilitating applications and content
  • 6.1 Stimulating the content sector in emerging economies
    • 6.1.1 Educate content entrepreneurs
    • 6.1.2 Subsidise content production
    • 6.1.3 Regulatory options
    • 6.1.4 Direct government action and leadership
  • 6.2 The prevailing environment in Nepal
    • 6.2.1 Tourism
    • 6.2.2 Government
    • 6.2.3 Media
    • 6.2.4 Radio
    • 6.2.5 Entertainment
    • 6.2.6 Education
    • 6.2.7 Film
• 7. Conclusions and recommendations
  • 7.1 Overview
  • 7.2 Roadmap for the government/regulator: Action items and timeline for action
• Appendix A: SASEC information highway project
• Appendix B: Table of frequency allocations for cellular mobile service
• Appendix C: Draft telecommunication service licence
• Appendix D: Recommended amendments to the Radio Act 2014 (1957)
• Appendix E: Proposed confidential competition and spectrum allocation strategy to underpin the Nepal wireless mast...
• Appendix F: Frequency arrangements for implementation of IMT
• Appendix G: Addressing spectrum issues and pricing strategy for Nepal
• ATTACHMENT A: Nepal Telecommunications Authority
• ATTACHMENT B: India 3G auction results
• Annex 1: List of acronyms and abbreviations