22 Amendments of Gunnar HÖKMARK related to 2016/2305(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas digitalisation is accelerating at great speed and at a global level, requiring investments in high quality communication networks with universal coverage; in this regard, points to the need for timely availability of radio spectrum capable of meeting those demands;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas 5G and 5G applications will reinvent business models by means of providing very high speed connectivity, which will unlock innovation in all sectors, not least transport, energy, finance and health; in this regard, emphasises that Europe cannot afford to lag behind, as 5G will be the engine for future growth and innovation;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
A c. whereas European leadership in 5G technology is essential to economic growth and for maintaining global competiveness, which in turn requires European coordination and planning, and whereas lagging behind means risking jobs, innovation and knowledge;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
A d. whereas the governments from South Korea, U.S and Japan have formed a consultative group in order to establish policies on frequencies for 5G, such as establishing the 28GHz band as the standard for 5G networks; stresses, in this regard, the need for European coordination and harmonisation between Member States;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. Whereas as public initiatives, such as the Commission's 2013 Public-Private- partnership initiative, backed by 700 million euro of public funding to enable 5G in Europe by 2020, need to be complemented by a competitive market with future-proof access regulation and spectrum coordination, which will spur innovation and necessary private infrastructure investments;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses that an ambitious and forward-looking timeline for spectrum allocation within the Union is of utmost importance if Europe is to be in the lead regarding the development of 5G technology, welcomes, in this regard, the actions proposed by the Commission in the communication entitled 5G for Europe: An Action Plan, and considers these actions a minimum requirement for a successful launch of 5G in the Union;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the gigabit society targets of attaining network speeds of 100Mbps for all European consumers and, in the long term, of between 1Gbps and 100Gbps for the main socio-economic drivers, such as digitally intensive businesses, major transport hubs, financial institutions and schools; However, emphasises that 5G applications and other future data demanding services will require speeds above 1 Gigabit per second for consumers; therefore, points to the need for higher targets in both the short and long term, and corresponding policies, not least with regards to the fact that 5G services will require uninterrupted coverage both within and between rural and urban areas;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses that, while maintaining national competence over spectrum, European coordination is a must if we are to develop our global competitiveness, and therefore encourages the Commission and the Member States to move forward with the actions proposed by the Commission in the Action Plan, most importantly the national 5G deployment roadmaps as part of the national broadband plans; in this regard, encourages the Commission, upon request from a Member State, to provide adequate assistance throughout the entire process of drawing up the roadmap;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Underlines the importance of MVNOs as part of creating a competitive European digital market and increasing the geographical coverage of operators; points to how 5G services and the IoT will require shared spectrum use and jointly organised auctions, with the ambition of promoting Trans-European networks and structures, and the access to spectrum for over-the-top-content, which will greatly increase the number of actors on the market, thus increasing the need for a corresponding spectrum policy; notes that Trans-European networks are necessary to enable high speed 5G services without wholesale roaming costs;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Points to that a lack of coordination constitutes a substantial risk in terms of 5G deployment, as gaining critical mass is crucial for attracting investments and thus reaping the full benefits of 5G technology;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Notes that the European fragmentation in the roll-out of 4G, still visible in the major differences between Member States as illustrated by the 2015 Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI), has resulted in a lack of digital competitiveness vis-à-vis the U.S, China, Japan, South Korea and emerging economies; in this regard, underlines that while Europe is progressing in terms of digital development, the pace is slowing down, which constitutes a long-term risk to necessary investments and to the attractiveness of the European business environment;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Points to the fact that while the digital divide is present between cities and rural areas, it is also highly present between Member States; stresses, in this regard, the importance of a competitive legislative framework and initiatives which encourage investments in infrastructure, increases the diversity of actors and strengthens European coordination;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Emphasises the importance of 5G for enabling European global leadership in providing high-end research infrastructure, which can make Europe the centre for excellent research;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Emphasises that all decisions related to the Digital Single Market, including spectrum allocation, connectivity targets and 5G deployment must be formulated based on future needs and how the market is expected to develop over the next 10-15 years; stresses, in this regard, that a successful 5G deployment will be key to economic competitiveness, which can only be achieved through far- sighted European legislation and policy coordination;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Stresses that intensive investments in infrastructure, which is crucial in order to maintain and develop global competitiveness, can only be achieved through competition and an access regulation capable of opening up the market to new actors, incentivising shared investments as well as shared nets by other means, such as MVNO, leasing and trading;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Highlights the importance of license durations long enough to provide investors with predictability and return on investments; in this regard, believes that the minimum license durations should not be less than 25 years; underlines that requirements on how to use frequencies must leave room for innovation and new business models, allowing for access to new actors under commercial agreements;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to take the lead in promoting inter-sectoral, cross- lingual 5G and cross - border interoperability and supporting privacy-friendly, reliable, secure services as industry and society at large becomes increasingly more dependent on digital infrastructure for its business and services and to consider economic and geographic national circumstances as an integral part of a common strategy;
Amendment 200 #
19 a. Underlines the need for business models, such as MVNO, shared nets based upon granted access and commercial agreements, trading and leasing parts of nets, opening up for transeuropean nets, thereby offering customers and markets seamless nets available throughout the Union;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Highlights that the development of the gGigabit sSociety requires fewer and simpler rules, which should be future- oriented, pro-investment, pro-innovation and based on an assessment of market competition; stresses that infrastructure- based competition offers the potential for less regulation and allows for a fair long- term return on investments; encourages Member States to simplify administrative procedure to access physical infrastructure;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Points to the fact that 5G will fundamentally transform our economies and services, which will require speeds beyond 1 Gigabyte per second; therefore, believes that a rapid deployment of digital infrastructure should be made a priority for EU and the Member States, in order to realise this ambition;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls that SMEs would benefit greatly from access to 5G solutions; calls on the Commission to detail its action plans to facilitate SME access to the 5G Participatory Broadband Platform both with respects to services developed towards Start-ups and SMEs and also education and awareness creation;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Stresses that a swift allocation of further spectrum, such as the 2.4 GHz and the 3.6 GHz band, as well other 5G pioneer bands, is crucial for a successful launch of 5G and for Europe to be in the lead; underlines the need for rapid action and increased coordination of these frequencies;