Building Blocks and Rationale of Broadband Plans

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1 Building Blocks and Rationale of Broadband Plans Vincent ROGER-MACHART Implementation of WRC-15 Outcomes and Development of National Broadband Plans, Cotonou, 26 April 2016

2 National Broadband Plans Objectives Allowing the access to broadband services throughout the country Bridging the digital divide ICT diffusion impacts positively the country development Building a broadband plan Assessment of the situation Relevant solutions Economic analysis: costs and potential revenues Definition of the National Broadband Plan 2

3 3 Assessment: Impact of Geographic Information

4 Assessment: Administrative details Administrative contours Population density Towns and villages Etc 4

5 Assessment: Existing infrastructure Telecom networks High points Roads Power grids Railways Etc. 5

6 Assessment: Points of Interest Administrative centers Hospitals, health centers Universities, schools Border control checkpoints Etc. 6

7 Assessment Legal and regulatory framework Ambitions of Stakeholders: deployment projects, services, etc. Needs: Administration (e.g. e-gov, e-education, e-health, etc.) Private operators and ISP Specific projects Specific sectors (e.g. tourism, agriculture, etc.) Benchmark (regional, international) 7

8 Relevant Technical Solutions (1) National Backbone 8

9 Relevant Technical Solutions (2) 31% of Points of Interest within 0-50 km 19% of Points of Interest within km 9

10 Relevant Technical Solutions (3) Main towers 10

11 Relevant Technical Solutions (4) 63% of the points of interest are covered 11 Keep track of situation evolution with GIS tools

12 Technical Solutions Evaluation International and national capacity: backbone, submarine cable, etc. Access Network Fixed vs. Mobile Wireless vs. Wireline Terrestrial vs. Satellite Local IXP / Datacenter Infrastructure sharing: active/passive, wholesale offers, unbundling, bitstream, etc. 12

13 Economic analysis Evaluation of Costs and Potential Revenues An iterative process to adjust the ambition Solution Definition and Modelling Re-assess SWOT Analysis Prioritize Adjust to Financial Possibilities Match Political Priorities Cost Calculation (CAPEX - OPEX) Revenue Estimation Feasability (Financial, Political, Operational decision) 13

14 Supply side policies (examples) Neutral open access backbone Licensing, spectrum assignment, with coverage obligations Connection of points of interest Infrastructure sharing between telecom stakeholders and access to non-telecom infrastructures Incentives to deploy network in remote areas Technical standard definition Pricing policy: promote competition by regulating the wholesale market, audit the retail offers Local or regional hosting and exchange capacity 14

15 Impact of Licencing Policy Infrastructure based Competion Services based Competion Level of Sharing and Impact Territorial Structuration Competition State Income No Sharing between Operators Urban concentration Intense, Limited to Dense Areas Higher on the Short Term Sharing based on Private Initiative Limited extent of the coverage Intense in Dense Areas but Heterogeneous Higher on the Short Term Sharing fostered by State/Regulator Coverage if ROI Intense in Dense Areas, Less Income on the Short Term Coverage Obligations Coverage of Remote Areas Global and Heterogeneous Less Income on the Short Term, but positive Impact on Economic Growth 15

16 Demand side policies (examples) e-gov, availablity of online public services Trust and security: facilitate online transactions, address cybercrime Enhance information: e.g. prices and offers monitoring Innovation clusters, support to industry Fostering local contents Development training and digital literacy improvement Work with civil society to develop specific applications: agriculture, tourism, health Communication: make all stakeholders and the society aware of the availibilty and potential of broadband services 16

17 Available tools Laws and regulation Direct incentives Subsidies, public funding Public private partnerships, Build operate transfer Public procurement Reduce taxes on equipment Indirect incentives Sectorial support Training Develop ICT for Development programs Implement quick wins to engage stakeholders Share the broadband plan: public consultations, workshops 17

18 Thank you Vincent ROGER-MACHART Director of International Operations (0) (0) , rue des Meuniers Vincennes - France 18