Challenges of providing broadband connectivity to masses in emerging India Market by. Narinder Chhibber Secretary General PTC India Foundation

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1 Challenges of providing broadband connectivity to masses in emerging India Market by Narinder Chhibber Secretary General PTC India Foundation

2 Agenda Main challenges for developing countries. India s present Broadband status. Broadband for building Smart infra in India. India broadband Project Bharat Net. Mobile Broadband in India. Fast tracking Broadband in India ICT for India s transformation Concluding Comments

3 Main challenges of developing Countries High population density Low per capita income US$ 1850 (India) Continuing migration of rural population to cities Limitations of funds availability Developing rich environment of secure ultra BB services City improvements through retrofitting for smart services

4 Main Challenges - continued Up to 20 % live below poverty-line Still a sizable population illiterate Limitation of existing services infrastructure like grid power supply, water, road connectivity, etc. Low Computer literacy Low fixed line penetration, though nearly 90 % mobile voice users

5 India an emerging world market & its present broadband status Population: 1.34 billion, literacy rate -74 % Two-third population lives in villages. Gradual migration to cities continues. Annual GDP growth: 6.7 % Phones connections: Mobile 1.23 billion Land line 24 million Broadband connections: Wireless: 300 Million; Wired 26: Million Indian Market is single most motivation for R&D

6 Broadband for starting Smart Cities & Optimizing existing infrastructure India has started building Smart Cities Project to build 109 Smart Cities Existing civic infra inadequate and needs to be optimized using smart technology Help developing key technologies-iot, M2M, AI Role of Wi-Fi in internet connectivity

7 India Broadband Project Bharat Net (A Govt. of India Project) Project named Bharat Net covers 2,50,000 villages centres through National Optical Fibre Network Last-mile connectivity by local mobile operators and through Wi-Fi over towers and through Common Service Centres About one-third villages already connected High-speed digital connectivity to villages by end 2018 Being financed by Universal Service Obligation Fund (USO Fund of the Govt.)

8 Bharat Net (Continued) Telecom services to villagers at subsidized rates In the last phase ( ), state-of-the-art, future-proof net-work, including fibre between Districts and village blocks Roadmap for 5G eco-system For redundancy, ring topology to be provided

9 Mobile Broadband in India 1.2 billion mobile connections, mostly 2G / 3G 4G networks already operational in metros and big cities Entry of 4G networks operators at highly competitive tariff and low-cost 4G handsets 5G networks expected by

10 Recent Steps to fast-track Broadband in India 4G is now progressing fast and preferred, as all operators offer high speed Internet through 4G Availability of content in regional languages Present internet connectivity covers mainly urban and semi-urban areas. Next stage will cover semi-urban and rural areas Improved quality of experience OFC networks have come up in big-way in cities

11 Broadband for India s transformation A vast country of opposite extremes: Fairly well developed urban areas, but poverty in most rural Areas Smart applications have become prevalent in cities Digital India is gradually becoming a reality Slow adoption and transformative effect of emerging technologies like IoT, AI, Cloud, Smart Applications India s Smart Cities Mission of building 109 Smart Cities and modernizing of existing civic infra is on

12 Conclusion A vast country of opposite extremes: Fairly well developed urban areas, but poverty in parts of rural areas Smart applications have become prevalent in cities Digital India is gradually becoming a reality Slow adoption and transformative effect of emerging technologies like IoT, AI, Cloud, Smart Applications India s Smart Cities Mission of building 109 Smart Cities and modernizing of existing civic infra is on