India: Broadband Situation and Plan for Future

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1 India: Broadband Situation and Plan for Future Dr. Rajendra Kumar, IAS Joint Secretary Dept. of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), Govt. of India 4 th Dec, 2013

2 Agenda Overview Bandwidth Situation in India Focus Areas IT Network for e Governance Way Forward - Slide 2 -

3 Overview - Slide 3 -

4 India: diversity & development 1.2 billion people Per Capita GNI: US$1530 (2012) Per capita GNI (PPP): US$3840 (2012) Multi lingual 22 Official Languages Multi religious Multi ethnic Federal Structure 35 States & Union Territories 70% Rural, 600,000+ villages Multi party Multi tiered democracy 250,000+ Local Bodies

5 India: Overview India Connectivity Challenges Path Ahead 1/6 th of world popl. 4 th largest economy High economic growth Major thrust on services Young population IT sector: >US$100b Total subscribers-899m Broadband subscribers m Rural teledensity 41.7% Private players market share: 88.3% Lowest rates in the world 8 wireline and 13 wireless TSPs Fragmented & nonoptimal utilization of infrastructure Need for huge capacity building Increased cyber security threat Last mile reach Scaling up for 1 billion potential customers Unified ICT infrastructure Broadband infra in every village Holistic strategic control Unified IT network for e- Governance. Efficiency & Reliability in service delivery Source :Trai Report Nov Slide 5 -

6 Bandwidth Situation - Slide 6 -

7 India: Current Status in Asia Pacific Region More Users than all countries together (excluding China) Low penetration in rural areas accounting for 70% of population Scaling existing as well as creating new infrastructure to meet citizen expectations

8 Broadband (>10Mbps) Connectivity Rating Low Penetration in Rural areas Heterogeneous environment Growth expected after all initiatives planned are implemented

9 Submarine Cable Map Lesser Coverage Source: - Slide 9 -

10 India s Estimations for Broadband Growth Active Internet Users Overall Internet Users Mobile Internet Users Active Internet User Pattern Source : IMRB

11 Focus Areas - Slide 11 -

12 Growth Drivers 45% of Indians in urban areas by 2050 High propensity to pay for premium prices Two-thirds of India's consumers in rural areas Spending power increasing steadily Mobile utility applications E-Governance/ M-Governance Agriculture/Education/Health New delivery channels New consumer markets Productivity enhancements Cost savings Teleworking

13 Broadband: Opportunity in India Least broadband penetrated markets with current penetration of less than 2 percent. 1. Low PC penetration 2. Limited wire line infrastructure 3. High tariffs 4. Limited presence in rural areas 5. The legacy wireline infrastructure is not scalable for providing high speed broadband services 6. Availability of low cost devices 7. Young demographic profile 8. High use of VAS by other sectors

14 The Services Model Applications must focus on content customization and multi-lingual delivery of end-to-end services 14

15 Pan India BB - Slide 15 -

16 Broadband for All - Slide 16 -

17 Integration of Networks Key Features: Creation of Network up to the block level. Create Network Infrastructure for E-Gov in the states. To connect all the offices in the state. Key Stakeholder: States Funded by Centre and Bandwidth from the states Key Stakeholders: DeitY, NIC SWAN NKN Key Stakeholders: BBNL, TSPs NOFN Key Features: Bridge connectivity b/w GP and blocks Not a service provider. Key Features: Virtual Classrooms, Collaborative research, Data centric services, Grid Computing, Remote Labs, etc, To connect 2,50,000 Gram Panchayats (GP) in country - Slide % GoI funded Multi 10G in the Core Multi 1G at the District To connect institutes in country using high bandwidth & low latency network

18 Delivery Network and Stakeholder Integration e-governance initiatives Government Govern ment Policy, funding schemes e-service providers NGOs Information services Business Delivery Network New business services Agrobusiness Information, services, money, goods? Corporates operating in rural areas Consumer products Finance Policy, funding Network Connectivity Village Communities/ markets Infrastructure providers Hardware, software, connectivity 18

19 Way Forward - Slide 19 -

20 Way Forward Integration of existing networks to ensure optimum utilization Broadband connectivity up to panchayats through NOFN Last mile connectivity through TSPs Mobile connectivity (3G, 4G) to play a big role Provisioning of G2C, G2B, G2G, and B2C services Mobile platform for delivery to end users Comprehensive cyber security framework

21 Thank You Questions? Comments?