Smart infrastructure: unleashing ICT and road synergies Fifth Meeting of the Working Group on the Asian Highway ESCAP 7 October 2013, Bangkok Tiziana Bonapace, Chief, ICT and Development section, IDD ESCAP
Purpose Share findings on cross-sectoral synergies between Asian Highway and Asian Information Superhighway Based on these findings, invite experts to bring principles of coordinated road and ICT infrastructure development into the AH agreement.
The need for pan-asian terrestrial transmission infrastructure Heavy reliance on submarine cables for international communications For example, in South-East Asia, ESCAP study shows that less than 10% of traffic is terrestrial Increased industry/government attention at national level, on need to invest in terrestrial fibreoptic cables and develop crosssectoral infrastructure synergies Increased regional attention APEC Summit: promoting connectivity one of 3 pillars and China announced creation of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank ASEAN: ASEAN Infrastructure Investment Fund Increased global attention Terrestrial transit telecommunication routes: three GA resolutions ESCAP invited to join the Eurasian Connectivity Alliance and World Bank partnership on developing cross sectoral synergies ESCAP working on pan-asian Information Superhighway Initiative With ITU mapped the routes of fibreoptic routes and overlayed the Asian Highway Fact-finding and analytical work
Findings Regional fibreoptic terrestrial infrastructure is fragmented, low capacity, of limited geographic scope Coordinated highway/fibreoptic deployment on some tracts
Findings Broadband prices in Asia-Pacific are typically 3-5 times higher than in EU and USA Coherent terrestrial connectivity can boost competition, lower prices, and promote more reliable and faster internet services Coordinated rollout of fibreoptic cable with road construction or upgrading is a win-win proposition for both sectors
Case Example: United States Some states allow utilities to install fiber along highway rights of way (ROWs) at no charge, based on expected economic gains Other states collect compensation in exchange for ROW use Lease payments Provision of conduit, dark fiber, lit fiber, or communications services
Case Example: United States High labor-cost market, conduit+fiber installation during open road construction costs between USD$6,000 and USD$18,000 per kilometer Road installation costs at least USD$1.8 million per lane, per kilometer Cost of fiber network installation during open road construction: much less than 1% of project total
Case example: Republic of Korea Fibre and cross infrastructural cost reductions Terrestrial fiber cable Submarine cable Form Material $ 13,800 Cable: $ 1,000 Manhole: $ 4,800 Pipe: $ 8,000 $ 1,000 Cable: $ 1,000 $ 45,000 Submarine cable: $ 35,000 Steel pipe: $ 10,000 (averaged throughout the route) Construction $ 58,000 $ 5,370* $ 135,000 Standard: 1km cable construction - Land fiber cable : from kt standard quantity for unit (pipe(4), manhole(4), 36C fiber cable) -Submarine cable : from kt Submarine Company Information * Pipe/duct cost is not calculated
Case example: Republic of Korea Cross infrastructural synergies and cost reductions Terrestrial fiber cable Submarine cable Feature Repair duration 1 day (using vehicle) 20 days (using Cableship) Repair cost (per 1 time) $ 5,000 (manhole, housing box, labor cost) $ 500,000
WIN-WIN OUTCOMES: beyond costs aspects 1. Significant cost savings, as around 70-90% of costs of fibre deployment is excavation, securing RoW. Material is relatively inexpensive Best practice in an increasing number of countries through legislation that requires coordinated development of road, ICT and other utilities USA: Presidential executive order: Accelerating broadband infrastructure deployment (June 2012), promotes dig once requirements RoK: National Land Planning and Utilization Act: Article 44 (Installation and Management of Utility Tunnels) (1) In the event that a utility tunnel is installed, it shall be installed so that all necessary facilities to be admitted are admitted in the said tunnel without omission. 2. Strengthens overall institutional framework for intergovernmental cooperation as AH and telecommunication network share same architecture (mesh) need for cross-border connectivity and objectives of seamless, regional and interregional connectivity 3. Facilitates more holistic consideration of funding proposals and project implementation by international development banks and other investors diversifies options for innovative public-private partnerships
WIN-WIN OUTCOMES: beyond costs aspects 4. Brings new efficiencies and raises safety standards improved tracking and tracing of trucks/drivers/cargo (especially dangerous goods) along the entire multimodal logistics chain strengthened risk assessments reduced time and transaction costs 5. Strengthens AH/TAR integrative role of Dry Ports agreement brings state-of-the-art high speed critical infrastructure for all customs and transport facilitation operations at dry port improves commercial viability of dry port operations
WIN-WIN OUTCOMES: beyond costs aspects 6. Strengthens AH agreement as a mechanism for future planning Revolutionary changes to transport sector (e.g. driverless cars) linked to future and near-future technological innovations 7. Increased government revenue from diversified sources of infrastructure services
Highway Optical Fibre Network: the case of RoK Inter-city communication network easily installable: simply synchronize inter-city road construction with ICT infrastructure But need some regulatory arrangement while encouraging competition Main Usage Regulation - Traffic management system - Toll fee gathering System - Internal communications Intranet (LAN, WAN), - Emergency call, internal communication, etc - Spare capacity can be provided to telecom service provider to raise usage rate - by bilateral contract between Korea Highway Corporation and Telecom Service company. ESCAP, Information and Communications ICT Technology and Development and Disaster Section, Risk Reduction IDD, ESCAP Division
WIN-WIN OUTCOMES: beyond costs aspects 8. Develop common standards or define signs on new concepts driven by smart systems polyethylene film - 30~40cm above conduits - 10~20cm underneath from the surface (pavements) Caution : Telecommunication Cable Telecom. cables are under this warning tape Emergency contact : ****-*****
Thank you For further information please contact Tiziana Bonapace, Chief, ICT and Development Section ESCAP bonapace.unescap@un.org