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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

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

Assessment: Impact of Geographic Information 3

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

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

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

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

Relevant Technical Solutions (1) National Backbone 8

Relevant Technical Solutions (2) 31% of Points of Interest within 0-50 km 19% of Points of Interest within 50-100 km 9

Relevant Technical Solutions (3) Main towers 10

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thank you Vincent ROGER-MACHART Director of International Operations vrm@tactis.fr - www.tactis.fr +33 (0)6 14 46 34 07 - +33 (0)1 49 57 05 05 43, rue des Meuniers - 94300 Vincennes - France 18