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Should Pakistan leapfrog the developed world in broadband?

Rizwan Tiwana Chief Technical Officer Wateen Telecom. Should Pakistan leapfrog the developed world in broadband?. International Networking and Communications Conference May 2008. Agenda. Broadband Need/Availability & Technologies Status of deployment in Pakistan

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Should Pakistan leapfrog the developed world in broadband?

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  1. Rizwan Tiwana Chief Technical Officer Wateen Telecom Should Pakistan leapfrog the developed world in broadband? International Networking and Communications Conference May 2008

  2. Agenda • Broadband Need/Availability & Technologies • Status of deployment in Pakistan • Strategies for large scale adoption

  3. Wireline or Wireless • Very few and low quality copper lines available • Wireless access networks are faster and comparatively more cost effective to rollout • Wireless medium is a preferred choice in emerging countries due to lack of effective town planning • No need for “time consuming” Right of Way to install network • WiMAX has the potential to deliver more bandwidth than other WLL technologies • Standards track end-to-end flat IP architecture allows rapid introduction of new services • Green field operators Technology Choice

  4. Points of Presence on the Long Haul network for Telehousing and Disaster Recovery Sites Service Intelligence Mardan CPE Peshawar Nowshera Abbotabad Kohat CPE Taxila Islamabad Ahmedbanda Gujar Khan Mandi Bahauddin Jhelum Khushab Kharian Bannu Gujrat Mianwali Sialkot Internet Sargodha Wagah Gujranwala Karak Chiniot Lahore Jhang Raiwind Faisalabad Kasur Gojra D I Khan Pattoki T T Singh Sahiwal Okara Bhakkar Pakpattan Chichawatni Quetta Layyah Arifwala Khanewal Kot Addu Burewala Multan Qureshi Chowk Vehari Mach D G Khan Muzaffargarh Mailsi Fazilpur Sibbi Lodhran Rojhan Bahawalpur Dera Murad Jamali Khandkot Liaquatpur Jacobabad Rahim Yar Khan Dharki Shikarpur Sukkur Larkana Amirabad Dadu Nawabshah Legacy Circuit Switched Network Kalri Jamshoro Hyderabad Nooriabad Karachi Thatta The Status of Deployments • MPLS Core for QoS based Packet Communication • Fiber Metro Connectivity in 17 Cities • WiMAX Access in 22 Cities (expanding within the year to more than 100 cities) • Satellite Connectivity • IMS Based Services

  5. Coverage & Capacity • Coverage • Coverage at the right place • Indoor penetration • Site Selection (applicable to site sharing environments) • Educating the Business Stakeholders • Capacity • Availability of spectrum • Bandwidth control at access layer • Acceptable User Experience Technical Considerations

  6. Strategies for Mass Market Adoption • Bundled Pricing • Services • CPE • Installation • Availability of affordable CPE • DSL modem is now available at approx $25 whereas WiMAX CPE is still around $150-200 mark • Only way to drive down CPE cost is faster adoption of WiMAX globally • Eco-system is gaining momentum • Focus on IOT between equipment vendors and device manufacturers • Extension of costing savings to end customers

  7. Thank You Rizwan.Tiwana@wateen.com www.wateen.com

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