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Manohar K Bhattarai
Snr Advisor, Computer Association of Nepal
manohar_kb@wlink.com.np
NEPAL:
Broadband Internetinfrastructure and international connectivity: status and future plan
Presentation Summary
�Nepal's ICT scenario
�Regional connectivity
�Issues and conclusion
Vital Stats:
� Around 15 000. sq.
km. in size
(15%snow-cover, 68%
mountain, and 17%
plain )
� Popln 27.47 million
Nepal's ICT scenario
.. Ever increasing telecom penetration..
- 92.68 %, Predominantly mobile, only 3.19 fixed
- Internet penetration: 33.15%, predominantly wireless-
(GPRS,EDGE,WCDMA CDMA 1X, EVDO , 4G WiMAX IEEE 802.16e 18 hotspots)
- Adoption of wireless broadband on the rise
- Mobile predominantly a device of choice>> fostering
innovation, creating value..
� Increasing level of eReadiness
› Telecom penetration >> mobile 3G
› Enhanced pace of ICT uptake across agencies
• eGovernment initiative underway
• Cloud computing/ shared infrastructure
• Increasing volume of local content
Nepal's ICT scenario...
� IT Policy
� Electronic Transaction Act
� Nepal Telecom Act and Regulations
Current Status
(Policy, legal and regulatory framework)
� Wireless broadband masterplan rolled out
– economic and social importance of broadband and its role in improving productivity and providing information and services;
– structure of the telecommunications market and the current regulatory framework;
– broadband access targets and future spectrum requirements;
– examining the case for regulatory change including amendments to the Radio Act 1957 as well as the current applicable licencing regime; and
– key technologies, including GSM, W-CDMA, WiMAX, satellite and LTE.
– All districts to be covered by FO backbone by 2015
Some key milestones....
� Broadband penetration
– International connectivity – room for improvement (25+Gbps)
– Affordability and availability >> high IP transit costs (45-50 US$/Mbits), 17.8% of GNI/P (cf 1.7% monthly income in developed nations) for basic, entry level fixed BB conn
– Regulatory issues
• Unified licensing
• Overall investment climate
• Spectrum management
– eg. Sound spectrum management policy and planning, including road maps for transition from analog to digital broadcasting
� Geographical determinism
• Landlocked country
Challenges remain....
Initiatives in the area of regional connectivity...
The broader SASEC IH frameworkThe broader SASEC IH framework
I ) a SASEC regional network with fiber-optic and data interchange capacity, directly connecting the four SASEC countries;
II) a SASEC village network expanding
broadband ICT access to 110 rural
communities in the SASEC countries; and
III) a SASEC research and training network
to build technical and business skills in
developing local ICT content and e-
applications
Issues/Conclusion
� Need to improve international connectivity and secure
– Supply side policy measures to accelerate BB deployment
– legal and regulatory reforms that establish an effective
interconnection/open access regime
– lowered International transit costs, enhanced
redundancy
� Gearing broadband towards policy outcomes
– Content and services aligned with development imperatives
– Promote innovation – cloud and mobile computing space
Issues/Conclusion
� Promote open access regime: fixed and mob acc n/w, backbone
and backhaul n/w, undersea cable and IXPs
– Foster facilties based competition and
infra sharing
� Promote infrastructural synergies and expand frontier of commercial
viability
� Need to strengthen regional connectivity and integration
– Expedite SASEC initiative
� Enhnace readiness to be an effective partner in Asian Info
Highway Initiative
� Promote PPP >> best practices...
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Thank you
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