Broadband Internet Infrastructure and International Connectivity: Status and Future Plan

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1 Broadband Internet Infrastructure and International Connectivity: Status and Future Plan Dr. Rajendra Kumar, IAS Joint Secretary (e-gov) Department of Electronics and Information Technology Government of India

Rajendra Kumar, IAS Joint Secretary (e-gov) Department

2 Agenda Role of Broadband in Empowerment Broadband Status in India Future Plan National Optical Fiber Network National Information Infrastructure

3 Role of Broadband in Empowerment Broadband can empower lives both in urban /rural areas In India, greater impact in rural areas where ~70% people Key sectors: Health, Education, Governance and Democratization of information, Livelihood and employment opportunities Broadband touches Bottom of Pyramid: through convergence, policy, regulation & action

Education, Governance and Democratization of information, Livelihood and employment

4 Impact of Broadband on Economy Studies indicate that there is 1.38 % increase in GDP for every 10 percentage point increase in broadband penetration. Source: World Bank 4

5 Submarine Cable Map of World

6 Submarine Cable Map of India

7 Existing Fibre In India

8 Average Download Speeds

9 Broadband Affordability Map

10 Subscribers in India and Growth Telecom Broadband Subscribers (in Millions) Wireless Subscribers Wireline Subscirbers (mn) Wired Mobile Devices Mar'08 Sep'08 Mar'09 Sep'09 Mar'10 Sep'10 Mar'11 Sep'11 Mar'12 Sep'12 Mar'13 Sep'13 May' Source: The Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Reports, TRAI dated 7 th July 2014

Wired Mobile Devices 13.35 14.9815.0514.95 10.99 5.52 7.

11 Internet and Broadband Adoption

12 India: Present Scenario India has undergone wireless revolution Fastest Monthly subscriber addition in world > 3.8 million competing operators in over 8000 cities & towns Very competitive tariff Broadband Broadband subscriber connection Million (TRAI, 10 th Sep 14) Monthly addition 1.98 M 96% additional broadband users are in Wireless Segment 78% Broadband Users are on Wireless

8 million 10-12 competing operators in over 8000 cities & towns Very competitive tariff Broadband

13 Critical Factors in Broadband Growth The growth of Internet & Broadband depends on 3Cs CPE CARRIAGE CONTENT

14 Future Plan

15 Plans and projections Future Demand Projection Rural tele-density 70% by 2017 and 100% by 2020 Broadband-on-demand Broadband Connections from present 70m to 175m by 2017 & 600m by 2020 Major schemes/projects National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) 500,000 km of OFC; 250,000 rural PoPs with a minimum data rate of 100 mbps NFS Project with 40,000 km of OFC; 414 main nodes Other projects for Rural Broadband, North-East Region, Islands, Border areas, etc.

National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) 500,000 km of OFC; 250,000 rural PoPs with a minimum data rate of 100 mbps

16 Vision : BB on Demand Providing Broadband for All Increase rural tele-density:35 to 60 by 2017 and 100 by 2020 Affordable and reliable broadband on demand BB connections target: 175 million million 2020 at minimum 2 Mbps DL speed Higher speeds of at least 100 Mbps on demand Recognize telecom and BB connectivity as a basic necessity like education and health & work towards Right to Broadband. Synergize BB rollout with ongoing and future Govt. programs: E-gov, E panchayat, NREGA, NKN, AADHAR, etc. Great thrust on BB under the new Digital India Programme

demand Recognize telecom and BB connectivity as a basic necessity like education and health & work towards Right to Broadband.

17 Estimation of Gaps Existing fibre from Block to be leveraged by leasing existing operators (BSNL/RAILTEL/PGCIL) On average, 2 km incremental OFC per Gram Panchayat required from nearest existing OFC to GP No. of GPs to be covered 2,50,000 Incremental cable needed to be laid 5,00,000 Km Associated electronics to be mounted on the cable from Block to GPs Estimated cost INR 20,000 Crore (~US $3.5 billion)

18 National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) To connect 2,50,000 Gram Panchayats(GPs) through OFC Aims at bridging connectivity gap between GPs and Blocks To be implemented by Bharat Broadband Network Ltd (BBNL). Envisaged as a Centre State joint effort Govt. of India to fund the project through the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF): Rs. 20,000 Cr.(~US $3.5B) States expected to contribute by not levying any RoW charges Tri partite MoU to be signed by GOI, State Govt. & BBNL

Envisaged as a Centre State joint effort Govt.

19 NOFN Contd. Will provide Broadband of at least 100Mbps at each GP Will provide non discriminatory access to all service providers On NOFN, e health, e education, e governance & e-commerce applications & video conferencing facilities can be provided

20 National Information Infrastructure for E-Gov Key Features: Creation of Network up to the block level. Funded by Centre and Bandwidth from the states Create Network Infrastructure for E- Gov in the states. To connect all the offices in the state. Key Stakeholder: States SWAN Key Stakeholders: Office of PSA to GoI, DeitY, NIC Key Stakeholders: BBNL, TSPs Key Features: Bridge connectivity b/w GP and blocks Not a service provider. Provide Connectivity from District to GP. NOFN / GUN To connect Gram Panchayats (GP) in country - Slide 20 - NKN/ NICNET Key Features: Virtual Classrooms, Collaborative research, Data centric services, Grid Computing, Remote Labs, etc, 100% GoI funded Multi 10G in the Core Multi 1G at the District. To connect institutes in country using high bandwidth & low latency network

Key Stakeholder: States SWAN Key Stakeholders: Office of PSA to GoI, DeitY, NIC Key Stakeholders: BBNL, TSPs Key Features: Bridge connectivity b/w GP and blocks Not a service provider.

21 Opportunities and Potential Areas 3G and BroadbandWireless Access and applications Triple Play Services Next Generation network and services Cell phones, 2G & 3G : Fastest growing Cell phone market FTTH ( FiberToThe Home) -Passive Optical Networks Value added services in Mobile segment Transition from Ipv4 to Ipv6 in Indian Network Voice on IP protocol (VOIP) and InternetTelephony Security Equipment for IP networks (Internet, NLD ILD)

22 Thank You!

23 D I G I T A L I N D I A What is Digital India? A programme to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy Digital India is a Programme to prepare India for a knowledge future The focus is on being transformative to realize IT + IT = IT The focus is on making technology central to enabling change It is an Umbrella Programme covering many departments It weaves together a large number of ideas and thoughts into a single, comprehensive vision so that each of them is seen as part of a larger goal It is coordinated by DeitY, implemented by the entire government The weaving together makes the Mission transformative in totality The Programme: Pulls together many existing schemes These schemes will be restructured and re-focused They will be implemented in a synchronized manner Many elements are only process improvements with minimal cost The common branding of programmes as Digital India highlights their transformative impact

24 D I G I T A L I N D I A Vision of Digital India Centered on 3 Key Areas Digital Infrastructure as a Utility to Every Citizen Governance & Services on Demand Digital Empowerment of Citizens

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