PERSPECTIVES OF COOPERATION IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES Miradil Sangilov Deputy Director-General
Telecommunications and Information Technologies Market National Telecom Operator National Postal Operator 19 Press Distribution Company enterprises & companies GSM CDMA More 210 software companies More 1000 Internet and data companies
Foreign Investments Attracted to Telecommunication Sector mln.$ US 500 439,6 mln. USD 400 300 200 100 0 288,9 206,3 56 61,0 104,1 79 17,3 15,7 5,6 0 11 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Under the Government guarantee Direct Investments Total volume of attracted credits and investments is about 2.03 billion USD, Including under the Government guarantee credits about 411 million USD, Direct investments 1620 million USD, in cooperation with Japan 261 mln.usd.
Telecommunication Infrastructure Development As results of realized projects: 100% Digitalization in all regional centers and towns ALL regional centers has digital long-distance telephone exchanges Telephone exchanges digitalized with total capacity 1,9 mln. numbers FM broadcasting network was deployed more 13 000 km fiber-optic and microwave lines were constructed CDMA-450 wireless access system was implemented 100% coverage of national TV-Radio broadcasting
Fiber-Optic Backbone Network of Uzbekistan Europe Russia Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan China Turkmenistan Iran Middle East Tajikistan Existing OFC Backbone Line Existing Digital Microwave Line Existing OFC Line Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) OFC under construction Afghanistan Pakistan Indian Ocean Countries
Telecommunication Infrastructure Development 18000 16000 14000 12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 16768 12654 5900 1700 2500 2007 2000 2010 2200 2014 2737 2043 2006 2007 2008 2009 Internet users Cellular users Fixed Line users Installed capacity of exchanges more than 2 million numbers Cellular users more than 16,7 millions Internet users 2.74 millions
Data Transmission Networks and Internet 1270 Mbit/s Total Internet Access 850 Mbit/s 131 Mbit/s 190 Mbit/s 240 Mbit/s 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Information Technologies Development Legislative base for implementation of information technologies was developed There are tax privileges for software developer companies Programs on implementation of IT in state authorities are adopted and realized Electronic Digital Keys Registration Centers are created at Communications and Information Agency Association of Uzbekistan IT Companies was established and has more than 50 member companies
Personnel Training in Information Technologies 2002 Tashkent University for Information Technologies 2003 Centre for Training and Support of Young Software Developers 2004 Centre for Women Training on Telecommunications and IT 2006 Uzbek-Japanese-Chinese Engineering-Technical Center 2006 Uzbek-Indian Center Information Technologies 2007 Internet Plaza Uzbek-Korean Information Access Center
International Activity International Telecommunication Union Universal Postal Union Regional Commonwealth in Communications European Telecommunications Standards Institute
Successful Activity of Japanese Companies and Organizations in Uzbekistan s ICT Development OECF NT+ti
Successful Activity of Japanese Companies and Organizations in Uzbekistan s ICT Development together with KT (Korea) is shareholder and foreign investor in two telecom and IT operators in Uzbekistan East Telecom provides modern telecom services, including digital telephony, Intellectual Networks, Data Transmission, VPNs, high-speed Internet Super imax LLC (brand EVO) provides fast and convenient WiMAX-based solutions to our customers, such as telephony, Internet, and Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
Projects Realized in Cooperation with Japanese Companies Delivery of Satellite International Exchange Equipment Expansion of Telecommunication Network of Uzbekistan, 1-stage (OECF) Digital Microwave Line Tashkent-Bukhara-Alat Expansion of Transmitting TV and Broadcasting of Tashkent TV Tower Expansion of Telecommunication Network of Uzbekistan, 2-stage (JBIC) Establishment of NEC Engineering Technical Centre Expansion of mobile network of GSM operators of Uzbekistan Expansion of Digital Microwave Line Karshi-Termez Organization of Digital TV in Tashkent
Cooperation with Japan on Training of Specialists in ICT During the period from 1991 to 2009 more than 1200 Uzbek specialists participated at trainings and factory tests in training centers of Japan and Uzbekistan. MOU between and NEC on cooperation in telecommunications and IT was signed in 2006. Based on MOU, in cooperation with NEC, trainings and seminars in optical-fiber cable, microwave equipment, transmission & switching systems, TV-transmitters, 3rd generation mobile systems (3G), digital broadcasting systems, supercomputer technologies were organized. For today more than 600 specialists studied and obtained certificates.
Development of Digital Television Plan for the transition from analog broadcasting to digital until 2015 was elaborated In August 2008 digital TV transmitters of NEC (Japan) and Rohde & Schwarz (Germany) were put into trial operation in Tashkent and Bukhara cities Contracts with NEC Corporation for supply of 3 digital TV transmitters for Tashkent city and with Rohde & Schwarz for supply of 1 digital TV transmitter for Samarkand city were signed Production of digital TV receivers (Set-top-box) is planned In the Free Economic Industrial Zone Navoi
Currently Realizing Project within the FIEZ Navoi Production of Set-Top Boxes for Digital Television Product Digital TV Signals Receiver (Set-Top Box) Production Capacity 5000 pieces per 1 year Consumers Private and legal entities in Uzbekistan Project Budget 1,64 billion $US Employees 30 employees (8 managers, 22 engineers & technicians) Production Territory SIEZ Navoi, 0,5 hectares (production place is 2800 м2)
Prospective Directions for Cooperation in ICT Training of well-qualified IT specialists including software developers Development of software outsourcing and production Implementation of IT to state management and creation of e-government Implementation of IT to social spheres (education, medicine and etc.) Development of digital television in Uzbekistan
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