Connect 2 Connect Connecting Africa Coast to Coast

28th – 29th July 2015, Ramada Resort, Der es Salaam, Tanzania

Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa 29th July 2015

Mr. Zami Nkosi, Chief Executive Officer

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USAASA

• Promote goal of Universal Service & Access

• Research, consult & advise the Minister on area & person definitions

• Report on extent of achievement of universality of ICTs

• Make recommendations to the Minister on policy matters in relation to universal service & access

• Manage & administer the Universal Service & Access Fund

• Advise ICASA on universal service & access

USAFEXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PAYMENT OF SUBSIDIES FOR

• Assistance of needy persons towards cost of provision of ICT equipment/services.

• Construction or extension of electronic communications networks in underserviced areas.

• Public & private schools & FETs: procurement of electronic communications networks.

• Other schools & FETs registered under the South African Schools Act & the FET Act

• Establishment & operation

THESE ELEMENTS ARE CRITICAL INPUTS TO THE SA NDP, SIP 15, &, SA CONNECT POLICY

Statutory Mandate

South Africa Connect : Broadband Value Chain

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Digital

readiness

Digital

development

Digital

future

Digital

opportunit

y

Networks Services ContentApplicationsDevices

Policy, legal & regulatory (institutional) framework• Coordinated and integrated action on network builds• Removal of administrative and regulatory bottlenecks (rights of way)

Connected Government• Aggregation of public sector demand• Infrastructure extensions

National Broadband Network• Affordable, high speed broadband• Universal coverage through multiple delivery modes • Open access wholesale network

R&D and innovation• Quality of life • National competitiveness

Applications and local content development• Vibrant creative and software

industry

• Fibre and terrestrial wireless and satellite• Public sector anchor tenant

Skills development• ICT curriculum/e-literacy • Skills to secure and create jobs to ensure

equity and inclusion

• Enforcement of wholesale access regulation• Rationalisation of state-owned companies• Appointment of Broadband Council

• Health and education connectivity prioritised

South Africa Connect Broadband Policy, 2013

South Africa Connect

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• South Africa’s Broadband Strategy – Closing the Gap

– Digital Development Strategy• Aggregation of public sector demand Infrastructure extensions• Health and education connectivity prioritized

SA Connect : Targets

Target Penetration measure

Baseline (2013)

By 2016 By 2020 By 2030

Broadband access in Mbps user experience

% of population

33.7% Internet access

50% at 5Mbps 90% at 5Mbps50% at 100Mbps

100% at 10Mbps80% at 100Mbps

Schools % of schools 25% connected

50% at 10 Mbps 100% at 10Mbps80% at 100Mbps

100% at 1Gbps

Health facilities

% of health facilities

13% connected

50% at 10Mbps 100% at 10Mbps80% at 100Mbps

100% at 1Gbps

Public sector facilities

% of government offices

  50% at 5Mbps 100% at 10Mbps 100% at 100Mbps

Reviewed periodically and supplemented by pricing and quality of service targets as well as speed of installation and fault repair

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Policy Mandate

Target Areas

• Closing the Access Gap (targeted Universal Access and Service)

Current Network Reach and Access

Market efficiency gap

Commercially feasible reach

Smart subsidy zone

True access gap

After one-time subsidy, will become

commercially feasible

Requires ongoing support

100% geographic coverage

Geographic reach

100% households (universal service)

High Cost Areas

High Poverty

A B C D

Our target

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Underserviced Areas

• USAASA’s mandate is limited to underserviced areas

• A total of 195 (out of 226) underserviced local municipalities were identified across 7 priority provinces

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Integrated Broadband Infrastructure & Services Model

Broadband Infrastructure Rollout Model

• USAASA follows an “Anchor Tenancy” rollout model– Government and other stakeholders are identified (beneficiaries)– These stakeholders are engaged with the objective of seeking their

support and becoming paying anchor clients of the infrastructure– This addresses the issue of sustainability of the infrastructure

• Following engagement with key stakeholders, USAASA invites operators, through a competitive bidding process, to apply for subsidies to rollout the infrastructure

• The winning operator is then required to connect and service key points of interest within the local municipality and provide on-going support

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Engage Build Connect Service Support

Broadband Infrastructure Overview

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USAASA’s Role in Broadband

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USAASA funds (through the USAF) the construction/extension of backhaul and last mile infrastructure and deployment of user devices (including connectivity) at schools, clinics and other government buildings

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Backbone networkNetwork extension

Backbone Networks

Mobile Net 2G > 3G > LTE

City

Regionalcenter/hub

CityVillage

Village

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Backbone network extension

Village Connectivity

Regional Center (network hub)

Village Broad band access centre

Local Cell

Fiber, Wireless, Satellite

2G > > 3G

Backbone network extension (fiber, wireless)

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Village Broadband Network

Village Broadband access centre: Access, Training, Sales, Tech Support

Local Cell (2G > 3G) WiFi/WiMax

TV, Radio

Home,Business

School, Medical Clinic

GovernmentOffices

School Connectivity Model

16School Yard

Internet Access pointWiFi Router

SCHOOLS CONNECTIVITY

WIFI MODELThe Tablet Model

Broadband Projects to Date

2013/14: Project Msinga and Emalahleni

Emalahleni Local Municipality (Eastern Cape)

Msinga Local Municipality (Kwazulu-Natal) 18

2013/14: Project Msinga and Emalahleni

• USAASA awarded a subsidy to MTN to rollout the broadband infrastructure in Msinga and Emalahleni

• MTN deployed HSPA networks, providing coverage of over 85% in each municipality

• As part of the end to end, MTN further provided:– Dedicated connectivity to the 3 Emalahleni municipality offices– Dedicated connectivity to the KZN DOE District Office in Tugela Ferry– Connectivity and devices to 25 clinics in Emalahleni and 23 clinics in

Msinga– Connectivity and devices (tablets and smartphones) to 3 top

performing schools in each municipality– Local economic development by providing small businesses with the

ability to offer banking, electronic payments, connectivity and other services to citizens

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2014/15 Ratlou & Joe Morolong

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2013/14: Project Ratlou & Joe Morolong

• USAASA awarded a subsidy to iBurst to rollout the broadband infrastructure in Ratlou (NW) and Joe Morolong (NC)

• iBurst deployed greenfields networks, providing coverage of over 80% in each municipality at average speeds of 10mbps

As part of their contribution to the two areas, iBurst will:– Provide Free Wi-Fi with 500 Mb per user per day to 25 Municipality Centres;– Provide locally connectivity to over 63 sites i.e. schools, and clinics in the two areas

combined– Provide VOIP, dedicated internet connectivity and managed services to Local Businesses

and Municipal offices at a discount of 20%;– Hold training and support workshops every quarter for 2 years for the benefit of the

Local Municipality, Businesses and Schools; and– Train and appoint local field service technicians (FST’s) to provide first level support on

the network infrastructure.

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2015/16: Chief Albert Luthuli and Mutale

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APPROACH: Integrated Rural Broadband Network

Schools

Small Business centres

District office of education

Primary Health centres (clinics)

PTA

JHB

CPT

PE

BLM

DBN

Mutale

Mukaya

Tshipise

Masisi

Backbone Telecoms Network

Int. ICT Gateway ( SAT3, Easy, etc) …

Backhaul Network

UNDERSERVICED LOCAL MUNICIPAL BROADBAND NETWORK

POL

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