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Combined 8th African SNO and ITU SNO conference

22nd September 2014 Zanzibar

Nsaji Mwamukonda TTCL/NICTBB

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Session 3

Best Practices in open Access Services and Network Management

Case Study of NICTBB

National ICT Broadband Backbone

Tanzania


For decades, Tanzania like most African countries had monopolistic Telecommunications company that owned the infrastructure and Provided services.

Then came deregulation by opening up competition on which Incumbent Companies offered their infrastructure to other service providers.

The above strategy has mostly failed by the fact that mobile providers have built their own backbones and have large networks than the Incumbents

From Monopolistic to Open Access Telecommunication

Infrastructure provisioning


The open access model

Open Access model refers to separation of Infrastructure from Services:

Owner of the infrastructure makes its Network available for other Service Providers who provide retail Services to the end user

The prime advantage of open access model is opening up Competition in the service sector.

It is the most preferred model for Gorvement backed, financed and owned network


Case Study of NICTBB

The government of the United Republi cf TanzanIa made a decision to construct the nationwide OFC backbone infrastructure, to increase the long distance circuit capacity which has been called National ICT Broadband backbone Infrastructure. (NICTBB)

TTCL is a Government appointed Manager of the Backbone, and therefore a Government Agent.


WHY THIS FACILITY? THE NICTBB-OBJECTIVES To increase the usage of ICT for equitable and sustainable socio-economic

and cultural development of Tanzania and accelerate poverty reduction;

To establish a Point of Presence in all country’s administrative districts.

To facilitate the implementation of e-government initiative.

To make ICT related services particularly internet affordable and readily available to common Tanzanians.

To create favorable environment for cooperation (PPP), civil society and between all stakeholders at local, national, regional and international level.

To provide access to international submarine fibre optic cables via Dar es Salaam landing point to all landlocked neighboring countries i.e. Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Malawi, Zambia and the DRC.


The NICTBB project Implementation

The government spent US$ 200M to finance the project:.

The Government has consolidated the use of existing cables, from power Company (TANESCO) as well as building new links


PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION (2009 – 2012)


Infrastructure - NICTBB


NICTBB MANAGER -SCOPE


1. Transparency and open access

The Government desires that the Backbone shall be the infrastructure of choice for all communications operators in Tanzania.

2.Transparency of Operation

wholesale customers must be comfortable with the operational practices and procedures adopted by the Backbone Manager

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Key principles of operations


3. Principles on Price Terms.

The Backbone Manager shall manage and operate the Backbone facility at a demonstrable high standard of efficiency to keep costs and Backbone service prices as low as possible for the industry.

4. Principles on Non-Price Terms

There shall be quality of service commitments in the National ICT Backbone Reference Offer, which will take the form of basic Service Level Agreements (SLAs).


5. Principles on International Operations

the international operations are not part of the Backbone operation. Rather, the international operations are just a customer of the licensed operator, operating under a negotiated SLA and paying the relevant tariff

6.Role of Government

Setting a suitable rate of return;

Acceptance of the separated accounts;

Benchmarking of operations and prices


7. Role of the regulator (TCRA)

Dispute resolution;

Advice and assistance to Government.


Operating Model

A mode that will meet the needs of key stakeholders and

address Govt and Backbone Manager requirements.

Key elements include: Backbone Reference Offer;

Government Reporting guidelines;

Organizational Arrangements within TTCL.

Operation and Maintenance plan completed (after-sale support)

Reporting regularly to the Ministry demonstrates accountability and keeps the focus on results.


NICTBB Services and Cross Boarder PoPs

The PoPs Mutukula (10G), Rusumo (20G), Kabanga (10G), Manyovu (10G), Tunduma (20G), Kasumulo (10G), Horohoro (10G), Namanga (10G), Sirari (10G)

Lease Terms

Short Term Lease

One Year or

Three Years

Long Term Lease (Indefeasible Right of Use – IRU)

10 Years, or

15 Years, or

20 Years


Success Story -Connections

Vodacom

Zantel

Air Tel

Tigo

TTCL

Infinity Afr

UCOM Burundi

MTN Rwanda

MTN & Zamtel Zambia

MTL Malawi

Simba Net

RDB Project/TTCLBCS(Airtel)

KDN

Airtel & RwandaTel

ECONET


Going forward

1. Continual addressing the enabling factors:

Expansion of the National ICT Backbone Infrastructure; Construction of data centre

• DSM-Zanzibar and Pemba through Dar Esalaam and Tanga

• District Centres – Central Government

• Cross-border rings.

• Regional traffic resilience through to Africa west coast Submarine cables through terrestrial links.

• Tanzania – Mozambique Link


Tanzania is Broadband Ready for African countries to connect


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