electricity supply corporation of malawi

Optic Fibre Communications

Presentation at:Malawi Internet Service Providers Association (MISPA)College of Medicine – 14th August 2009

By Chester Kabinda-Mbeweckabinda@escommw.co

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CURRENT STATUS

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Current ESCOM Fibre Backbone (12 core)

Chichiri

Phombeya

GolomotiLilongwe

LEGEND

Terminal Node (4 channels)

Double Terminal Node (4 channels west + 4 channels east)

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Detailed Backbone Diagram

LEGEND

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M/D

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Transponder 2,5 Gbps

Transponder Supervisor

Mux / Demux 4 channels

Booster Amplifier

Pre Amplifier

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TSLilongw

eTS

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M/D

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Phombeya Golomoti

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TV StationsRadio StationsISPsMobile and

Fixed phone companies

Any other Organisation for WAN purposes.

WHO CAN USE THE BACKBONE NOW?

Current Connection Capability

16 ports – 2048Kb/s

8 ports – 1920Kb/s

2 ports – 34Mb/s

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Towers

54 metre towers built for last mile connectivity

Kanengo – LilongweChichiri – Blantyre

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Room / Rack space

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Rooms built for last mile equipment

Power availableSecurity provided

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NEAR FUTURE PLANS

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INSTALLATION OF NEW EQUIPMENT DWDM 4 channel system

Fiber Type: G.652

Protection: 1+1

Transmission Rate: STM-16

Span Distance (km) Attenuation (dB)

Chichiri – Bt West 7 4

Bt West – Nkula 44 17

Nkula – Phombeya 45 17

Phombeya - Golomoti 117 33.5

Golomoti - Lilongwe 88 35.6

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CITY OPTIC FIBRE NETWORK - Blantyre

Blantyre

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CITY OPTIC FIBRE NETWORK - Limbe

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CITY OPTIC FIBRE NETWORK - Lilongwe

FUTURE PLANS

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OPTIC FIBRE NETWORK – National/International Link

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CITY OPTIC FIBRE NETWORK - Mzuzu

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OPTIC FIBRE NETWORK – Africa

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Thank you!