AP FIBER GRID

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Ÿ AP Fiber Grid is the means through which the vision of Hon’ble Chief Minister, Sri N.Chandrababu Naidu to make available highly qualitative and affordable digital services (data, voice and video etc..) to households, Government Offices and private agencies on demand in the State of AP is going to be realized.

Ÿ This endeavour can truly turn the State of AP as Digital AP in the direction of realising the dream of Digital India. APSFL aims to promote Digital inclusiveness by providing affordable, high-speed broadband connectivity to households, deepening the reach of Internet in the rural areas. It throws up immense possibilities for enhancing the quality of life of the people.

Ÿ The services from AP Fibergrid system can effectively be utilised in education, health, agriculture and allied sectors and also open up new vistas in e-governance and enables delivering citizen-centric services in an efficient and transparent way.

Ÿ The sunrise state of Andhra Pradesh is on a path of sustained double digit growth rate with the aim of achieving high happiness index for the people of Andhra Pradesh.

Ÿ The Andhra Pradesh follows a unique development model guided by the vision of Hon’ble Chief Minister Sri N.Chandrababu Naidu . The development agenda of Andhra Pradesh is driven primarily by 7 Missions, 5 Grids and 5 Campaigns. Fiber Grid is one of the 5 Grids identified by the Government to harness the power of information resource for making available qualitative and cost-effective IT , Communication (data,voice&video) related services to the citizens of A.P.

To establish a highly scalable network infrastructure, accessible on a non-discriminatory basis, to provide on demand, affordable and end-to-end broadband connectivity of 10 to 20 Mbps for ALL households and 1to 10 Gbps for ALL institutions & Multi-Dwelling Units by 2018, to enable realization of the Vision of Digital AP, in partnership with the Government of India and the private sector.

AP FIBER GRID VISION

SCOPE• Setting up State-Wide High-Speed, optical fiber infrastructure leveraging the existing assets of the

electricity transmission/distribution companies such as electric poles/substations etc.

• Establishing a scalable infrastructure and network with a business model of Infrastructure as a service (IAAS) and Platform as a service (PAAS) on a non-discriminatory basis to ISPs, TSPs, MSOs and content providers etc with their services being extended to the last mile user through PoPs at around 2449 substations and further utilizing the existing LCO network wherever available.

• Developing sustainable business models for last-mile operators, and also providing institutional ecosystem with a platform for delivering products and services.

• Providing ‘On-Demand’ bandwidth of 10 - 15 Mbps for households and 100Mbps-1 Gbps for Government or private agencies at an affordable price on demand.

• Developing a technology ecosystem, conducive of integration with potential national level initiatives such as the Bharat Broadband and existing initiatives such as the State Wide Area Network and AP Fiber Grid Phase-II.

PHASE - I

To create a robust and highly reliable optical fiber network infrastructure in the State, it is planned to set up an underground fiber network also under Phase-II of AP Fiber Grid Project in due course, after completing the aerial network. These two networks i.e. aerial and underground will be complementary and will support each other establishing an extremely dependable network infrastructure that can be utilised in various sectors and all Mission critical areas towards realization of the vision of Digital Andhra Pradesh.

PHASE - II

FIBER GRID IN ANDHRA PRADESH

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Telephone

Television

The 5 Grids in AP

: 1.3 Cr households

: 60000+ Schools

: 6580 PHCs

Intended Reach:

Houses:

10 – 15 mbps @ Rs 150

Businesses:

100 mbps for Rs.1,000

Internet

Power Grid

Water Grid

Fiber Grid

Road Grid

Gas Grid

HEADENDS (CATV/IPTV & ISP)

CDN

Application Servers

Content Servers

POPs

Internet Gateway

Peering & Caching

Cloud Data Center

Broadcasters Downlink Stations

CATV/IPTV Platform

Content Hosting Platform

Application Hosting Platform

VOIP Platform

e-Governance

Mobile Platform

Enterprise Platform

Cloud Platform

OSS & BSS

Ad Server

* All Multi-tenanted platforms

AP FIBER GRID - SERVICES

IaaS: Infrastructure As A Service PaaS: Platform As A Service

SaaS: Software As A Service

e-Pragati

CAS/DRM

Payment gateway

Messaging software

ERP/CRM

All Cloud enabled Software Services

AP FIBER GRID - SNAPSHOT

22,500 KMS of 24-Core ADSS Optical Fiber cable

3,75,000+. no. of electrical poles

2449 POPs (Point of Presence) in substations

9928 Local Cable Operators (approx.)

837 Multi System Operators (approx.)

1.1 Core households (Reach with in 5 kms radius)

52,000+ Schools (Reach with in 5 kms radius)

6580 PHCs (Reach with in 5 kms radius)

10,000+ Telco Towers (Reach with in 5 kms radius)

10,000+ Government offices

1.3 TB Capacity Network

NOC locations – Vishakhapatnam & Amaravati

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AP FIBER GRIDDownlink Stations

International Gateway

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ARCHITECTURE OF AP FIBER GRID

Bharat Net Network

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Sea-Ports

TelecomServices

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Local CableOperators

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AP FIBER GRID BUSINESS MODEL

Through MSPs + LMOs

Direct business

Ÿ AP Fiber Grid plans to build a unique business model that provides a platform for the last mile operators, so that they can offer services to the customers at a scale and price that is in line with the vision of the State Government.

Ÿ AP Fiber Grid will build and operate various components including a Service Operations Center, Network Operations Center as well as the Aerial Fiber Network and also a component connecting this network to the nearest PoP provided.

800+ MSPs

9000+ LMOs

1.1 Crs Houses

1 Lac+ Offices

Ÿ High speed internet

Ÿ E-Learning

Ÿ Agricultural Information

Ÿ Video conferencing

Ÿ Teleconferencing

Ÿ Cloud

Ÿ Application Software on Cloud

Ÿ Data Storage

Ÿ Movies on Demand

Ÿ E-commerce

Ÿ E-governance

Ÿ meeseva / e-seva

Ÿ Telco services

Ÿ CATV / IPTV

Leased lines Carry and drop (dark fiber)

Data Centers VPN services

End Users(Urban & Rural) Citizen, Businesses, State Govt. Offices,

Institutions (Education, PHC etc.), Field Staff

Service Providers to Telecom Service Providers, Internet Service Providers,

end users Multiple System Operators, Local Cable Operators

Implementation Turnkey, System Integrators, Original Equipment Manufacturers

Partners

Funding Agencies Government of Andhra Pradesh, Commercial Banks

Implementing Agency AP State FiberNet Limited

Content Providers Ecosystem partners(Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Akamai etc.)

RoW Providers APSDCL, EPDCL, AP TRANSCO

Statutory Bodies TRAI , DoT, NIXI, Wireless Planning & Coordination, Ministry of

(Licensing) Information and Broadcasting, etc.

StakeholderCategory

STAKEHOLDER ECOSYSTEM FOR AP FIBERGRID PHASE - IDetails of the various categories of stakeholders are described below:

AP FIBER GRID – STAKEHOLDERS

CINEMA

BANK

Service Providers

Ÿ MSPs

Ÿ Hospitals

Ÿ Movie

distributors /

broadcasters

Ÿ Data centers

Telco Towers

Consumers

Ÿ LMOs

Ÿ Banks

Ÿ Cinemas

Ÿ Schools & Colleges

Ÿ Public Health Centers

Ÿ Households

Ÿ Offices & business

establishments

Ÿ Government Offices

Citizens Private Sector Government

High-Speed Internet

Availability of dark fiber lease CommunicationBroadband

Affordable Price Online Account Management Video Conferencing

Services on Demand

Broader Service Bouquet Virtual PrivateNetworking

Multi-media Content Infra-on-Demand e-Governance

IP Telephony& Video Services Online Project Monitoring

Cable TV Service

POTENTIAL ADVANTAGES FROM PHASE - I Some of the key advantages envisaged to be provided to the beneficiaries include:

AP FIBER GRID - PARTNER ENGAGEMENT

AP Fiber Grid enrolls LCOs as Last Mile Operators

(LMOs) Projected LCO Enrolments: 9000+Reaches:

House Holds

Schools

PHCs

Govt. Offices

VPN for dif. Depts.

Banks

Towers

Businesses

AP Fiber Grid enrolls MSOs as Multi Service Providers

(MSPs) Projected MSPs Enrolments: 800+

CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) developed in association with CISCO and Portuguese Telecom

AP Fiber Grid to publish and share Design under Open Standards to all manufacturers

AP FIBER - SERVICES OFFERED TO LCOsConverting LCOs to LMOs (Last Mile Operators)

Ÿ CATV / IPTV – High Channel Capacity

Ÿ High Speed Internet 10 Mbps to 1Gbps

Ÿ Free Basic Fixed Phone

- Free calling within the network (ONNET)

- Chargeable calls Outside the network (OFFNET)

Ÿ Value Added Services

- Movies on Demand - Access to Ad server

- Utility Bill Collection - Video conferencing

- Content on Demand - Profile based services

- Ecommerce

THE TRANSITION

LCO LMO LMO – With APSFL

- AD Servers

- Content on Demand

- Movie on Demand

- Internet

- Video Conferencing

- Utility Bill Collection

- Telephony

CATV

LCO

AP FIBER -SUPPORT TO LCO

Ÿ Real Time Monitoring of network with

dedicated dashboard

Ÿ Billing the customers

Ÿ Dedicated call center

Ÿ Trouble ticketing

Ÿ Service support for maintenance of

networks & CPEs

Ÿ Training for maintenance of Networks

& CPE

AP FIBER - ROLE OF LCO

Ÿ Activate the customers

Ÿ Install The STB/CPEs procured from Approved MSO / AP Fiber

Ÿ Monitor the signals

Ÿ Bill collections

- Online – Payment Gateways, wallets

- Offline – Cash, Cards

Ÿ Maintain the network with support of AP Fiber

AP FIBER – ADVANTAGE TO MSO

AP Fiber offers MSOs its network to reduce maintenance overheads by 100% i.e. Zero Maintenance cost

Ÿ Real Time Monitoring of networkŸ Dedicated call center Ÿ Trouble ticketingŸ Service support for maintenance of networks

& CPEsŸ Training for maintenance of Networks & CPEŸ Access to Larger area of operationsŸ Reduced dependency on Telcos for

connectivity between different geographical areas(City to City)

InstallationMaintenanceFIBER

HEADEND

CONTENT

TELECOM

SUPPORT

Power ChargesTechnical Support

SourcingProduction

DependencyRedundancy

Call CentreCPEs

AP FIBER - SERVICES TO MSOs

Converting MSOs to MSPs ( Multi Service Providers)Ÿ Broadcasters packages at rate contractŸ InternetŸ Free Basic Fixed Phone - Free calling within the network (ONNET) - Chargeable calls Outside the network (OFFNET)Ÿ Value Added Services - Movies on Demand - Ecommerce - Utility Bill Collection - Access to Ad server - Content on Demand - Video conferencingŸ Profile based ServicesŸ Personalized Channel(s)

THE TRANSITION

MSO MSP

MSO

MSP

Generate revenue by getting access to premium services such as- Broadcaster ( rate contract packages)- AD Servers- Content on Demand- Movie on Demand- Internet- Video Conferencing- Telephony- Supply of CPEs to LMOs.

TYPICAL HOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONS

HOUSE 1 HOUSE 2

GPON

Fiber

EhernetRF

GPON

Fiber

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Customer Premises

Equipment FTTx Box

Customer Premises

Equipment FTTx Box

CUSTOMER PREMISES EQUIPMENT (CPE) FEATURES

Home Gateway (RGW)

Internet

IPTV

Voice

CATV (RF Overlay)

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COMPONENTS NEED & OPPORTUNITY

Customer Premises EquipmentCustomer Premises Equipment xCustomer Premises Equipment +

1.1+ Crs Customer Premises Equipments

4.4+ lac kms of Fiber Grid

5 lac+ Splitters

End Users/Customers

AP State FiberNet Limited/LMO/MSP

SplittersEnclosuresFiber (6 Core, 4 Core, 2 Core)

EdgequamCWDM

Note: Tentative estimates

DDR2

FLASH

GPON

1550nm

1490nm

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BLOCK DIAGRAM: TYPE 1 - CUSTOMER PREMISES EQUIPMENT X

RJ11

RJ45

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coaxial RF Connector

OpticalDemuxer

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BLOCK DIAGRAM: TYPE 1 - CUSTOMER PREMISES EQUIPMENT +

IP TV( Android/

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BLOCK DIAGRAM: TYPE 3 - CUSTOMER PREMISES EQUIPMENT

BIDI-Optical

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BLOCK DIAGRAMS: IP TV

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