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Country Report on Wireless Broadband Deployment

U Tint LwinChief Engineer

Information and Telecommunication Department

13th Subregional Telecommunication Meeting

for

Cambodia , Lao PDR , Myanmar and Vietnam

4 to 6 October 2006.

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� Brief about Myanmar

- largest on the mainland in south-east Asia

-total land area of 676,577 square kilometer

- International borders of 5858 Kilometer with-

Bangladesh ,India ,China, Thailand and Laos

-total coastal line length 2832kilometer.

-2090 kilometer (north to south )and 925kilometer (east to west ).

GeographyGeography

TopographyTopography

-50% of mountains and forests (northern and eastern)

populationpopulation

Natural ResourcesNatural Resources

-54.3 million Population

-135 ethnic groups

-seven states and seven divisions

-80% of the population live in rural area

and occupied in agriculture sector.

-the agriculture based economy

-rice, minerals, teak and hardwood forest, onshore

and offshore oil fields, precious stones and pearls

of the highest quality.

Population - 54.3 millionsTelephone - 667,831Telephone Density - 1.23Exchange

Auto Exchange - 137Manual Exchange - 640Transit Exchange - 4 International Exchange - 2Mobile Exchange - 6Packet Exchange - 1Internet Gateway - 2

Microwave StationsDigital - 181Analogue - 49

Earth StationsInternational Stations - 1Domestic Stations - 416

International Submarine Cable Landing Point - 1

Present ICT Status of MPT

ICT Infrastructure National backbone : Fiber link between major citiesCross border Fiber Link :India-Myanmar

China-MyanmarThai-Myanmar

International Link : Sea-Me-We(3) Cable: Satellite

Last Mile Link : Dedicated Link: ADSL/

Wireless Broad Band Access: MPT Satellite Terminal

Special networks :Ministry of Science and Technology Network:Educational Intranet: Medical education network: Industrial Network

Digital Microwave Links

Fibre Links

ThaiCom 1-A

Domestic Satellite Communications

SCPC Stations (1)VSAT Stations (10)HUB Stations (1)

MPT Satellite Terminal ( 461 )

Yangon

Putao

TaningPanwa

Kunlon

Minela

MintupMinepan

Ngwesaung

Papon

Minetone

loudkine

tankyan

Bokepyin

Hteelin

SonpayabonKhantee

Buteetaung

Myawaddy

KoKoe island

Kawthaung

Homemalin

Chibwe

Bawlakhal

Kyarinn

Matupe

Lahwe

Kalaywa

Kamaukgyi

Taninthayiwarisland

Kanmaw island

sakanthit island

Gwa

HomainMineywe

Mabine

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Mobile Telephone System

Saging(CDMA)

Moekok

Mandalay:(Cellular,CDMA,GSM)

Yangon (Cellular,CDMA,GSM)

Total 188,203iPSTARSatellite

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ToegyaunggalayKu-Band Gateway

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Intelsat ( 60 HE )

From Mumbai

Branching Unit – 4.4

To Tuas

R409R410

R411R412

R413R414

R415R416

R407R408

Landing PointKalahtaik R401

R402R403

R404R405R406

PyaponTerminal StationYangonThanlyin

Thaicom 1-A ( 120 HE )

To Other Countries

To Thailand

SEA-ME-WE 3 Submarine Cable

Measat

To Malaysia

R407R408

R409R410

R411R412

R413R414

R415R416

Singapore

Intelsat(60 HE)

Landing PointKalahtaik

R401R402

R403R404

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Thaicom 1-A(120 HE)

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Yangon

India

Lao

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Overseas

System Configuration of Myanmar Teleport Services

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Wi-Max Deployment

Microwave Data System Point to Point Radio Link Diagram

LEDR 400S SpecificationsFrequency Range : 330-512 MHz (LEDR400S)RF Occupied Bandwidth : 25,50,100,200 KHzUser Data Rate : 64,128,256,384,512&768KbpsModulation Type : 16QAM, QPSK, BPSKAcquisition Time : From power up, 10 SecondsVoltage Range : 24 VDC Power Consumption : Less than 60 WattsTemperature Range : -5 Deg to 50 Deg C

Myanmar Teleport

MDS [LEDR400S]

User Networks

User Networks

User Networks

User Networks

User Networks

User Networks

User Networks

Network Infrastructure

User Networks

User Networks

TDR

TDR

Network Infrastructure

Trader Hotel [POP]

MDS [LEDR400S]

MDS [LEDR400S]

Telco CentralOffice

InternetBackbone Point-to-MultipointFiber or

Wireless

Corporate BranchOffices

Small Businesses

ResidencesWirelessBase Station

WirelessSubscriber Unit

InternetBackbone

Internet,Internet,Public & PrivatePublic & Private

NetworksNetworks

BWA Architecture

Sub-11 GHz• Targeted to small/medium businesses & residential• Copper replacement

Remote VSAT Network Diagram

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MAU

Ethernet Hub

IBM 3X74

Terminal

Terminal

Terminal

Mainframe Terminals

1.8 meter Antenna2 Watt Radio

Basic iPSTAR network

Internet Backbone

Elliptical of f set dish120-240 cm.

NetworkBox Computer

192.168.1.1(GW)

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Thaicom

IP Sat.

Client

IPASTAR Gateway203.192.33.44(GW)

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Teleport Cyber City Total Solution

Service-aware IP Network

Elem./Netw. Management

1300 CMCMPT‘s Billing Center

IPPeering Softswitche

PSTN TDM Trunk Switches /MSC

SPS Master DB

Other MPT’ssoftswitches

Megaco (H.248)

SIPSS7 / M2UA/ INAP

Network MgmtBilling CDRsH.323

7515 TGW(Mandalay)

CMS-1000 Media ServerSIP

NTP Server

A8628-MMIC

5020 MGC/CSC

Soft clientPC / Video Phone

ACMESBC

IN-SCP

M2UA

INAP

ISP

Data Traffic

Internet

ISAM + Litespan

xDSL User / POTSWIFI

Residential&

Commercial

Area

A7325 + Litespan

xDSL User / POTSWIFI

Office Buildings

Key Element list – NGN Access and DSL service (1/4)

• Note: The following assumption and quantity are defined by MPT

• Total subscribers lines:– ADSL2+ 5576 lines– VoIP 10304 lines– Including:

• Residential Area– Total 4000 VoIP and 3000 ADSL2+ service

• Commercial Area– Total 4000 VoIP and 2000 ADSL2+ service

• Office Building Area– Total 2304 VoIP and 576 ADSL2+ service

Key Element list – NGN Access and DSL service (4/4)

• Note: The following assumption and quantity are defined by MPT

• Equipment Summary• A1540 Litespan 16 sets• A7302ISAM 8 sets• A7325RU 12 sets• ADSL CPE 5576 sets• WIFI CPE 200 sets• Network Management System 1 set

Internet Infrastructure

• Number of ISPs : 2• Internet Subscriber : 10,000

–User connectivity : Dial-up, ADSL, WLL– Now widely used by citizen

• Cyber café: 20 (17 in Yangon, 3 in Mandalay)• Internet User : 90,745• Satellite is main international connectivity• Country domain name : .mm

Email, Internet User

ADSL 11,565

BWLL 6,150

Dial Up 65,155

Satellite Terminal 5,180

Total 88,050

MPT Access

Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)

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• Wireless Broadband Characteristics Satellite

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1 Full Rack - 600,000 Ks/month

½ Rack - 350,000 Ks/month

Shared Rack (6 U) - 120,000 Ks/month

Additional Shelf Space - 25,000 Ks/month

IP Address - 20,000 Ks/Yr/IP

Excess Traffic - 5,000 Ks/GB

* 1U = approx 1.75 inchesAdditional E.Mail Account - 24 FEC/acct/yr (Not Available for Student Type)

Service Plan Downgrade - 30 FEC

User Name / E.mail Address change - 10 FEC

Annual Fee - 60 FEC

All Services

( Dial Up, ADSL,BWLL , iPSTAR)

Policies and Regulations

• Myanma Posts and Telecommunications

Postal and telecommunication services for the general public must be under the charge of the government. Myanma Posts and Telecommunications is the sole agent, under existing laws and regulations, allowed to provide postal, telegraph and telephone service. Private operators or economic organizations may be granted concessions for cases approved by the government.

• To develop Information Communications Technology (ICT)

Private sector investments in addition to government sector investments shall be allowed.

Manufacturing of communication equipments within the country shall be arranged.

Legal Infrastructure Legal Infrastructure• E-Legal subcommittee under e Legal subcommittee under e-National Task Force National Task Force • To draft cyber law in line with To draft cyber law in line with e-asean asean frame work frame work • Stop gap measures to amend the existing laws Stop gap measures to amend the existing laws – to be released as orders to save time to be released as orders to save time• “Electronic Transaction Law Electronic Transaction Law” was enacted on 30

April 2004 was enacted on 30 April 2004 •Comprehensive laws Comprehensive laws – Computer Science Development Law in 1986 Computer Science Development Law in 1986 – Electronic Transaction Law in 2004 Electronic Transaction Law in 2004 – Telecommunication Law (being drafted)

National Broadband Deployment Plan

� We have implemented the fiber backbone link to be nearly covering the whole country area for the purpose of not only voice, but especially for Broadband services.

� At the first phase, we are launching ADSL 2 + high speed internet access by using existing copper wire at the state and division and District areas.

� For a second phase, we are planning to be launching . Wi-Max broadband access at the remote areas as we have the high speed fiber link connected to ISP. For Yangon, we already have Broadband WLL and kuband satellite Broadband system for the remote areas.

� We have implemented e-Government Data center and we should have the broadband access for the efficient application of over e-Government system.

� As a pilot project, we are planning Wi - Fi and Wi- Max system at our Silicon Village which was start implementing now at the upper Myanmar.

� At the same time, we like to invite the Foreign investors as we will have Hardware and Software Lot, incubation center and R & D centers.

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Ministry of Science and Technology No. of Computer University : 2No of Gov: Computer Colleges : 24Total No. of ICT professionals/year : 6000 ( Undergrad/Postgrad: Diploma, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate)

Ministry of EducationTotal No. of ICT professionals/year : 1500(Undergrad/Postgrad: Diploma, Bachelor, Master)

MCF and AssociationsTotal No. of ICT professionals/year : 700

Private Computer Training InstitutionsTotal No. of ICT Professionals/year : 850

ICT Human Resource Development

ICT Human Resource Development ICT Education and Awareness

BuildingMultimedia Classroom : 1593

e-Education Learning Center : 624

Myanmar education Network utilizing VSAT and Broadband were introduced for the whole country

Ministry of Education network

Smart School Project

Developing Education portal

No. of ICT Companies : about 250

Software Development& other : 24.70 %

Training : 27.46 %

H/W Sales : 27.14 %

Systems Integration : 11.59 %

Network Solutions : 8.55 %

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29.3%19.3%3.2%0.7%Teledensity

21.38 8.67 1.70 0.14 Mobile subscribers

23.60 13.60 1.63 0.40 Fixed subscribers

1,367 603 272 184 Per Capita GDP (in USD)

110,241 42,503 16,387 10,175 GDP(in Million USD)

21.72 16.63 11.54 9.00 Number of Households

80.63 70.5060.35 55.26 Population

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Results of Demand Forecasting (in million)

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- Concentrating Major City Areas

- Village Phone

- Fiber Optic Backbone Network

- Fully Automatic Switching System

- Broadband (\wire & wireless) Internet

- One-Phone-Per-Household

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• Excess Demand for Telephone Services

• High ARPU in mobile services

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• Attractive investment environments - ASEAN,

India, China etc.

• Limited telephone capacity-More investment required to accommodate subscribers

• Low ARPU in fixed services

• Old equipments

• the foreign investment limited –

• More financial assistances are required.

Current Status Analysis

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Since the process of digital globalization is still accelerating, Myanmar also trying the best to be integrating with the globalization by co-operating with the other countries.

Myanmar is now with the full potential to be narrowing the ICT development gap and digital divide within among ASEAN countries.

Myama Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) is attempting to have the ICT infrastructure development which will create the promotion of any where, any time, Ubiquitous Telecommunications Network.

Foreign investment is very important to be improving the infrastructure for initial investment, requiring the financial assistance as well as the technical assistance activities.

However the impact of the ICT development master and action plan projects and initiations, future Myanmar will development ICT infrastructure and have narrower digital divide.

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