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Making Africa ready for the broadband future

15 October 2019

© 2019-2020 Sterlite Technologies Limited

Ankit AgarwalCEO- Connectivity SolutionsSterlite Technologies Limited (STL)

Discussion for today

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African new-age network needs

Solutions for these “Networks of Tomorrow”

STL – An introduction

New Technologies – Newer use cases – Exponential growth in data


Consumer led use cases Enterprise led use cases

Connected everything

Contextual automated experience

Need for Hyperscale networks

These hyper scale networks are fundamentally different from current networks…


Denser Networks Deep Fiberization Open SourceVendor neutral and

disaggregatedCompute and storage

at the Edge

Fiber intensive network to support latency and capacity

requirements

Access layer end points will multiply

More Programmable and intelligent network

Data Center at the edge

Characteristics of hyperscale new age networks

1 2 3 4

Telcos and OTT players alike are leading the way globally

Denser Networks

Deep Fiberization

Vendor neutral & disaggregated networks

Compute and storage at the edge


Fibre intensive network to support latency and capacity requirements



• Jio launched Gigafiber (FTTH) to connect 50 mn homes across 1100 cities

in India

• Orange to target 20 mn homes passed in 2021

• Deutsche Telekom earmarked $27B for the next five years for its German

landline and mobile networks, small cells and the digitalization of

infrastructure

• Deutsche Telekom and Aricent to create open source, low latency edge

platform available to operators to enable to launch 5G applications faster

• Successfully tested edge computing on a live 5G network in Houston

• TIP, the Facebook backed Telecom Infra Project forms new edge

computing unit



African ecosystem presents some unique set of challenges

Currency FluctuationsIncreasing financial pressure, inhibitions in new investments

Non cognizance of Fibre impactLow uptake leading to even lower ARPUs

Unskilled ManpowerSlower and expensive network provisioning cycle

High network ownership costDiscouraged investment by players across network stack

Financial pressure continue, but outlook improving






Near-term revenue growth volatility but should stabilize post-2020

By 2025, $60 bn investment in network – almost a fifth on 5G

Source: GSMA Report- The Mobile Economy – Sub Saharan Africa 2019

Best-in-class user experience and data monetization to improve fibre acceptability






Fibre optic Connection 69%

63%Manufacturing

Fibre optic connection pegged lower than fixed landlines in terms of business importance

Impacting implementation by obvious verticals like Manufacturing

Source: 1. http://www.connectingafrica.com/author.asp?section_id=761&doc_id=753732&2. World Wide Worx and Syspro survey of 400 IT Decision makers in South Africa

http://www.connectingafrica.com/author.asp?section_id=761&doc_id=753732&

Focus on technology to de-skill installation and speed-up provisioning






Forgiving optical solutions – Bend insensitive fibre

Advanced optical product designs – Faster rollouts

Retractable solution for Faster FTTx provisioning

Programmable networks for optimized operations and reduced ownership cost






Software defined access network with virtualized network functions to make networks more agile

FTTX, 5G NR & PRIVATE LTE, WIFI, WDM, SD-WAN, MEC PODS, NETWORK AGNOSTIC

CONTROLLER & EDGE ORCHESTRATOR

SDN, NFV & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEProgrammable

Open

Disaggregated

Solutions

Considering the unique challenges, African new-age networks want something EXTRA


Denser Networks Deep FiberizationVendor neutral and

disaggregatedCompute and

storage at the Edge


requirements




1 2 3 4

?

Experience and Monetization, in addition, necessary to drive acceptability and implementation


Denser Networks Deep FiberizationVendor neutral and

disaggregatedCompute and

storage at the Edge


requirements




1 2 3 4

Experience, Data monetization

New wave of Engagement, Experience and Stickiness

5


Denser Networks Deep FiberizationVendor neutral

and disaggregated

Compute and storage at the

Edge


requirements




1 2 3 4



5

As networks become dense, they are more susceptible to bend losses


Increasing losses with increasing geographical spreadMore no. of tight bends & turns

Limited tech migration with legacy solutionsAt higher wavelengths and tighter bends

GPON

10G-PON

40G-PON

4X2.5X

3X

C-Band

L-Band

Increasing losses of G.652.D fibre at higher wavelengths and tighter bends

Study of a leading India telco’s access network reveals accidental bends in trays as the prime reason


6 out of 16 routes tested positive for lossesSignificant (>0.5 dB) macro bend losses found in JBs, Tapping Boxes etc.

0,713

0,934

1,169

0,000

0,200

0,400

0,600

0,800

1,000

1,200

1,400

1310 nm 1550 nm 1625 nm

F 04

0,230

0,347

0,495

0,000

0,100

0,200

0,300

0,400

0,500

0,600

1310 nm 1550 nm 1625 nm

F 06

0,997

0,739 0,686

0,000

0,200

0,400

0,600

0,800

1,000

1,200

1310 nm 1550 nm 1625 nm

F 09

1,409

1,0710,963

0,000

0,500

1,000

1,500

1310 nm 1550 nm 1625 nm

F 11

2,218

2,464 2,480

2,000

2,100

2,200

2,300

2,400

2,500

1310 nm 1550 nm 1625 nm

F13

1,896

2,816 3,000

0,000

0,500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

1310 nm 1550 nm 1625 nm

F14

Innovative bend insensitive solution to de-skill installation and improve network performance


Attribute OH-LITE NOVA(Enhanced A1 + D)

BOW-LITE (E)(A2 Fibre)

Typical Attenuation Values (in dB/km)

@ 1310nm 0.33 0.34

@ 1550nm 0.19 0.20

@ 1625nm 0.21 0.22

@ 1383nm +/- 3nm 0.31 0.34

MFD @ 1310nm 9.1 +/-0.4

8.6 +/- 0.4

Typical Macro Bend Loss Values (in dB)

1 turn 10mm radius, 1550nm

≤0.5 ≤0.1

1 turn 10mm radius, 1625nm

≤1.5 ≤0.2

0.33

0.19

0.21

0.31

9.1 +/- 0.4

≤0.1

≤0.2

40x lesser macro bens loss than legacy fibreImproved network performance

MFD same as legacy fibreUniversal compatibility with all fibre types


Deep FiberizationVendor neutral

and disaggregated


Edge


requirements




2 3 4



5

Denser Networks

1

Deeper – Fibre intensive – Networks made possible with Bend Insensitive Solutions


Maximum

Packing densityMicro-duct size

Maximum Feasible Fiber Count

G.652.D Fiber Bend Insensitive Fiber*

80%

16mm/13mm 192192

432

12mm/10mm 144144

192

10mm/8mm 7272

144

* 200 um Fiber

~13% improved Micro-bending performance allows for tighter cable design without compromising on attenuation/km

A. Conventional cable with 72 fibre (250

micron) @ 13.5 mm diameter

B. Micro Cable with 288 fibre (250


C. Micro Cable with 432 fibre (200



Retractable cable design with Bend insensitive fibre enabling faster SDU home-pass

Accelerated broadband expansion in South Africa

Challenges • Expensive Right of Way permission within city

• Time consuming home pass readiness for SDUs

48F Retractable Cable Solution • Upto 33% reduced trench depth• Low skill and craft friendly installation• Easy fibre pulls upto 100 meters

30% Faster Network Buildout

35% Cost SavingsReduced trenching cost and time

Splice free connection for SDU Easy fibre mid span, retract and premise drop



and disaggregated


Edge


requirements




2 3 4



5

Denser Networks

1

Programmable networks make networks intelligent and agile –Improve experience and reduce cost


Intelligent and Smart networksSoftware Defined with virtualized Network Functions

Aligned with ONF Programmable, Agile and Intelligent

Hardware and Software AbstractionControl and Data Plane separation

Reduced OPEXNear ZTP deployment

Faster to marketLess time taken in new service provisioning

FTTX, 5G NR & PRIVATE LTE, WIFI, WDM, SD-WAN, MEC PODS, NETWORK AGNOSTIC

CONTROLLER & EDGE ORCHESTRATOR

SDN, NFV & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEProgrammable

Open

Disaggregated

Solutions

Connectivity and Speed Convergence SNL’s Path to Progressive Transformation

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Alignment with COMAC reference Design

Sterlite Networks Limited STL’s production trial ground with 150k+ subscribers for future ready tech.

SNL SD-Access network covering 165K premium home MDU and Enterprise customers

o Ring protection till primary splitter

o 100% underground network

o Multiple rings to covers big geographical

area

o High fibre count (144F & 288F) deployed

in each ring path

Topology Snippets Differentiation and Results

o Network uptime 99.94%

o Centralized CO room architecture supporting co-

location and Caching needs of Tenants

o Semi-Mesh Architecture for high resilience and

multiple application support



and disaggregated


Edge


requirements




2 3 4



5

Denser Networks

1

Compute and storage at the edge enabling near zero latency use cases


Access points

RadioSmall Cells | Pico Cells | Private LTE

WiFi ServicesFixed Wireless Access

Aggregation siteVirtualised edge compute layer

Switching Compute and StorageHardwareCommercial off the shelf

Software SDN/ NFV

Virtualized Network Functions

AAA SMP PCRF

EMS . . .

Service Orchestration

AI based Network Operations

vRAN stack

MEC Workloads

WL1 WL2 WL3

WLn . . .

Integration & Orchestration

Kubernetes based Micro-services

Multi-Access Edge Compute stack

Software defined vRAN functionalities combined with Multi-access Edge Compute Bringing computational

power, service orchestration and advanced analytics closer to the edge to improve system latency and data security


Denser Networks Deep FiberizationVendor neutral

and disaggregated


Edge


requirements




1 2 3 4



5


Analytics layer on top to get real time updates on consumer experience and network health

ISP typical wantsIntellza solutionProvides a flexible data solution to improve customer experience and provide monetization avenues

VolumePetabytes- Exabytes

Availability15 min. old to real time data

VelocityReal time integration with source

UniformityStandardized data set across operating units

Real time system health

For traffic planning

Customer network

experience analytics

30x improvement in SLA

as compared to legacy system

Subscriber usage and finger print

persona

Cybersecurity analytics for data

security


Multiple application areas, multiple solutions –Increases search cost

Aimed at

efficient broadband network expansion

While solving major issue of…

Multiple VendorsTime consuming and high cost

SD- Access and Software

Passive Ancillaries

Fibre Solutions

Network Design & Rollout

Company A

Company B

Company C

Company D

Software Defined Access Software Controlled, Virtualized Functions

Passive Product PortfolioMulti-purpose, Plug n Play

Innovative Cable Designs2F-3456F, Micro Cable, Micro Modules

Network Design & BuildAlgorithmic Design, Structured Roll Out

We brought an Integrated Play...

Unique set of solutions across network layers


AI Driven

Engagement

Affordable & Edge

Virtualization

Hyper Scale & Fast

Deployment

Algorithmic/ End to End

Design

Hyper Scale Optical

Connectivity

Intellza

Advanced Photonics Materials Science

Precision Manufacturing

AI AnalyticsWeb scale DevOps

Programmable Networks

Ultra Fast DeploymentAutomation & Robotics

Algorithmic Design


CoreBusiness

1

InnovationEngines

3

We are the

Data Networks

Connectivity Solutions

NetworkServices

NetworkSoftware

• Algorithmic Design

• Ultra Fast Deployment

• Automation & Robotics

• Advanced Photonics

• Materials Science

• Precision Manufacturing

• AI Analytics

• Programmable Networks

• Web scale DevOps

Distinguished

Capabilities

9

We drive innovation through

backed by our unique capabilities in

Innovator


STL in numbers


• Partnering with 8 of 10 Top Telcos

• Working with Top 2 Cloud Co.

• Operating in more than100 countries

• 4 Innovation Centres • 90% -Y-o-Y patent filing growth in FY19• 103% - 5-year CAGR for optical fibre cable

patent portfolio growth

• 7 Global Production Facilities• 50 million fkm Fibre Capacity

• 3.1k+ Associates• 30+ Nationalities• Great Place to Work

Certified

• $1.5 billion Order Book

• $737 million in revenue

• 43% revenue from exports

• 100% Recyclable Packaging Material

• STL GarvRural-connectivity platform

• STL Academy 1.5k certified youth

• Zero Waste to Landfill

Customers Innovation Global Footprint

People Financials Environment & Society

beyond tomorrow


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