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Michael Minges African Internet & Telecom Summit Banjul, The Gambia June 2000 Note: the views expressed in this presentation are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the ITU or its membership. The author can be contacted at minges@itu.int.
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Telecom meets the InternetMichael Minges
African Internet & Telecom SummitBanjul, The Gambia
June 2000
Note: the views expressed in this presentation are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the ITU or its membership. The author can be contacted at minges@itu.int.
Threat or opportunity?
• Takes Jamaican ISPs with VSATs to court considering it a breach of its exclusive international license.
• Plans to move all its customers and services onto the new IP network. “I think within four years all our customers' voice traffic will be carried over IP.” Source: The Economist, May 2nd 1998
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0.82Mauritania
Senegal
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0.290.32
0.53Lesotho
Gambia
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0.190.20
0.25Uganda
Zimbabwe
Incoming international traffic
The main “threat”
Settlement rate Traffic exchange Source: FCC, Arbinet.
Price per minute (US$)
Source: Net2Phone.
The demise of international
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Dial-up Internet
International voice
Source: Office of Telecommunications, Hongkong.
Telephone traffic in HongkongMillions of minutes
Another “threat”
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Leased line
Telephone usage
ISP chargeMonthly telephone subscription
Dial-up versus leased line cost for Internet access
Note: Dial-up includes monthly subscription & telephone usage.Source: ITU.
PTO as ISP
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150Dial-up clients (left)Hours of use (right)
Bolivian local telephone operator
Source: COTAS.
Infrastructure for the Net
• Telephone lines– Customers– ISPs
• High speed lines– ISDN– Cable – DSL
• Leased lines– National– International
Source: CISCO.
Peering & transit servicesEmirates Internet Exchange (EMIX)
E-business opportunities
• Web hosting• Portals• Advertising• Consulting
From PTO to ICP
• Access– SingNet– SingTel Magix– mysingtel– e-ideas
• Infrastructure – NCS Media Hub– Consumer Connect– SingTel IX– ID.Safe
• Content– Lycos Asia– SESAMi.com
Internet initiatives
Partners
ISPInternational connectivity
E-commerceIP network / telephony
Be the leader!
• Web site • ISP• Peering• Tariffing
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