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A note from the EditorThis issue of CommunicationsAfrica/Afrique analyses planning andoptimising radio access networks, theemergence of digital data centres,meshed transport networks forsustainable operations, and theintegration of operations into CEMframeworks. This issue appraisessatellite infrastructure, including highthroughput satellite technology andaccess to broadband Internet. Withrespect to content management andbroadcasting, herein are reports onpublishers of and platform providersfor digital content, and why the nextedition of NAB showcases innovationsin IP architectures. On commerce andeconomy, this issue offers an overviewof enterprise technology and digitaladvertising.

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Une note du rédacteurDANS CE NUMÉRO de CommunicationsAfrique/Afrique, il y a un article surun nouveau co-processeur optiqueultra rapide et économe en énergie. Ily a aussi un article sur le site deSUNREF, le label finance verte del’AFD, qui représent les opportunitésde la transition écologique.

Bulletin 4

Events 8

Agenda 10

Solutions 32

FEATURES

B/OSS 18The challenges facing African operators in planning and optimising their radio access networks

Data Centres 19The emergence of digital infrastructure means communications service providers must be ready to deliver more

Fibre 20How meshed transport networks can recover from multiple local and network-wide failures at lower costs

Big Data 22The challenges and opportunities of integrating operations into CEM frameworks

Infrastructure 24High Throughput Satellite technology, which promises viable service-delivery business cases for broadband satcoms

Internet 26Developing access to broadband Internet with the new AMOS-6 satellite

Content 27Challenges to publishers and platform providers in pushing digital content to consumers

Broadcasting 28Innovations in IP architectures and monitoring technology at NAB

Economy 30Enterprise technology and digital advertising spending rises as traditional connectivity spend declines

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Big Data 23Autour d’un nouveau co-processeur optique ultra rapide et économe en énergie

Finance 31Un plateforme verte et les opportunités de la transition écologique

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Cyber security spending in oil and gas to reachUS$1.9bn by 2018Published by Bloomberg, the Middle East Cyber Security Landscapeindicates that worldwide spending on cyber security for oil and gasinfrastructure will reach US$1.9bn by 2018; however, with 70 per centof regional IT decision makers lacking complete confidence in theircompany’s cyber security policies and capabilities to defend themagainst emerging threats, there remains a concern that companies inthe Middle East may not be prepared to combat the diversifyingthreats in the region.

ZTE wins GTI award for outstanding contribution oninnovative solution and applicationTelecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutionsprovider ZTE Corporation has been presented with the ‘outstandingcontribution on innovative solution and application 2015’ award atthe Global TD-LTE Initiative (GTI) ceremony held recently in Barcelona,Spain, during Mobile Wold Congress; ZTE won the award for itsinnovative "comprehensive uplink enhancement solution" as well asoutstanding contributions to promoting the development of the time-division long term evolution (TD-LTE) industry.

Telecom Italia Sparkle Sicily Hub expands reach byadding MENA Cable Landing Station in MazaraThe international services arm of Telecom Italia Group, TI Sparkle’slatest data centre in Palermo has expanded its reach by includingMENA Cable’s landing station in Mazara, Sicily; located closer thanany other European peering point to North Africa, the Mediterraneanand the Middle East, TI Sparkle’s Sicily Hub is served by Seabone, TISparkle’s Tier 1-grade Global IP Transit service, while its open andresilient configuration supports carriers and ISPs that want toenhance the redundancy of their networks.

RR Media merges with SES Platform Services toprovide media solutions globallyAudio-visual content provider SES Platform Services GmbH (SES PS)has reached an agreement with global digital media services providerRR Media to merge operations; the new, stand-alone media servicesprovider offers highly optimised content management anddistribution solutions that utilise the combined network of SES PSand RR Media exploiting their multiple satellite positions as well as alarge fibre network and the Internet, in order to maximise audiencereach and add monetisation capabilities.

Elitecore showcases monetising capabilities for all IPnetworks at MWC 2016BSS, packet core and carrier Wi-Fi solutions provider ElitecoreTechnologies showcased its monetisation capabilities for all IPnetworks at the Mobile World Congress 2016 in Barcelona, Spain;Dhaval Vora, VP Product Management, Elitecore Technologies says,“At a time when operators are under tremendous pressure to launchnext generation services to maintain high customer experience,improve ARPU and increase subscriber base, Elitecore gives serviceproviders a significant data monetisation advantage, through itsnetwork agnostic platform, which can be seamlessly integrated in amulti-vendor, multiple IT scenario with various mobile corecomponents resulting in reduced time-to-market for new offeringsand enabling operators to monetise their next-generation servicesmore effectively faster than the competition.”

Orange and Google work to increase access to mobileinternet services across Africa and the Middle EastCommunications services provider Orange has formed a newpartnership with Google to bring the best of mobile internet across

its full African and Middle Eastern footprint, combining the strengthof Orange’s mobile network and mobile expertise with Google’smobile applications, offering customers the best of both partners interms of access and content through an all-inclusive digitalcommunication package; “As the first pan-Africa and Middle Eastmobile partnership with Google on this scale, we are able to bringdirect value to our customers by offering the best access andservices to ensure they get the most out of the mobile internet,” saidYves Maitre, executive vice president of connected objects andpartnerships at Orange.

Capacity provider WIOCC has established remote peering internetexchange points (IXPs) in Virginia (Equinix Ashburn), New York(NYIIX), Amsterdam (AMS-IX) and Frankfurt (DE-CIX ), giving itscustomers enhanced access to the global internet while alsoenhancing WIOCC’s network connectivity redundancy.“WIOCC is a truly customer-focussed organisation, committed toproviding enhanced products and services to meet our customers’evolving needs. By establishing these IXPs, we have made it eveneasier for our customers to do business around the world,”explained WIOCC COO Ryan Sher.WIOCC now has direct connection to over 1,100 more networksthrough Equinix’s Ashburn Virginia Internet Exchange, anadditional 700 networks on AMS-IX (Amsterdam InternetExchange), over 650 on DE-CIX (Deutscher Commercial InternetExchange in Frankfurt) and more than 160 on NYIIX (New YorkInternational Internet eXchange).“These IXPs make even more bandwidth available to WIOCC’sinternational carrier and ISP customers, who can also now accessa wider pool of content providers and services that rely on high-speed, low-cost connectivity,”said WIOCC’s Ryan Sher.

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L'UIT réaffirme sa détermination à agir efficacementet rapidement dans les situations d'urgenceLA JOURNÉE MONDIALE de la radio, qui acélébré le 13 février, a mis en avant le rôle dela radio pour gérer les catastrophes etfaciliter le retour à la normale; "Il est vital decollaborer et de partager les expériences afinde faciliter la planification préalable auxniveaux national et régional et l'UIT estrésolument déterminée à faciliterl'organisation rapide et efficace d'opérationsde secours en cas d'urgence," a déclaré leSecrétaire général de l'UIT Houlin Zhao.


Orange présente ses innovations au MWCAU MOBILE WORLD Congress 2016, Orange a été conçu autour depiliers correspondant chacun à un thème:

TechnologieEn partenariat avec Cisco et Nokia, Orange fait la démonstration d'unréseau virtualisé parfaitement fonctionnel.Orange, Akamao et HPE font la démonstration du premier CDNVirtualisé Orchestré par NFV.Proposer un réseau plus écologique avec une antenne 5G qui peutpotentiellement consommer 100 fois moins d'énergie.Maintenance prédictive grâce à des capteurs basés sur la technologieLoRa et les offres Datavenue, Live Objects et Flexible Data.

TravailOrange Partner dévoile Orange Developer, son nouveau programmed'API et sa plateforme pour développeurs.La pépinière Orange Fabs présente les derniers succès issus de sespartenariats avec des startups.

CareLa solution de compteurs intelligents d'Orange Energy aide lesentreprises de services publics à augmenter leur chiffre d'affaires.#303 My Store – un nouveau service USSD d'Orange qui permet à desservices dynamiques d'être déployés en quelques minutes.

APRÈS AVOIR FOURNI une technologie depaiement pour les bracelets intelligentscomme le bracelet chinois « JiePay » ou pourles montres intelligentes telles que la «Swatch Bellamy », ainsi que la connectivitépour la « Samsung Gear S2 », Giesecke &Devrient est devenu l'un des acteursprincipaux sur le marché des dispositifsportables intelligents.

Pour Stefan Auerbach, directeur du secteurd'activité « Mobile Security » du groupe, « lesobjets intelligents vont très vite connaître unessor considérable dans le monde connecté.G&D a fait ses preuves dans ce domaine avecson expertise en matière de sécurité. Pour lesdispositifs portables tels que les montres, lesbracelets connectés (fitness/bien-être) oud'autres accessoires, les fonctions depaiement sont intégrées de manière standard

et nous espérons que cette tendances'étendra aux autres appareils. La sécuritédes applications de paiement est d'uneimportance capitale. La protection desdonnées et de la vie privée est indispensablepour que ces applications soient adoptées surle marché et surtout par les consommateurs. »

Selon l'International Data Corporation(IDC), les ventes relatives aux dispositifsportables atteindront un total de 215 millionsd'unités en 2019 sur le marché mondial. Lemarché des dispositifs pour poignets tels queles montres et les bracelets est le secteur leplus populaire parmi les dispositifs portableset passera de 65 millions d'unités vendues en2015 à 124 millions en 2019. Il est trèsprobable que la prochaine vague dedispositifs portables prendra en charge lepaiement sécurisé, des mécanismes

d'identification pratiques et sécurisés, lesfonctions de transit via des technologies sanscontact NFC ou Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE),ainsi que le téléchargement d'applicationsmobiles. La connexion sans faille entre ledispositif portable intelligent et le téléphoneportable du consommateur permet à cedernier d'avoir accès à son compte en banqueet d'effectuer des virements et autres servicesde gestion de compte à distance. Plusieursdispositifs portables fourniront égalementdes données biométriques, ce qui permettra,entre autres, de faire la distinction entre leporteur légitime et une autre personne. Plustard, de nombreux dispositifs portablesintelligents pourraient être vendus avec descartes SIM embarquées activables depuis unsmartphone, permettant ainsi la connectivitéautonome.

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VIRTUALISED SOLUTIONS AND services and new operational modelshave the potential to transform African mobile network operations.

Vendors and operators around the world took centre-stage at the2016 edition of Mobile World Congress to showcase equipment,software and services designed to deliver virtual reality, Internet ofThings (IoT) capabilities, connected city solutions and 5G networks.Many of the 90,000 visitors to the event were inspired by sophisticatedtelecommunications engineering for advanced network environments.

However, there was another focus at MWC 2016. Ongoing concernsaround the need to connect the unconnected were once again brought tothe fore thanks to the unceasing interest of Mark Zuckerberg.

Corporate goals for connected communitiesSpeaking to a packed audience, Zuckerberg was keen to stress that hispersonal involvement, internet.org and Facebook’s Free Basicsprogramme aren’t about making money but about getting people online.He emphasised that Facebook didn’t start out as a company for makingprofits, but sometimes, a for-profit company is a good way to change theworld. He also chastised the industry for its focus on 5G which he said isabout providing really fast Internet to rich people and to things. Heimplored the industry to finish what it had started and concentrate ongetting everyone in the world online.

Of course, this is an admirable goal with internet.org clearly making adifference in parts of Africa. However, many operators remain somewhatsuspicious of Facebook’s motives and rightly so as it continues to pushOTT apps.

However, the telecoms giant continues to try and build bridgeslaunching its Telecom Infra Project (TIP), which unites various IT andcomms companies around the goal of sharing information aboutdesigning cellular networks to reduce the cost of bringing data tounderserved areas.

Support for deploymentAfrican Mobile Network (AMN) was one of the launch companies for TIPwhich of course fits in with its mission of building new base stations withthe goal of connecting nearly 40mn Africans in more than 10 countries.However, the list of supporting companies was notable for not includinga number of companies which have developed equipment which isalready being used to build networks in rural Africa including WorldTelecom Labs (WTL), Gilat Satcom and Nuran Wireless. Insidersspeculated that TIP had been rushed through without a proper analysisof the vendors which are already active in providing connectivity in ruralAfrica.

Indeed, World Telecom Labs used the show to talk about its ruraldeployment with AMOTEL, Tanzania’s first licensed MVNO, bringingvoice and data to remote rural villages close to Lake Tanganyika in theKatavi Region of Tanzania.

Meanwhile, Mike Cassidy from Google’s Project Loon said that itsplans to build cell towers in the sky using balloons which are 20km highare progressing well with pilots in India, Brazil, Sri Lanka and Indonesia.During a panel discussion, he commented that operators view theballoons as a cost saving rather than a cost and are delighted at theprospect of having an alternative to BTS powered by diesel gensets.

Studying the state of connectivityAt the show Facebook also took the opportunity to launch State ofConnectivity 2015: A Report on Global Internet Access, its second annualstudy about the current state of global internet connectivity. According tothe report, at the end of 2015, estimates showed that 3.2bn people wereonline up from three billion in 2014. However, globally 4.1bn people werestill not Internet users in 2015.

Again, the report contained no great surprises to those working in

Africa. The four key barriers to connectivity identified were:• Availability – the absence of infrastructure to provide services where

people live.• Affordability – high costs of services and personal devices relative to

people’s incomes.• Relevance – shortage of relevant local content online in the languages

people speak.• Readiness – lack of literacy, digital skills, awareness and

understanding of the Internet, or cultural acceptance.

Commitments to connectionsMeanwhile show organisers, the GSMA launched its Connected WomenCommitment Initiative, aimed at connecting millions more women inlow- and middle-income countries by 2020. GSMA research estimatesthere are 200mn fewer women than men who own a mobile phone inlow- and middle-income countries And that even when women do own amobile device, they are far less likely to use it for more sophisticatedservices, such as mobile Internet and mobile money, and therefore missout on key socio-economic opportunities. No African operators have yetsigned up to the initiative.

Other vendors with interesting offerings in Africa who were exhibitingat the show this year included MTN’s strategic IT partner Tecnotree,whose CTO Timo Ahomaki was discussing how the company isdeveloping convergent billing and customer care solutions specificallyfor Africa - recognising that in most countries pre-paid will continue todominate in the near future. Elsewhere, Sergio Silvestre,�global CMOfrom Portugal’s Wedo explained revenue assurance, mediation, billingand CRM systems deployed within Africa, as well as noting that thecompany is also helping operators to control their infrastructure assets.

As ever, MWC proved to be an inspiring place for vendors andoperators to share ideas and outline the latest technologicalinnovations, and Africa was a central focus. The GSMA next offers adedicated focus on Africa at the Mobile 360 event in Tanzania from 26-28 July (www.mobile360series.com/africa).

The tech at MWC to connect African companies


Facebook founder Mark Zuckerburg speaking at Mobile World Congress 2016

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APRIL/AVRIL3-6 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking (WCNC) Doha, Qatar wcnc2016.ieee-wcnc.org

10-15 IEEE Computer Communications (INFOCOM) San Francisco, USA infocom2016.ieee-infocom.org

11-12 Cloud MENA Dubai, UAE mena.cloudworldseries.com

11-15 MVNOs World Congress Amsterdam, The Netherlands mvnosworldcongress.com

13-14 AITEC Southern Africa ICT Maputo, Mozambique aitecafrica.com

16-21 NAB Las Vegas, USA www.nabshow.com

25-29 IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Istanbul, Turkey noms2016.ieee-noms.org

MAY/MAI2-6 WSIS Geneva, Switzerland www.itu.int

11 WorldDAB Automotive Brussels, Belgium www.worlddab.org

11-13 Networks, Computers and Communications Hammamet, Tunisia www.isncc-conf.org

11-14 ITU Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR) Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt www.itu.int

23-27 IEEE Communications Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia icc2016.ieee-icc.org

24-25 IOTAS Johannesburg, South Africa www.iotafricasummit.net

JUNE/JUIN22-24 Convergence World Africa Nairobi, Kenya www.convergenceafricaworld.com

28-30 5G World London, United Kingdom 5gworldevent.com

Events/Événements 2016


GLOBAL SOCIAL MEDIA entity Facebook hasrecently highlighted its commitment to Nigeriancontent partners and developers with a fullcalendar of workshops, masterclasses andevents at Social Media Week in Lagos, a week-long conference representing an idealopportunity for Facebook to showcase itscommitment to local partners as well as shareits latest best practices with Nigerian contentcompanies and developers.

Social Media Week Lagos provided theideas, trends, insights and inspiration to helppeople and businesses understand how toachieve more in a hyper-connected world. Theevent featured a central stage for keynotes andpanels, multiple rooms for workshops,masterclasses and presentations, and an areadedicated to co-working, networking andinteractive installations. The principal missionwas to help people and organisations connectthrough collaboration, learning and the sharingof ideas and information. Emeka Afigbo,product partnerships manager at Facebook,said, “With 16mn people in Nigeria visitingFacebook each month, we are constantlylooking for ways to deepen our partnerships inthe country. Social Media Week in Lagos was aperfect opportunity for us to spend time withthe Nigerian developer and content communityto share expertise and get feedback to shapeour strategy going forward.”

As a strategic product partnerships manager

for Internet.org, a Facebook-led initiative with thegoal of bringing internet access and the benefitsof connectivity to the two-thirds of the world thatdoesn‘t have them, Emeka Afigbo works withdifferent content partners and developers inEurope, Middle East and Africa as part ofInternet.org's drive to bring relevant contentonline in a sustainable manner in parts of theseregions where relevant content on the internet isa challenge. At Social Media Week, Mr Afigboalso said, “We were inspired by the innovativethinking that we saw from the Nigerian partnercommunity, and look forward to working withthem to deliver rich, personalised services andsolutions for people and businesses in WestAfrica. Nigeria’s agencies, people, and

businesses are ahead of the curve in usingmobile-first solutions to connect.”

Highlights of the week included: A MediaPartnerships Masterclass; The InstawalkWalking Photo Tour – The Africa You Don’t See;a Women in Tech: Nigeria Chapter; aMasterclass on The Internet of Me – makingconnections, building community and sharingyour voice presented with She Leads Africa anda Facebook media breakfast.

The week culminated with a Developer Dayand Codelab, at which Facebook expertsworked with top Nigerian developers on growthhacking and the design of social apps using theFacebook platform.

Developers were given advice about how toincrease their consumer base and engagementusing tools such Facebook Social Graph,Analytics for Apps and other APIs. Theprogramme included a heavy focus on mobiledevelopment, especially on the Android platform.

Facebook also updated the Nigerian marketabout the progress of Free Basics, a programmethat brings relevant basic internet serviceswithout data charges to people in growingcountries. It has added a number of newpartners to the Free Basics ecosystem,including the SmartBusiness web site(http://Change-Corp.com/apps/smartbusiness),which helps people obtain the informationneeded to launch and run businesses usingany web-enabled phone or computer.

Facebook strengthens ties with Nigerian businesses at Social Media Week in Lagos



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IN A BUILD comprising 17,500sqm, Teraco, Africa’s only vendor neutraldata centre, will be adding to its existing colocation facility and creatingAfrica’s largest data centre.

The build is not just an extension of services and white space, but amilestone for Teraco and the African data centre industry. Gys Geyser,head of operations at Teraco, said, “In this expansion of our footprint, weare achieving what few companies have; building the largest data centrein Africa in accordance with modern international standards.”

The build brings the total size of the Isando facility to 9000sqm ofwhite space and 18,500sqm of utility space. He says that the volume ofdata centre space is directly related to the power feed negotiated withthe local council. Gys Geyser said, “We now have a total of 16MVA ofpower, which will ensure that we can adequately power the all the datacentres, as well as ensure that they are properly cooled and maintained.”

Initially launched seven years ago, Teraco has quickly establisheditself as the leader in terms of data centre operations in Africa. GysGeyser said, “We have seen an increase in demand based on the numberof local and international cloud, content and network providers cominginto Africa, as well as from existing clients. Teraco has also seen growthin the ICT sector, particularly from within the managed service providersegment.”

With an estimated 18-month build time, Teraco’s new site should beoperational towards the end of 2016. He says that there are some uniqueelements included in this build such as the approach to cooling.

Gys Geyser said, “Teraco has implemented a Dynamic Free Coolingsystem. We have taken what has worked in our previous deploymentsand applied the latest technology and best practices. Additional supportservices have been added, such as a water supply system to ensure that

our environment can operate independently from council for a period oftime, guaranteeing uptime and availability. Aiming for a low power usageeffectiveness (PUE) rating, the new cooling systems will definitely assistTeraco to achieve greater efficiencies.”

After completing an Environmental Impact Assessment, Teraco wasgranted permission to store 210 000 litres of diesel on site. This is asignificant achievement and will enable Teraco to run all the datacentres for a minimum period of 40 hours at maximum load, againguaranteeing uptime.

Gys Geyser said, “The overall design and build of the new datacentre is focused on achieving international data centre design, buildand operating standards but with our clients’ current and future needsin mind.”


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At CABSAT 2016, NETIA exhibited with its parent company, Globecast, showcasingthe full NETIA Media Assist digital audio software suite, which includes radioautomation (production, newsroom, scheduling, and playout modules), mediaasset management, and workflow management solutions. NETIA highlighted newproduct features that enhance the flexibility and reliability of multichannel FMradio and Web radio playout and new capabilities that enrich multimediaproduction, as well as mobile and remote production workflows. The companyalso demonstrated its ability to integrate complex production ecosystems andsimplify the publishing of content and data to the second screen.

Fully integrated into the NETIA Media Assist software suite, the AirPlayList 2.0module facilitates automated playout of multiple radio channels simultaneouslyand with guaranteed redundancy. Recognised with a Best of Show Award atIBC2015, the module makes it easier than ever to launch and maintain new Webradio services. It provides targeted encoding of audio streams for CDNs such asShoutcast and Icecast.

Teraco is Africa's only vendorneutral data centre

NETIA’s new products at CABSAT

AUDIO TECHNOLOGYSUPPLIER Solid StateLogic introducesSystem T at NAB 2016.Designed from theground up to providethe power to handlel a r g e - s c a l eproductions in a‘multi-platform delivery’ driven future, System T is a new fully networkedbroadcast audio production environment. A range of hardware andsoftware control interfaces can be placed anywhere on a network with upto three consoles or control interfaces accessing a single or fully mirroredredundant pair of processor ‘Engines’. Multiple processor engines canbe used on a single network. Control interfaces and processing resourcecan be re-configured to suit daily requirements. Routing and I/O is Dantebased with System T featuring Dante HC (High channel) connectivity.SSL’s expanding Network I/O range puts SSL audio quality Stageboxesand interfaces wherever they are required in a facility. With Danteexceeding the 500 product landmark, System T has plug-and-playdiscoverability and interoperability as central principles. System Tfeatures a wealth of innovation in technology and conceptual design anddelivers the versatility to create previously impossible systemconfigurations and to handle future expansion. Antony David, managing director of Solid State Logic, commented,"Since our IBC preview System T has gained significant attentionworldwide. With the first production units due to ship in April, NAB is apivotal moment for a technology platform at the beginning of its life. Theversatile and forward-thinking approach to broadcast audio productionwithin System T enables broadcasters to plan for the future, and adaptin the future.”

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DJIBOUTI TELECOM HAS completed the landing of the SEA-ME-WE-5 submarine cable system inHaramous, achieving its primary goal of turning Djibouti into a major regional and global hub fortelecommunication. The inauguration ceremony took place in the presence of His Excellency MrIsmaïl Omar Guelleh, President of the Republic of Djibouti and the Minister of Communications,Posts and Telecommunications, Mr Ali Hassan Bahdon.

SEA-ME-WE 5 has a total length of 20,000 km and connects 17 countries across South-EastAsia, the Middle East and Western Europe, including France, Saudi Arabia, India and Malaysia.

The cable is designed to provide broadband communications with a capacity of 24 terabytesper second. The system is based on a new generation of DWDM technology and can support athroughput optical channel of 100 gigabytes. This capacity will enable the provision of Internet TV,high definition video and other broadband services.

Construction work on SE-ME-WE 5 commenced in September 2014, supported by aninternational consortium of 17 major telecommunications operators.

SEA-ME-WE 5 will become one of the keystones of the various submarine cable systems that already pass through Djibouti, such as EASSy, EIG, SEA-ME-W3, Djibouti-Aden and Seacom.In February 2015, Djibouti Telecom hosted the AAE-1 submarine cable connecting Asia, Africa andEurope.

The new cable will play an important role in strengthening the inter-connectivity of Djibouti’sregional partners in Europe and the Far East. In addition, SEA-ME-WE 5 will be connected toDjibouti’s data centre, enabling all operators to have their own Internet point of presence (PoP).

The SE-ME-WE 5 submarine cable is funded by a consortium of three banks: the FrenchDevelopment Agency (AFD), the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), and the Djibouti BCI–BRED.

In 2012, Djibouti Telecom initiated the development of all these submarine cable projects inorder to acquire the latest generation technology.


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AN IMPORTANT GLOBAL debate was heldduring the recent UNESCO Mobile LearningWeek in Paris, France, on the pros and cons ofmobile technology in relation to life-longlearning.The 17th Education Fast Forward (EFF) Global

Debate entitled Innovation and Quality: Twosides of same coin?, was chaired by EducationWorld Forum programme director Gavin Dykes.

Speakers included Jim Knight, The Rt Honthe Lord Knight of Weymouth; Mike Sharples,professor of educational technology at TheOpen University in the UK; Maria SoledadRamirez Montoya, professor and researcher atthe School of Education, Humanities and SocialSciences Tecnológico de Monterrey; andThomas M Philips, Associate Professor at UCLA.The latest news on mobile learning was

discussed with an aim to better understand theeducational promises, limitations and risks ofnew ICT tools and pedagogies. Expert panelistsexamined some of the ways technology isfostering innovation throughout the educationsector: at the level of systems, schools,classrooms and individuals. The panel alsodebated how innovations in mobile technologycan best transform pedagogy.

INMARSAT HIGHLIGHTED ITS latest technologiesand services, including the benefits of its cuttingedge Global Xpress (GX) worldwide constellation, atSatellite 2016, the largest global forum for satellitecommunications.The past 12-months have been a strategically

important period for the FTSE-100 satellitecommunications company. Last year, Inmarsatlaunched the final two satellites required tocomplete global coverage for the GX constellation.Global ‘switch-on’ of the Ka-band service wasachieved in December 2015, enabling Inmarsat tobe the only company able to deliver high-speed,high-volume broadband services, seamlesslyacross the world.During 2016, market-specific, GX-powered

services will continue to be rolled-out and thecompany aims to have achieved an annual revenuerun-rate for GX of $500 million by the end of 2020,the fifth anniversary of the introduction of globallyavailable commercial GX services. Last week,Inmarsat confirmed the intention to launch itsfourth GX satellite, Inmarsat-5 F4 (‘I-5 F4’), in thelatter part of 2016.At the end of last year, Inmarsat also confirmed

its long-term commitment to delivering advancedL-band services with the announcement that Airbuswill build the first two satellites in its sixthgeneration, Inmarsat-6 constellation.The first Airbus-built, dual-payload satellites,

featuring both L-band and Ka-band, represent astep change in the capabilities and capacity ofInmarsat’s L-band services and will be capable ofsupporting a new generation of more advancedservices. The Ka-band co-payload adds depth to theglobal breadth of the unique capabilities of the GXconstellation, and will deliver incremental revenueopportunities for the minimum 15-year design lifeof the satellite.Rupert Pearce, CEO of Inmarsat, said, “This year

is a very important year for Inmarsat as we roll outservices following the global ‘switch-on’ of GlobalXpress. This is a technology which is operationalnow and we expect to make a significant marketimpact in the next five years. We are alsocontinuing to invest in the future and the I-6satellite will provide our customers with furthercutting edge capacity and capability.”

Global Xpress tops Inmarsat’sSatellite agenda

CUSTOMERS AT AIRTEL, Tigo and Vodacom can nowseamlessly send and receive money acrossnetworks, thanks to an agreement among three ofTanzania’s leading telecom operators.With Vodacom joining Tigo, Airtel and Zantel’s

existing partnership, today Tanzania becomes the firstAfrican market with full interoperability for mobilemoney peer to peer (P2P) transfers.In 2014, Tigo, Airtel and Zantel announced a

pioneering interoperability agreement. Since then,their customers have enjoyed interoperabilitybetween their mobile money accounts, which hasaccounted for an increase of 3.5 times the value oftotal off-network transactions. After announcing itwould join the partnership last year, Vodacom has nowimplemented the deal.Now customers using Airtel Money, Tigo Pesa and

M-Pesa can conveniently send and receive fundsdirectly to and from mobile wallets of the threeproviders using the same P2P tariffs.Interoperability has been enabled by secure

technical integration of the Airtel Money, Tigo Pesa

and M-Pesa platforms, and aligned customer service,settlement and compliance processes between thethree organisations. This will ensure that customers’funds are just as safe as always.With over 16mn mobile financial users in Tanzania

transacting the equivalent of over 50 per cent ofTanzania’s GDP each month, the interoperabilitystructured by Airtel, Tigo and Vodacom offers greatbenefits to both the mobile financial services marketand the consumer.Speaking in Dar es Salaam, Ian Ferrao, Vodacom

Tanzania’s managing director said, “This is a greatevolution of the mobile money service in Tanzania anda first of its kind in the world. Vodacom is committedto creating a cashless society and through thispartnership our customers can enjoy more flexiblepayment options and fully participate in the formalfinancial ecosystem. Such innovation truly speaks tofinancial inclusion as it helps draw more cash into theformal financial system and helps improve ourcustomers’ lives by simplifying transactions andadding speed and convenience to their daily routine.”

EFF and UNESCO debate tech for learning

SEA-ME-WE-5 submarine cable system arrives in Djibouti

Airtel, Tigo and Vodacom agree on mobile money interoperability



UBUNTU-BOTHO INVESTMENTS (UBI)subsidiary African Rainbow Capital (ARC)has acquired an 18.14 per centshareholding in managed open access fibrenetwork and broadband fibre providerMetrofibre Networx.Steve Booysen, executive chairman and

CEO at Metrofibre Networx, said,“Metrofibre is a growing business with anexcellent customer base and an unrivalledquality network that is continuing to expandinto key areas throughout Gauteng.” “We believe that through our new partnership with African Rainbow Capital and the capital

injection their investment into our business provides we will be able to further grow and expandour network and service offerings. It also enables us to continually innovate and invest in thesestated network expansion plans,” added Booysen. Metrofibre Networx owns and manages South Africa’s first globally-compliant Carrier Ethernet

2.0 (CE 2.0) open access fibre network. Apart from providing Layer 2 services to over 60 ISP’s andinternational Telcos Metrofibre provides a host of voice and data connectivity products in theenterprise space.


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SATELLITE OPERATOR EUTELSAT Communications hasentrusted Space Systems Loral (SSL) with themanufacture of a high-power broadcast satellite toserve markets in Africa, Europe, Middle East andTurkey.Called Eutelsat 7C, the new satellite will be located

at Eutelsat’s 7° East position that already broadcastsover 370 channels and is one of Eutelsat’s fastest-growing video neighbourhoods, serving anchorclients that include Digiturk, Turkey’s leading pay-TVplatform, as well as the rapidly expanding Azam TV,Montage and Muvi TV platforms in sub-SaharanAfrica.Eutelsat 7C is the fifth all-electric satellite ordered

by Eutelsat, enabling the company to take advantageof reduced launch mass while retaining payloadperformance. Based on the SSL 1300 platform, it isthe third satellite built for Eutelsat by SSL (followingEutelsat 25B and Eutelsat 65 West A, launched inMarch 2016 by Ariane).

An enhanced two-satellite constellationTo be launched in third quarter 2018, and equippedwith 44 operational Ku-band transponders, the newsatellite will be copositioned with Eutelsat 7B,releasing Eutelsat 7A to another orbital location. Thisimproved two-satellite constellation will enable

Eutelsat to optimise resources across both satellites,with enhanced coverage flexibility and connectivityset to take the 7° East neighbourhood to a new level.By almost doubling capacity over sub-Saharan Africa,from 22 to 42 transponders, it will also make room forseveral hundred additional digital channels tosupport the region’s fast expanding TV market.Rodolphe Belmer, Eutelsat CEO, said, “With

Eutelsat 7C, we are leveraging advancedtechnologies to improve synergies across two high-power copositioned satellites. In raising the bar atthe 7° East neighbourhood we will be able to increaseour support for clients in fast-growing video markets.We look forward to collaborating with SSL on anotherinnovative programme.”Eutelsat 7C will also be equipped with a beam

providing enhanced capacity for governmentservices over Europe, the Middle East and CentralAsia, and a beam that can be steered to cover anyregion visible from 7° East.

Metrofibre Networks owns Carrier Ethernet 2.0 (CE2.0) open access fibre network

Eutelsat 7C follows Eutelsat 65 West A (pictured),launched in March 2016 (Photo: Space Systems/Loral)

Eutelsat opts for all-electric satellite for Africa, from Space Systems Loral

EAST AFRICAN MOBILE network operatorSmile Communications Tanzania hasintroduced two 4G LTE innovations to itscustomers in Tanzania - SmileVoice andSmileUnlimited.Smile is the first operator in East Africa

to offer its customers Voice over LTE(VoLTE) services, giving them access to thefast growing Global standard for voice andvideo calling.SmileVoice comes in two forms; using a

world-first downloadable free mobile appthat affords customers with Android andApple iPhone devices the ability to makeSuperClear voice calls over Smile’s 4G LTEnetwork, or through the use of a VoLTE-capable handset (such as the latestSamsung devices) plus a Smile SIM card.SmileUnlimited offers customers 30

days of unlimited access to Smile’sSuperFast 4G LTE mobile broadbandservice.Eric Behner, country manager, Smile

Tanzania, said, “Smile is the first mobileoperator in East Africa to develop andintroduce Voice over LTE, plus a world firstto develop and introduce a free Voice overLTE mobile application that enables all ourcustomers in Tanzania, with Android andiPhone devices, to experience high-qualityvoice calls over Smile’s network. “We are committed to improving the

quality of voice and data services inTanzania, and with SmileVoice ourcustomers can call anyone locally andinternationally, just like on any othermobile,” added Behner.

MULTILINGUAL VIDEO CONTENT Multilingual video content metadata platfted by AfricaXP to manage richEPG metadata of its linear channels distributed to two of AfricaXP's customers. Babeleye will providemanagement and distribution of programming information to top TV platforms Zuku and WatchAfrica,which offers a premium subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service. AfricaXP delivers a catalogue ofAfrican content channels via a cloud-based content delivery platform directly to broadcasters across sub-Saharan Africa and beyond.

AfricaXP had to streamline the distribution of channel programming information to partners. TheBabeleye solution enables AfricaXP to easily and instantly feed ready-to-use rich metadata into theirpartners’ electronic programme guides (EPG) and eliminate the error-prone manual preparation of data.

Hamid Ouddane, CEO of Babeleye, observed, "AfricaXP specialises in selecting, acquiring anddeveloping the right titles for the African market, with content produced across the continent as well asinternationally. Their cloud-based platform powers content delivery for a variety of pay TV, VOD andbroadcast TV services. By implementing Babeleye metadata solutions, AfricaXP can more efficientlyinclude rich programme descriptions, multilingual EPG information, and more, thus increasing itsprogrammes’ exposure and presence on partners’ TV platforms,” said .

AfricaXP selects Babeleye for pan-African pay TV and SVOD services

African Rainbow Capital buys into Metrofibre Networx

Smile Tanzania launches world-first in 4G



POUR RÉPONDRE À une demande de réseaux plus rapides, plusintelligents et plus flexibles, Orange a dévoilé une nouvelle plateformeexpérimentale, preuve de concept d'un réseau mobile avancé, afin dedémontrer comment les fonctions d’un réseau à la demande peuventêtre conçues et déployées dans un environnement virtualisé grâce à dessolutions émanant de plusieurs constructeurs. Cette plateforme a étéconçue en collaboration avec Cisco et Nokia et a présentée à l'occasiondu Mobile World Congress 2016. Orange a démontré comment il peutproposer des fonctionnalités avancées de virtualisation des fonctionsréseau (NFV – Network Function Virtualisation) et de SDN (Software-Defined Networking) avec des résultats prometteurs en termes de tempsde déploiement des services et de simplification des infrastructuresréseaux et de leur exploitation. Cette technologie serait particulièrementutile, par exemple, pour les clients professionnels qui doivent gérerl'accès internet sécurisé de travailleurs nomades. Gérer son propreréseau privé virtuel (Virtual Private Network) avec une passerelle d'accèsprivée est un exercice généralement chronophage et représente un défipour la plupart des petites et moyennes entreprises. La démonstrationfaite aujourd'hui montre comment, grâce à la flexibilité du NFV et duSDN, le cloud et la virtualisation peuvent être à l'origine de nouvellessolutions pour les entreprises en leur permettant de s'affranchir delongues démarches de mise en place et de coûts de gestion importants.

« Cette démonstration est issue d'une étroite collaboration entreCisco, Nokia et Orange. Elle prouve que nous pouvons exploiter lesfonctionnalités avancées du NFV et du SDN afin d'accélérer ledéploiement de services et de proposer une potentielle optimisation descoûts, tout en améliorant la flexibilité. De notre point de vue,

l'interopérabilité est un facteur clé de succès. Nous espérons que cettedémonstration va inciter le reste de l'industrie à s'orienter vers plusd'interopérabilité, » a commenté Alain Maloberti, vice-présidentresponsable d'Orange Labs Networks. Du côté du réseau, lesfonctionnalités du NFV et du SDN sont exploitées pour le déploiementdynamique d'un cœur de réseau EPC (Evolved Packet Core) dédié enmode virtualisé, avec une haute-disponibilité et une évolutivité à lademande. Plus précisément, la démonstration a permis de confirmercertains bénéfices :¦ Les infrastructures virtualisées qui intègrent des composants issus deplusieurs fabricants sont pratiques. Dans le cas présent, le projet réunitla nouvelle Ultra Service Platform de Cisco (avec un EPC virtualisé, songestionnaire de VNF et les fonctions NSO d'approvisionnement desservices de Cisco), l'infrastructure CloudBand de Nokia intégrant NuageNetworks Virtualized Service Platform et Nokia CloudBand NetworkDirector.¦ Les solutions virtualisées peuvent fonctionner de manière simplifiéegrâce à l'automatisation et à l'orchestration. Les avantages de cefonctionnement simplifié sont :• Un déploiement plus rapide et à la demande de services de bout-en-

bout dans un environnement distribué, de Points de Présence denouvelle génération

• Des solutions de haute-disponibilité et de géo-redondancepermettant une continuité de service bout-en-bout

• Une évolutivité à la demande, rendue possible grâce à l'ajout deressources de manière dynamique, permettant de répondre auxdemandes de fonctionnalités des clients (« élasticité »).


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L'INSTANCE DE L'UIT qui s'occupe d'élaborer des systèmes de Télécommunicationsmobiles internationales (IMT), à savoir le Groupe de travail 5D de l'UIT-R, se réunità Beijing (République populaire de Chine) pour faire avancer les travaux sur lesIMT-2020 – la norme qui s'applique aux systèmes mobiles 5G.Il s'agit là de la première réunion du Groupe de travail 5D de l'UIT-R après la

Conférence mondiale des radiocommunications de 2015 (CMR-15), qui a décidéd'identifier et d'harmoniser les fréquences radioélectriques requises pourl'exploitation des systèmes IMT dans les bandes de fréquences au-dessous de 6GHz. La CMR-15 a par ailleurs demandé à l'UIT-R d'examiner l'utilisationpotentielle de bandes de fréquences supplémentaires au-dessus de 6 GHz pourles IMT, études dont les résultats seront examinés par la prochaine CMR en 2019.L'UIT continue à collaborer étroitement avec les administrations, les

opérateurs de réseau, les équipementiers et les organismes nationaux etrégionaux de normalisation pour inclure les activités de recherche-développement sur la 5G dans la norme mondiale IMT-2020 pour lescommunications mobiles large bande."Après que la Conférence mondiale des radiocommunications réunie fin 2015

a décidé d'attribuer des fréquences additionnelles aux services mobiles, l'UITpoursuit sa collaboration étroite avec les pouvoirs publics et l'industrie dumobile dans le monde en vue de concrétiser rapidement les promesses desIMT�2020", a déclaré le Secrétaire général de l'UIT Houlin Zhao. "Les étapesfutures du déploiement de la technologie mobile 5G ont pour but de créer unnouveau type de connectivité entre les personnes et les objets dans uneenvironnement placé sous le signe de l'intelligence et des connexions en réseauet qui englobe les mégadonnées, les applications, les systèmes de transport etles centres urbains."Cette collaboration réussie entre les membres de l'UIT a rassemblé un grand

nombre de participants et d'experts déterminés à faire progresser les travauxsur les IMT-2020 et la coordination de la normalisation internationale dessystèmes 5G.

De meilleurs critères pour le choix des technologiesd'interface radioélectrique 5G

LES STRATÉGIES ET les pratiques qui permettent d’utiliser au mieux lestechnologies mobiles dans l’éducation sont au cœur de la Semaine del’apprentissage mobile 2016 en mars.

Cet événement de cinq jours a réuni des experts de la technologie,des représentants de gouvernements, des spécialistes de l’éducation,des chefs de projets, des chercheurs et des représentants du secteurindustriel venus du monde entier.

Selon des chiffres des Nations Unies, on recense six milliardsd’abonnements au téléphone mobile dans le monde pour sept milliardsd’habitants, avec un accès croissant à Internet. Les améliorationstechniques des téléphones et le développement de contenusd’apprentissage dynamiques ont largement accru le potentiel éducatifdes technologies de l’information et de la communication, notammentdans les zones où les manuels sont rares et l’accès à l’école difficile.

La technologie mobile s’avère particulièrement pertinente au regarddes objectifs en matière d’éducation contenus dans l’Agenda dedéveloppement durable adopté par les Nations Unies en 2015. L’objectifn°4 vise à : « assurer l’accès de tous à une éducation de qualité, sur unpied d’égalité, et promouvoir les possibilités d’apprentissage tout aulong de la vie ». Cet objectif souligne également le rôle que peuvent jouerles technologies de l’information et de la communication pour renforcerles systèmes éducatifs et favoriser un apprentissage de qualité.

« La technologie ne cesse d’évoluer. Dans ce contexte, la Semainede l’apprentissage mobile permet aux spécialistes de l’éducation et auxexperts en technologie de partager leurs vues et de dresser un état deslieux des meilleures pratiques qui existent en termes d’apprentissage.La Semaine de l’apprentissage mobile est un échange d’informationdynamique et une opportunité pour les pays et les individusd’apprendre les uns des autres », a déclaré Mark West, qui coordonnecet événement.

Orange présente une plateforme expérimentale multi-constructeurs de réseaux à la demande en mode virtualisé

Semaine de l’apprentissage mobile 2016 : latechnologie au service de la qualité de l’éducation



CITATIONS

“L’espace de messagerie s’est agrandide manière spectaculaire, et pourtantles gens, au final, désirent un moyen

rapide et facile de communiquer entre eux.Le nouveau Yahoo Messenger a été conçuavant tout pour répondre à ces besoins.Ce n’est là que le début de ce qui vasuivre.

-Jeff Bonfortevice-président senior des produits decommunication et de l’ingénierie, Yahoo

“Avec Eutelsat 7C, nous nousappuyons sur des technologies depointe pour tirer au maximum parti

des synergies entre deux satellites placésà la même position, à 7° Est. En passant àla vitesse supérieure à ce pôle audiovisuel,nous pourrons intensifierl’accompagnement que nous apportons ànos clients sur les marchés à fortecroissance de la vidéo. Ce projet constituepar ailleurs l’occasion d’entamer unenouvelle collaboration avec SSL sur unprogramme satellitaire innovant.

-Rodolphe Belmerdirecteur général, Eutelsat

“Nous devons être en mesure dedétecter les menaces à grandeéchelle, en utilisant à la fois une

télémétrie légère et la détectiond’anomalies pour dépister des signesprécoces de corruption, puis de pouvoirappliquer une protection à grande échelle.Ce ne sont pas seulement les appareilsdes consommateurs qui sont à risque. Les domaines automobiles et industrielsdoivent s’assurer que la sécurité est unfacteur essentiel - nous ne croyons pasque ceci sera résolu à partir desapproches actuelles envers la sécurité,surtout lorsqu’il est question de systèmestraditionnels.

-Ciaran Bradleydirecteur technologique, AdaptiveMobile

“Grâce à notre équipe Mobile forDevelopment, la GSMA possède desantécédents éprouvés d’offre de

solutions mobiles qui améliorent la qualitéde vie à grande échelle, dans desdomaines critiques comme l’argent mobile,la santé et la nutrition, l’agriculture, lesservices publics et plus encore.

-Mats Granryddirecteur général, GSMA

“Le taux moyen de pénétration desportables en Afrique sub-saharienneest d'environ 70 pour cent et est en

augmentation rapide. Les banquesafricaines qui réussissent à créer desexpériences innovantes sur portablesauront la part du lion sur un marché sous-exploité.

-Gerhard Oosthuizendirecteur de l'information, Entersekt

Le tout nouveau Yahoo Messenger pour appareils mobiles et le Web, etdans Yahoo Mail sur ordinateur de bureau

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“Video conferencing is gainingpopularity in the enterprise space. Itused to be that only large corporates

could afford to take advantage of themultiple functions – not just from a virtualmeeting point of view, but also to sharedocuments, computer-displayedinformation, and whiteboards.”

- Bennie Strydomchief sales officer, Integr8

“Many of our mobile money partnersare thinking creatively about buildinga broad ecosystem of mobile money

as a local payments platform. Cash isincreasingly becoming obsolete asemerging markets sprint ahead in theadoption of mobile payments.”

- Alix Murphysenior mobile analyst, WorldRemit

“Mobility will transform how Africanbusinesses interact with employees,suppliers, customers and other

stakeholders. This ranges from mobilemarketing, advertising and e-commerce forconsumers to mobilising businessapplications such as the enterpriseresource planning solutions.”

- Ivan Epsteinpresident, Sage International; chairman, SageFoundation

“Operators need a way to continuouslyensure that their networks arecorrectly configured to deliver the

best possible performance. But withoutaccurate baseline information on theirexisting configuration, operators face atough challenge to properly optimise theirnetworks, and also to plan their futurenetwork strategy. With no accurate way to

validate how their network is configured,operators risk losing revenue anddelivering a poor customer experience.”

- Atul Jainchief executive officer, TEOCO

“Customer profiling and the numberand complexity of legacy billingsystems are the biggest issues to

contend with. Three years ago, operatorstold us the exact same thing, along withproblems around cost and integration ofseparate BSS/OSS, and yet it seems notmuch progress has been made to rectifythis.”

- Timo Ahomäkichief technology officer, Tecnotree

“Subscribers around the world arebeing tracked through sophisticatedattacks to the SS7 network. The

increasing levels of complexity of theseattacks should be of concern to operatornetworks; simplistic STP screening is nolonger sufficient to counteract this level ofattack sophistication and safeguard themobile subscriber.”

- Brian Collinschief executive officer, AdaptiveMobile

“If we are serious about achievinguniversal access by 2020, we need tocondense almost 30 years worth of

work into the next five years. Immediate,collaborative action is required - let’s worktogether to build open and competitivemarkets that can drive prices down to twoper cent or less of monthly incomes, while creating innovative public accessprogrammes.”

- Sonia Jorgeexecutive director, A4AI


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NOKIA NETWORKS INCREASINGLY works with network operators to focus on practical ways to rapidly set up highquality subscriber services with extremely low costs. In particular, The Nokia OSS Office for Telco Cloud solutioncharts an operator’s best path for transforming its network and service operation centers for the telco cloud; fromhigh level strategy to processes, tools and use cases. It is a comprehensive service that allows operators to defineand validate their telco cloud strategy and deployment plans, define the best tools and processes for OSS, createvalue-based business cases, and support operator build-up of processes, tools and skills.

Telco cloud is expanding the human possibilities of technology to match a world of unpredictable traffic patternsand a continuous stream of new apps and services. It provides unlimited network capacity to manage unpredictabledata growth and offer a superior customer experience.

Mobile operators face many challenges and have exciting new opportunities to build profitability. Demandcontinues to grow, requiring new network capacity, while traffic patterns are increasingly unpredictable. At the sametime, providing a great network experience and implementing new services quickly are vital to drive up revenue.Telco cloud helps address all these opportunities.

How Nokia helps operators work in the cloud

How TEOCO has worked with IHS Towers to plan more reliable and efficientnetwork operations

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NETWORK B/OSS

NETWORK ANALYTICS AND optimisation solutions providerTEOCO works with more than 100 fixed and mobileoperators worldwide. Operators use TEOCO’s assuranceand analytics solutions plus its expertise in big data and

real-time monitoring, to analyse and optimise the performance oftheir networks faster and more effectively, run their businesses moreprofitably, and deliver an improved quality of service and customerexperience to their subscribers.

At 2016 Mobile World Congress, TEOCO's experts talked through thelatest trends and challenges facing African operators in planning andoptimising their radio access networks. The company currently serves arange of African operators including a recent network sharing deal withthe largest infrastructure provider in Africa, IHS Towers, which owns andoperates more than 23,100 towers and guarantees 99.9 per cent networkuptime reliability.

ASSET planning for more efficient mobile network operationsTEOCO has been working with IHS Towers. IHS is the largest mobiletelecommunications infrastructure provider in Africa, Europe and theMiddle East. It provides services across the full tower value chain – co-location on owned towers, deployment and managed services. Today,IHS has operations in Nigeria, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Zambia andRwanda. It currently owns and operates over 23,100 towers in Africa.

IHS deployed TEOCO's ASSET tool for radio network planning to

enable more efficient and effective tower-sharing agreements among itsmultiple African mobile operator customers.

Using ASSET, IHS has merged sites for a number of operators in orderto reduce CAPEX and OPEX, while maintaining and guaranteeing qualityof service for customers.

The most recent release, ASSET 9.0, is a complete solution forplanning all parts of the radio network while fully integrating with thewider OSS/BSS eco-system. It supports all radio technologies, includingWi-Fi, and is capable of analyzing large data sets presented from morethan 750,000 cells across Africa. These consist of a wide range of radiotechnologies, multiple carriers and complex antenna systems.

“Tower sharing agreements deliver significant value to MNOs andsignificantly reduce OPEX and CAPEX tied to owning physicalinfrastructure,” said William Saad, co-founder and chief operating officerof IHS.

“By partnering with TEOCO and by leveraging its ASSET tool we areable to safeguard and extend the inherent benefits of tower sharing byensuring our MNO customers derive maximum possible benefit from ourinfrastructure.”

“IHS Towers is set to play a key role in advancing connectivity anddigital inclusion across Africa,” said Atul Jain, CEO, TEOCO. “By usingASSET, IHS Towers and its MNO customers can scale to meet the growingdemand for mobile broadband across the continent and also deliver asuperior, differentiated quality of experience to mobile subscribers.” �

Within its Telco Cloud Solutions potfolio, Nokia’sAirFrame Data Center Solution will run any

cloud-based application with ease



The emergence of digital data centres means communications serviceproviders must be ready to deliver more

Differentiating newnetwork needs

NETWORKData Centres

The digital era has revolutionised theway businesses operate, withdisruptive technologies such asSocial, Mobile, Analytics and Cloud

leading the way. In addition, we are seeingthe emergence of machine learning, thegrowing Internet of Things (IoT) and rapidadoption of open source solutions. Thisevolution has dramatically altered the ITrequirements within the enterprise, and notonly in terms of underlying technology.Consumers of IT today are savvier than ever,and no longer wish to follow lengthyprocurement cycles in order to leverage newtechnology. The need for agile, flexibleprovisioning and a new culture of IT buyingcustomers has driven significant change inthe way modern data centres are designed,located and consumed. Digital data centresare key to supporting a successful business,both now and in the future. Organisationsneed to evaluate their service provider toensure they can deliver and continue to meetevolving business requirements.

The changing data centreData lies at the heart of everything that hascome to be known as ‘digital’. As a result, oneof the consequences of the accelerated growthand adoption of digital technologies is a hostof new demands placed on the data centre. Thereality is that traditional applicationarchitectures are simply no longer flexibleenough to adapt to the velocity, volume andvariety of data generated today. Furthermore,the IoT has driven a move toward decentraliseddata centres, with an emphasis on movingtoward cloud-based models. Borderlessenterprises have emerged, and thus datasecurity has had to evolve to adapt to thesechanges. The speed at which data is generatedtoday, as well as the explosive growth in theamount of data, is putting pressure on datacentre networks. In addition, there is a newfocus on price versus performance, and whileorganisations are still willing to pay a premiumfor differentiated services, the level of thepremium is decreasing.

In order to continue to meet businessneeds, the new data centre ecosystem needsto respond to the conditions dictated by adigital world. There must be a renewed focuson the speed of deployment, availability,

flexibility, scalability, agility, maintainability,security and affordability. Organisationsshould evaluate their data centre provider toensure it can adapt to and deliver on thesechanging requirements. There are several keyparameters for such an evaluation, including aflexible approach, innovative offerings, themultiplier effect, and new age expertise.

A flexible approachChanging technology, and the resultantchanges to business environments, requires afar more flexible approach from serviceproviders. The goal is for service providers tomake their services as easy to understand, andeasy to consume, as possible. One means toachieve this is to provide a ‘catalogue’ ofservices from which enterprises can pick andchoose those that they require. In addition, it isessential for providers to have a service modelthat is flexible enough to allow for unplannedrequirements and for the rapid deployment ofnew technologies according to changingbusiness requirements. Service contractsshould not be rigid, but rather responsive tobusiness needs.

Innovative offeringsFurthermore, enterprise technology needs tosupport two different functions. Firstly, it needsto enable the business to run, and secondly itshould support the constant and continuallychanging path to transformation. Data centresthat operate on traditional architectures areable to cater to the first requirement ofenabling the business to run, however, they arelacking in the agility that is critical to supportcontinuous transformation.

Service providers should offer next-generation data centre architecture that goesbeyond IT infrastructure geared towardsupporting traditional workloads. In addition,the data centre should provide a business- andsolution-centric view. Workloads andunderlying infrastructure should be designedfor hyper-scalability, required businessperformance, resiliency and service continuity.Data centres should also have innovation hubstasked with the creation of standard andpurpose-built service components, supportedby enterprise architects and business analystswho are able to understand the needs of theenterprise.

The multiplier effectService providers should have partnersoperating across geographies, with access tocross-functional specialists, platformprofessionals and domain experts. Thisenables a data centre provider to tailorsolutions to the needs of an enterprise anddraw on the capabilities of emerging nicheplayers. Enterprises can thus leverage a costeffective, open-standards based brokerageapproach to services. The data centre providershould offer the management tools that bringsystems together and deliver enhanced valueand return on investment.

New age expertiseThe needs of the enterprise have changed, andare also often variable. They may include theability to leverage cloud-based environments,wireless solutions, software-defined datacentres, and support for developmentoperations in provisioning IT services. The goalof the service provider is to support thebusiness in the drive toward service agility andreduced time to market of new products andservices or extensions to the existing portfoliointo new markets. This calls for expertisebeyond the traditional data centre relatedskills, including networking, applicationmanagement and storage. In addition,elements such as API integration, microservices, programmable IT, policy definitionsand orchestration are all becoming relevantskills for future data centre requirements. �

Milind Halepath, general manager and globalhead of datacentre practice, globalinfrastructure services (GIS), Wipro

Milind Halepath, general manager and global headof datacentre practice, global infrastructureservices (GIS), Wipro



How meshed transport networks can recover from multiple local and network-widefailures at lower costs

The case forhardware-accelerated SMP

NETWORK Fibre

NETWORKS MUST BE resilientagainst multiple failures — single-failure protection is no longersufficient for protecting enterprise

customers in today’s network-basedeconomy. The challenge is that planning formulti-failure scenarios is simply too costlyusing legacy optical network technologies inthe face of rising traffic across fibres that canbe carrying several Terabits of capacity. Thepricing pressures faced by service providerbusiness models demand a new approach toresilience.The ideal resilience technology for modern

transport networks should offer threefundamental capabilities:• Multi-failure recovery for better survivability• Fast recovery within 50ms for deterministicperformance

• Intelligent sharing of backup resources forbetter economics

These three capabilities are now available ina single technology: hardware-acceleratedShared Mesh Protection (SMP), which letsservice providers create tiered protectionplans, which could help generate additionalrevenue for a minimum investment inprotection capacity.

The ITU-T is working on two documents:G.SMP (G.808.3) and G.ODUSMP. The formerprotocol aims to standardise the technology-independent portions of SMP, while the latteraims to standardise it for the digital OTNlayer. The protocols cover message encoding,signaling, activation and other functionsnecessary to achieve SMP. Meanwhile, theIETF is working on two drafts to standardisethe application of SMP across digital circuitand packet network. The SMP protocol is fundamentally a

proactive approach for network protection. Itdecouples time-critical tasks like protectionactivation from longer timescale, heavierprocessing GMPLS control plane routecomputation. The SMP protection activationprotocol is designed to be lightweight, andthis is a key characteristic that enables it tobe implemented in hardware, supportingthousands of services and providing fastrecovery.

How it works and the importance of hardwareaccelerationWhile long haul transmission is rapidlymoving to coherent 100 Gb/s and 500 Gb/ssuper-channel technology, service demandsare still predominantly made up of extremelylarge numbers of gigabit Ethernet and 10GbE.With the move to 100G and 8 Tb/s of capacityper fibre, a single fibre cut could affect many

thousands of services. Customers plan to usebackbone transport platforms for more than adecade and require them to be built groundup to handle multi-terabit scale at a highlygranular service level while providingunmatched bandwidth efficiency andresilience. This new design allows SMP to be

implemented using dedicated hardwareacceleration processors that support sub-50ms recovery of thousands of servicessimultaneously, even in the face of multiplefibre cuts. One player in this market, Infinera,

implements SMP technology on its DTN-Xtransport platform using its FastSMPprocessor. FastSMP, which is built into everyboard ever shipped by Infinera, implements amassively parallel pipelined architecturesupporting networks with thousands ofnodes, with multiple hops and recoveringfrom multi-terabit fibre capacity failure. Thefailure scenarios are handled at a highlygranular level (i.e. per service). Not surprisingly, the orchestration of high

numbers of service demands with asophisticated protection hierarchy has to besupported within a powerful planningsystem. The first step for SMP is, therefore, touse Network Planning System (NPS) softwareto pre-calculate multi-failure scenarios, andthen to populate the hardware tables

Comparison of resilience capabilities in major network technologies

The SMP protocol isfundamentally a proactive

approach for networkprotection, decoupling time-

critical tasks from longertimescale, heavier

processing GMPLS controlplane route computation.SMP protection activationprotocol is designed to belightweight, enabling it to

be implemented inhardware, supporting

thousands of services andproviding fast recovery.


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contained in the FastSMP processor. This isthe key to ensuring the sub-50ms end-to-endprotection capability. Once a failure occurs, the FastSMP

processor will ensure protection activates inless than 50ms. At the same time, the failurenotification prompts GMPLS intelligence ineach node to start recalculating backuppaths in real time, and then continuouslyupdates both the hardware tables across thenetwork and the NPS if required. Thus, thethree key components, NPS, the FastSMPprocessor, and the GMPLS control plane, arealways in sync.

Monetising the technology Hardware-accelerated SMP may be employedin fully meshed and partially meshedtransport networks, which include, but arenot limited to, long-haul and metro networks.Depending on the degree of inter-connectionbetween network nodes, SMP protection cansignificantly improve network resourceutilisation, as compared with alternativeprotection mechanisms. A study by ACGResearch shows savings of 33 per cent can beachieved using SMP instead of 1+1protection. SMP affords an opportunity to offer a

variety of new protection tiers. For example,some carriers are starting to examinedifferent service tiers, such as• Premier: survivable with “hitless”performance of two network failures withhighest priority

• Elite: survivable with “hitless”performance of one network failure; besteffort restoration for additional networkfailures

• Protected: survivable with “hitless”performance of one network failure

• Restorable: best effort restoration for anynetwork failures

• Unprotected: not survivable after a

network failure, but not pre-emptible• Best effort: lowest priority and pre-emptible by higher priority services

At a minimum, SMP can provide a carrier amore competitive posture in themarketplace, enabling them to acquire andretain key customer revenue streams.

Enhanced performanceWith the interconnectedness of businessoperations and network reliability

intersecting with an increasing number ofnatural and man-made threats to fibrenetworks, service providers need to takeadvantage of new protection capabilitiesafforded by network intelligence, hardwareinnovation and mesh network topologies.Hardware-accelerated SMP combines threefoundation resilience capabilities into asingle technology:• Enhanced availability: automatic multi-failure network-wide backup via networkintelligence

• Deterministic performance: sub 50msrecovery via dedicated hardware

• Lower capital costs and operations:shared backups via cost-effectivetransport layer

Thanks to hardware-accelerated SMP,service providers can continue to offerstringent SLAs to their customers forprotected services, and even create ahierarchy of protection classes that willprovide vital service differentiation andadditional revenue opportunities. It can alsoprevent retired pensioners who have neverheard of the Internet from knocking off webservices for millions by simply breaking apiece of underground glass fibre. �

Geoff Bennett, director solutions andtechnology, Infinera

Infinera SMP components, with NPS, FastSMP processor and GMPLS control plain

1+1 Dedicated Protection vs. SMP

Hardware-accelerated Shared Mesh Protection (SMP) may beemployed in fully meshed and partially meshed transportnetworks.These include, but are not limited to, long-haul and metronetworks.Depending on the degree of inter-connection betweennetwork nodes, SMP protection can significantly improvenetwork resource utilisation, as compared with alternativeprotection mechanisms.Savings of 33 per cent can be achieved using SMP instead of1+1 protection.




ACCORDING TO THE GSMA, Sub-Saharan Africa is projected tohave more than 400mn smartphone connections by 2020.Despite high data costs currently acting as barrier toadoption, rising smartphone penetration and the ongoing

roll out of LTE networks men it is increasingly likely that the Africanmobile broadband landscape will emulate what has happened inEurope and the USA. The smartphone market will achieve saturationand mobile data services will become increasingly commoditised.Many African countries are becoming ‘mobile-first markets’ -

countries where smartphones are the default means for subscribers toaccess digital services. Operators in these countries are well-positionedto enhance the mobile experience through services such as video-on-demand (VOD) and mobile banking services. As it stands, the driver forthis is purely economic. However, if African operators don’t begin toembrace a customer-centric approach, in line with this digitaltransformation, they could quickly find themselves irrelevant - especiallyas global and local digital service providers (DSPs) like Netflix andiROKOtv begin building market share.

More data, more problems?As the smartphone evolves into the remote control for a person’s life, thegrowth in services and networks used will cause big data to explode inscale. This presents both opportunities and challenges for CSPstransitioning into a digital world.One challenge is the scope of big data itself. Smartphone-generated

big data has the potential to deliver an unprecedented level of detail intouser behaviour – geolocation, browsing patterns and mobile commercebehaviour and channel preferences. Yet while operators have more datato understand their subscribers, all too often this data is collected andthen sits in a data lake which goes stagnant. To deliver real businessvalue, big data needs to be efficiently and effectively used. This leads usto the second challenge: extracting value. The bigger the data lake, theharder it is to extract value – especially without the right tools.

Smarter data, smarter CEMWith the roll-out of digital services, African operators need to be equippedto use big data to understand customer context in real-time - what they’redoing, where, how and what they’ve just finished doing. This meansunderstanding what the customer is experiencing at all touch points (fromnetwork to self-service), and using this information in real-time, to delivera better customer experience. Only then will they be able to compete withthe likes of Netflix, who have built this approach into their business model.This renewed focus on the customer has seen some global CSPs

invest in customer experience management (CEM). But to drive effectiveCEM, CSPs need the right data: otherwise it’s a bit like buying a sportscar and not having the petrol to put in it. The data sets need to be “right-sized” - transforming the raw collected data into “smart data” –providing instantaneously useful, holistic views of the customer pluscontext. This smart data is also available for action in minutes ratherthan months. Only through having this end-to-end holistic customerview, can CEM drive real-time personalised offers, thus helping increasecustomer satisfaction.

One use case of smarter CEM is enhanced customer care. Frustrationis often caused when a customer is experiencing poor quality ofexperience (QoE) while streaming a video – flagged through networkprobes. If self-care is driven by smart data and analytics the CSP canhave automated rules set up to trigger personalised actions. This canhelp alleviate frustration and at least let the customer know that theoperator does actually care. For example, a customer with a high valuescore and a high churn propensity score may be offered free data, or a 2month pass for free Spotify premium.In order to enable this new approach to getting value from big data,

CSPs are looking to big data preparation to collect, prepare and managedata from many different sources, and make it available to a wide rangeof systems that use this data – ranging from data management systemsto operational systems. Big data preparation can manage the massivevolume and increased velocity of data that digital transformation isdriving, and enable CSPs to provide the foundation for smarter CEM.Given the emerging nature of Africa’s mobile market, CSPs still have

time to get ahead. Through implementing tools like big data preparation,CSPs can begin to deliver the best experience possible and get anincreased share of their customers’ digital spend. �

Martin Morgan, VP of marketing, Openet

The transition to an increasingly smart world, in which everything is integrated into CEMframeworks, presents numerous challenges and opportunities

Turning Big Datainto Smart Data

NETWORK Big Data

“With the roll-out of digital services, Africanoperators need to be equipped to use bigdata to understand customer context in real-time - what they’re doing, where, how andwhat they’ve just finished doing.”

UAE-based satellite operator Yahsat hassigned a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) to explore the possibility of new jointopportunities with existing partner, IECTelecom Group (IEC Telecom) in Africa. Theagreement comes ahead of Yahsat takingdelivery of its third satellite, Al Yah 3.The launch of Al Yah 3 in Q1 of 2017 will seethe entry of the company’s satellite broadband product, YahClick, into 18 newAfrican markets; almost tripling its existing presence across the continentcovering 60 per cent of Africa’s population.Yahsat and IEC Telecom’s excellent standards of infrastructure and advanceddata security gateway will ensure the highest levels of security for customers’sensitive data. Commenting on the MoU, David Murphy, Yahsat’s chiefcommercial officer, said, “We will look at potential ways to build on our long andvalued history with IEC Telecom, which dates back to the pre-launch of oursecond satellite, Y1B in 2012.”

Yahsat and IEC Telecom Group commit toextended satellite data coverage

AlYah3 is set to launch in 2017(IMAGE: Yahsat)


Autour d’un nouveau co-processeur optique ultra rapide et économe enénergie pour le big data

L’incubation d’unprojet de startup

RÉSEAU Big Data

L’ambition est de construire des co-processeurs optiques qui peuventaccélérer les algorithmesd'Intelligence Artificielle sur de très

grandes masses de données, à moindreconsommation énergétique. La technologiedeveloppée est issue des laboratoires del'ESPCI et de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure. Lastart-up est LightOn, qui est incubée parAgoranov. Il propose une alternative auxprocesseurs génériques (CPU) (1) et co-processeurs spécialisés (GPU) (2)habituellement utilisés dans l’analyse desdonnées de très grande taille (big data). Leurtechnologie brevetée (3) repose sur ledéveloppement d’appareils basés sur lecontrôle de la propagation de la lumière quipourraient être utilisés comme co-processeurs ultra-rapides pour le traitementdes données.Agoranov accompagne votre projet de

création d'entreprise innovante en vous offrantun environnement sécurisé et convivial et enfacilitant votre accès aux compétences, outilset infrastructures indispensables au succès età la croissance de votre entreprise.

Les inventeursLe projet LigthOn a été développé par sixinventeurs, dont deux enseignants-chercheursde l’UPMC, membres du laboratoire Kastler-Brossel (UPMC/CNRS/ENS/Collège de France)et du laboratoire de physique statistique(ENS/CNRS/UPMC), ainsi qu’un enseignant-chercheur de l’université Paris-Diderot,membre de l’Institut Langevin(ESPCI/Université ParisDiderot/UPMC/CNRS/Inserm). Il est le fruitd’une longue collaboration interdisciplinaireentre les co-inventeurs dans le domaine dutraitement optique de données.

La solutionLa solution proposée par LightOn vise àexploiter un nouveau type d’algorithmes, quise développent rapidement depuis quelquesannées, basés sur les projections aléatoiresdes données. “Mélanger” les données defaçon contrôlée et reproductible permet defaire ressortir l’information pertinente, c’est-à-dire de garder la structure intrinsèque desdonnées en s’affranchissant de leur grande

variabilité et, par exemple, utiliser le résultatde ces projections aléatoires comme entréed’algorithmes très simples de classification. Lefacteur limitant actuellement l’adoption rapidede tels algorithmes est le calcul de cesprojections aléatoires : la solution apportée parLightOn consiste a� réaliser cette opération demanière optique sans calcul numérique et defaçon presque instantanée, avec une dépensemarginale d’énergie. Cette technologie peutêtre implémentée sur des tailles de donnéesimpossibles à traiter de manièreconventionnelle avec les co-processeursgraphiques GPU les plus performants.

La technologieLa technologie LightOn apporte doncpotentiellement une alternative auxprocesseurs génériques (CPU) et co-processeurs spécialisés (GPU) pour répondre àla croissance exponentielle du volume dedonnées. De par sa faible consommationélectrique par rapport aux solutions basées surCPU/GPU (quelques Watts seulement contreplusieurs dizaines voire centaines de Watts),cette technologie permettrait également auxalgorithmes d’apprentissage statistique detraiter des données de très grande taille (parexemple en génomique ou pour des objetscommunicants), tout en permettant de pallierl’explosion des dépenses énergétiques liées

au traitement de ces données. Enfin, latechnologie LightOn pourrait égalementapporter une solution aux problèmes trèsactuels de la sécurité et de l’anonymisationdes données.

Le projetCe projet repose sur une longue collaborationinterdisciplinaire entre les co-inventeurs dansle domaine du traitement optique de données :Sylvain Gigan, professeur à l’UPMC au

Laboratoire Kastler-Brossel(UPMC/CNRS/ENS/Collège de France) estspécialiste de l’optique en milieux complexes,Laurent Daudet, professeur à l’université ParisDiderot à Institut Langevin (ESPCI/ParisDiderot/UPMC/CNRS/INSERM) spécialiste detraitement du signal, Florent Krzakala,professeur à l’UPMC au Laboratoire dephysique statistique (ENS/CNRS/UPMC)spécialiste de physique statistique appliquée àl’algorithmique et Igor Carron, chercheur etconsultant indépendant spécialiste deMachine Learning.Ensemble, et avec l’aide d’Alaa Saade,

doctorant de l’ENS, et d’Angélique Drémeau,post-doctorante au CNRS, ils ont exploré lamanière dont l’optique des milieux complexespouvait bénéficier des techniques detraitement du signal. Ils ont montré quel’optique pouvait permettre de réaliser demanière simple une opération de calcul pourl’apprentissage statistique particulièrementlaborieuse à implémenter in silico : le mélangealéatoire, idée à la base du projet devalorisation. �

Notes:1 Les processeurs génériques (CPU)désignent l’unité de traitement oumicroprocesseur principal d’un ordinateur.

2 Un co-processeur GPU est un circuit intégréd’une carte graphique qui assure lesfonctions d’affic hage des ordinateursnotamment.

3 Brevet EP 15305165, Digital-data mixingapparatus and digital-data processingsystem, déposé le 4 février 2015 aux noms,de la Fondation Paris Sciences et Lettres,de l’ESPCI INNOV, de l’université ParisDiderot - Paris 7, du CNRS, et de M. IgorCarron.

Le facteur limitantactuellement l’adoption

rapide de tels algorithmesest le calcul de ces

projections aléatoires : lasolution apportée par

LightOn consiste a réalisercette opération de manière

optique sans calculnumérique et de façon

presque instantanée, avecune dépense marginale

d’énergie



HTS technology promises great potential for broadband satcoms, with connectivity possibilities for applications fromwhich carriers stand to make seriously viable service-delivery business cases

New satellitehorizons and applications

SATELLITE Infrastructure

WITH THE LIKES of Gilat and iDirectsharing enthusiasm for highthroughput satellite (HTS)technology, it’s hard to ignore

this evolution in satellite connectivity thatwill make it harder for operators to shy awayfrom delivering personal mobilecommunications and wireless broadbandservices to any region, whether urban, semi-urban or remote rural. Too expensive has alltoo often been the cry and communities havebeen left straddling a digital divide that hasleft pretty much a billion people unconnectedaround the world. Millions of these remain inAfrica, but if the trends in connectivitycontinue, more and more in remote villageand enterprise communities will findthemselves with voice and data connectivitybefore too long.Euroconsult analysts have been looking at

many of these trends and come up with severalreports in this area. One such report, 'HighThroughput Satellites: On Course for NewHorizons', discussed satellite operators'"varying investment strategies" – and

continuing reluctance – but gave acomprehensive view on how these evolvingstrategies aligned with end-user requirementsand trends in seven vertical markets:Consumer Broadband, Civil Government &Enterprise Networks, Cellular Backhaul &Trunking, Commercial Maritime, CommercialAviation, Milsatcom and Video Services.The report stressed how HTS proliferated

during 2014 and is expected to accelerate inthe coming years with more than 100 projectednew HTS system (payload and satellite)launches slated over the next decade.Indeed, Euroconsult said that the total HTS

capacity supply is projected to nearly tripleover the next three years from 600 Gbps in2014 to 1,720 Gbps in 2017, as a result of theextensive investments made by satelliteoperators. The analys house said that the ‘vastmajority of today’s available HTS capacitysupply is in Ka-band, although Ku-band hasrecently seen increased adoption fromoperators such as Telesat, SES and Eutelsat,while Intelsat plans to include C-band spotbeams on IS-33e and IS-35e’. They also

indicated that Ka-band HTS should remain thedominant frequency band in all verticalmarkets in terms of capacity usage. That said,Ku-band HTS capacity usage is projected toaccelerate from 2017, according toEuroconsult, to reach around 150 Gbps by2023, largely driven by professional usermarkets, which often have high reliability andavailability requirements.According to the company, the influx of HTS

capacity and global expansion of coveragefootprints should unlock growth opportunitiesin all major market verticals and geographicregions, including Africa. Consequently, globalcapacity usage on HTS systems is expected togrow from 107Gbps in 2014 to reach just over1,300Gbps in 2023, a CAGR of more than 30%over the period.

Satellite connectivity’s maternal sideHaving completed its installation phase, anInmarsat-led project that, through the deliveryof reliable, space-based internet connectivityservices, is said will revolutionise e-commerceand maternity services in remote communities

Alphasat deploys its solar array(Photo: ESA)




SATELLITEInfrastructure

across Kenya and Nigeria, is ready to be rolledout.Digital Frontiers is the name of the initiative,

which forms part of the UK Space Agency’s £32million, two-year International PartnershipSpace Programme. Inmarsat is a centralpartner, working alongside the Mobile Alliancefor Maternal Action (MAMA), and otherorganisations such as the Equity Bank Group.Inmarsat was awarded funding for projects ingrowth areas of East and West Africa, where atpresent, basic digital services such as aresilient data communication infrastructure orlocal mapping, are not available for many dueto both economic and geographic factors.Inmarsat will deploy its most advanced L-

band communications satellite, Alphasat, tosupport the initial projects in Kenya andNigeria. This will deliver data connectivity todemonstrate how social or economic benefitcan be brought to currently unconnected areaswith no communications. And in deliveringsuch valuable services operators will be shownthe viability and sustainability of makingefforts in directions which had previously beenunprofitable for them.Inmarsat has provided connectivity to

enable financial services, welfare and othercontent access to more than 200 locations inKenya, in partnership with the Equity BankGroup, where each site has a BGAN internetconnectivity terminal. These are pre-loadedwith educational materials and apps coveringagriculture, business, weather and othersubject areas.The company is partnering with MAMA in

Nigeria, to deliver maternal and child healthservices to 50 remote, rural communities underthe umbrella of the MAMA Connect Project. Thesatellite network updates the content of anonsite system that starts life pre-loaded withMAMA’s evidence-based, culturally-sensitivehealth information. The network provides real-time connectivity for new and currentinformation to be delivered in a timely fashionand also enables online interaction forpregnant women and new mothers.

Telemedicine satellite connectivityThere is a temptation to avoid mentioning thesame company more than once in a feature ofthis kind but Inmarsat’s recent work indelivering telemedicine connectivity to remotecommunities in Benin, including more than1,000 children dispersed across thecommunity warrants the space. The company,in conjunction with Safe Triage and SOSChildren’s Village Benin, has helped providemedical services using on-loan BGAN terminalsand a BGAN Link GEO service at no cost, toconnect local co-workers of SOS Children’sVillages with specialists at an urban hospitalfor the sharing of medical data and diagnosticsupport.

Designed specifically for users working inremote areas that require high monthlyvolumes of always-on standard IP data forsustained periods of operation, BGAN Link isInmarsat’s broadband data service, whichoperates over Inmarsat’s I-4 network. The telemedicine kit, used in Benin, Safe

Triage, records a range of medical data, whichis transmitted, in real-time, to doctors who canaccess the information via a shared server forremote monitoring and follow-up. Thisincreases the range of diagnostic andtreatment options and opportunities availableto patients in even the most isolated of remote,rural clinics. David Morgan, medical director atSTS, said at the time that, “Allowing access to

high level medical care is a fundamentalhuman right so frequently denied.Telemedicine redresses this problem and is areal game changer not only for Benin but otherareas in the world where medical provision is inshort supply or unavailable.”More than 180 eHealth consultations were

conducted in the first month of the programme,during which 16 medical conditions requiringhospitalisation were identified. If ever an application of satellite connectivity

were needed to underline the importance of allcommunities being connected this is surely it.�

Tim Guest

Ariane 5 at launch and the BGAN kit thatconnects users to services (Photo: ESA-CNES-Arianespace / Optique Vidéo du CSG)



How the development of access to broadband Internet is enhanced by the introductionand operation of the new AMOS-6 satellite

New satellite servicesto rural regions

SATELLITE Internet

AFRICA, PARTICULARLY SUB-SAHARAN Africa, offers spectacularpotential for Spacecom and ourAMOS satellites. With years of

experience in Africa, our satellites haveprovided a mix of customers from ISPs,broadband internet service providers,broadcasters, telecom providers, multi-national enterprises, governments and morewith an array of services.

A new focusToday, Africa is advancing technologically andas cellular networks and Internet broadbandbuild out into Africa's far flung regions, thecontinent will remain a great frontier withimmense growth potential. Spacecom iscurrently planning to position multiplesatellites to service Sub-Saharan Africa. Thefirst of these is AMOS-6, scheduled to belaunched to the 4W prime orbital position laterin 2016. AMOS-6 was built with Africa in mind.Our focus on Africa also led to us to increaseour staffing – both sales and technology – towork closely with our African partners.This new satellite to be positioned will be

co-positioned with AMOS-3 and AMOS-2, andultimately replace the latter. AMOS-6 will belarger than both of its cohorts combined andwill include new technologies such as HighThroughput Satellite (HTS) Ka-band spotbeams to enable service providers to offerimproved broadband internet access to theircustomers.The great news for AMOS-6 is that we have

already partnered with Facebook to provideInternet Broadband services to the continent.Facebook's Internet.org will provide broadbandaccess to reaches the masses with excellentuser experience. Together we will bringconnectivity to Sub Saharan Africa with theAMOS-6's Ka-band capacity. This new initiativeto leverage satellite technologies will increasethe number of African citizens online to relievepent-up demand for connectivity from themany users in Africa beyond range of fixed andmobile terrestrial networks. AMOS-6 will be thesatellite backbone for this major operation. Thestrength of AMOS-6's HTS beams aimed atSub-Saharan Africa will ensure that thisstrategic goal is met and exceeded. Ourpartnership with Facebook is an excellent

vehicle for Spacecom to serve Africancommunities by enabling them to receive fast,reliable broadband internet. We believe thisventure is the quickest method to unlock andexpand the continent's latent growth.

New technologies, new markets In addition, AMOS-6's 39 Ku-band segmentswill provide a wide array of services. With cross-beam and cross-services capabilities, thesatellite will serve an important role as acommunications carrier between Europe, theMiddle East and Africa. Fitted with numerous

new technologies, the new satellite will openmore new markets including those in WesternEurope and Ka-band spot-beams forbroadband access.Spacecom's AMOS-6 HTS technologies will

enable our partners, DTH and broadbandservice providers, to integrate broadbandservices for non-linear content with broadcastservices for linear content. One advantage HTSbrings is that it makes the provision ofbroadband faster and less expensive thanterrestrial rollout. The farther businesses andhouseholds are located from the city centers,the more prohibitive costs of terrestrialtechnologies become. With HTS platforms,high speed broadband becomes a realitywhether for residential customer, as in NorthAmerica or Europe, or to providing broadbandconnections for a town or village in Africa.Spacecom is in a superb position to enable

Africa to realise its own potential. Satellite is aquick and effective way to bring a largerpercentage of African businesses and citizensonline with broadband access. This isespecially important in rural and hard to reachfar-flung areas. According to the World Bank,every 10 per cent of broadband penetrationincreases developing countries' per capita GDPgrowth by 1.38 per cent. This means that moresatellite services, especially broadband, boostoverall economic expansion. We at Spacecomsee our mission to push Africa to further realiseits full potential.

Together with local, national and regionalservice providers, we will enable betterconnectivity to customers in various Sub-Saharan Africa communities. Ourcustomers include ISPs, broadcasters,

telecom providers, multi-national enterprises,governments and others. Obviously, it shouldbe noted that each country or region offers avery different business climates vary. Thus weneed to operate differently in each country andthere is no one template for every country. Ourlocal and regional partners best understandthe conditions in which they operate andtherefore we adjust our operating standards tofit each and every single country. �

Amir Carmeli, senior VP sales West Africa &France, Spacecom: operator of AMOS satellite fleet

Amir Carmeli, SVP sales West Africa & France,Spacecom: operator of AMOS satellite fleet



Challenges to publishers and platform providers in pushing digital content to thecontinent's connected consumers

Digital content space and the problem of plenty

SERVICESContent Management

IT WOULD BE a bit of an understatementto say that the digital content market hasgrown by leaps and bounds over theyears. Indeed, it may be more fitting to

say that the digital content landscape hasevolved over a period of time.

Now, let’s examine both statements-first, afew hard facts and figures. According to thegood folks over at Juniper Research, the digitalcontent market was pegged at just underUS$99bn in 2014 and will increase to nearlyUS$155bn in 2019, an average annual increaseof 9.4 per cent. This magic number, accordingto the research firm, will be largely achieved bythe gaming segment, although the contentsector with the strongest growth over theforecast period will be e-publishing.

Now, moving onto the oldest and arguably,the best loved component of the digital contentspace-music. As per Juniper, revenuegenerated from streamed services will bepartially offset by a significant decline inringback tone revenues, particularly in the FarEast and China.

Next, over-the-top (OTT) players areexpected to root for and push video-basedcontent. In other words, players like Netflix willcontinue to expand their footprint acrossvarious markets. And, needless to say, theseplayers will focus on enhancing the amount oforiginal content they offer to end users. Going astep further, OTTs are also expected to begin tobid for sporting rights in the longer term,thereby making them even more attractivepropositions to customers.

Industry evolutionNow to tackle the other bit. So far, we’veestablished the fact that the progress made bythe digital content industry is nothing short ofmagnificent. But how has this industryevolved? Well, two major trends come to mindimmediately. First, across the digital arena,there has been a gradual transition from thepay-per-download model to subscription. Thebest example of this shift is in the mobile

space, where the overwhelming majority ofapplications (99 per cent, in fact) are now freeat the point of download.

Therefore, the majority of application-basedrevenues (pegged at 88 per cent in 2014) canbe traced back to freemium applications, via acombination of one-off purchases foradditional items made in-application orthrough subscriptions. Moreover, there is alsoa shift from “downloading” to “streaming”,which will continue to become moresignificant, as network operators enhance thecoverage of their 4G networks.

In other words (and I cannot overemphasisethis), we are living in a world of 24/7connectivity, where every customer accessescontent on their own terms and on the device oftheir choice. In a nutshell, the way that contentis accessed, monetised and delivered haschanged significantly. Naturally, this hasimplications for all stakeholders of thisindustry and these players are scrambling toensure they don’t get taken by surprise.

Monetising contentSo, what are the challenges facing thesestakeholders? Well, first and foremost, content

monetisation and payments. Of course, thisissue is as old as the hills, but one not likely todissipate anytime soon. In a nutshell,monetisation and payments are a key focus forcompanies. The issue is compounded by thefact that a considerable proportion of theworld’s population is ‘unbanked’, whichimplies that service providers ought to findalternative methods for consumers to makepayments. Now, a number of options, such ascarrier billing, subscriptions and pay-per-videoor pay-per-download have been closelyexamined, but, while all three have theirmerits, my guess is, this debate will continuefor some time to come.

Next up is content discovery anddistribution, another oft-debated subject. Now,there is little doubt that there is a surfeit ofcontent up for grabs today. But, the question is(and remains), how does one ensure thesubscriber is able to easily discover theseofferings? Of course, let’s not forget that thecontent market is very fragmented, whichmakes it harder for distribution channels toaccess the right content. Consider thedisparity-leading players in the contentindustry can afford to create dedicatedchannels for content distribution, but it isn’tthat simple for small-time artists andindependent content creators. How do theseplayers ensure their offerings find their way tothe right audience? How do they make moneyfrom this? Needless to say, this, in turn,cascades into the age-old issue of piracy.

The new ecosystemSo, while I have outlined the evolution, trendsand the various challenges facing the digitalcontent market, the intention wasn’t to painta bleak picture. I would like to conclude byproviding an idea of what can be done. Andhere it is - net, net, the need of the hour is tocreate a ‘marketplace’ or a platform to crossthe chasm between content publishers andcustomers. This platform should ideallypermit publishers to push all kinds of digitalcontent directly to the customer. In otherwords, a holistic platform to address acustomer’s every digital-related need; whilsteliminating (or at least mitigating) the issue ofcontent discovery and delivery can go a longway in simplifying the overall ecosystem.Well, we hope so. �

Atul Madan, senior vice president & head of digitalservices, Mahindra Comviva

The need of the hour is to create a ‘marketplace’ to cross

the chasm between contentpublishers and customers.


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The innovations introduced at the 2016 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show, held in the USA from 18 - 21 April

An ever-increasingfocus on IP systems

BROADCAST NAB

AMONG THE MANY memorablequotes attributed to former USSecretary of State Henry Kissinger isthe line: "I thought I was paranoid

until I realised they really were out to get me."The annual NAB Show induces a similar

state of mind in any reporter trying to exploreits 1,700 or so exhibition booths. When I firstbegan attending NAB back in 1985, some of themost seasoned hacks preferred to settle in theNAB bar and wait for the stories to come tothem. That approach failed two or three yearslater when the bar was demolished to makeway for a coffee shop.

Another approach is to solicit permission toascend the roof-level catwalk above the CentralHall. This is useful for determining which boothshave the biggest crowds, then climb back downthe ladder to find out what is attracting them.Crowd-following continues to be a worthwhiletechnique for anyone exploring majorexhibitions; lonely booth staff staring at theirshoelaces are probably on a lean year.

Systems and infrastructureThis year, paranoia will be felt not just by theNAB Show reporters but by the majority ofexhibitors. The industry life-saver, 4K ultra highdefinition, faces imminent and seriouscompetition from 8K. Add in the ever-increasing focus on IP-based broadcast systeminfrastructure and you have the basis for a veryexciting event.

Crystal Vision will be showing what it claimsis the industry's most forward-looking framesystem. Vision 3 is a new 3U frame suitableboth for SDI video and audio as well as futurevideo-over-IP and 4K products. SDI chroma andlinear keyer cards, up and down converters,synchronisers, embedders, video and audiodelays and audio converters will all beavailable at launch. Up to 20 cards can behoused in the frame. The company will bediscussing its forthcoming SMPTE 2022-basedIP gateway products which are protocolagnostic, Crystal Vision's software-basedapproach making it easy to configure them forother agreed protocols.

Ikegami will demonstrate its new UHK-4304K/HD portable camera. This employs threenewly-developed 4K-native 2/3 inch CMOSsensors and is equipped with a B4 bayonetmount compatible with 2/3 inch HD lenses. An

optional SE-U430 expander accommodateslarge studio or OB lenses. Two piececonstruction allows the UHK-430's sensor andlens head to be detached as a compact unit foreasy deployment on a support devices such aslong-reach manually-controlled camera poles.In this mode, the head can be operated up to50 metres from the camera body. "The UHK-430is one of the most important additions to ourproduct range in recent years," commentedMasanori Kondo, president of Ikegami Europe."It allows very high quality UHD and widedynamic range production while at the sametime interfacing easily with current HD systems.A high frame-rate option will be particularlyappreciated by OB production companies as itprovides easy access to slow-motion effectsboth for sports and stage-event coverage."

Signals and screensLeader Instruments will show two new optionsfor its LV7390 rasteriser. These comprise full 4Ksignal measurement capability plus a plug-indigital audio module providing up to 16channels of de-embedded SDI audio which canbe viewed on screen and output as discreteAES3 feeds. Video Engineer controls areprovided for use in camera setup duringshading. The integral Leader CINELITE featureallows the user to measure luminance levels atup to three different points in a scene.CINEZONE uses false colours to indicateluminance levels in a scene and is particularlysuited to green-screen chroma-key virtual-set

Gabriel Janko, sales director, Octopus,demonstrates the Octopus app

The industry life-saver, 4Kultra high definition, faces

imminent and seriouscompetition from 8K




BROADCASTNAB

alignment. Leader will also introduce its LV5480 SD/HD/3G SDI multi-format waveformmonitor. This can be upgraded at any time to afull featured 4K monitor with compliance fordigital cinema (4096 x 2160) or broadcast UHD(3840 x 2160) based on 3G dual link, 3G quadlink and HD quad link. Options include HighDynamic Range (HDR) measurement, 12G-SDIconnectivity and support for IP protocols.

NTP Technology will exhibit (on theSanken/plus24 booth) the latest version of theDAD AX32 audio processor which is designedfor use in audio recording and post-production.The AX32 comes as standard with an interfacefor Avid Pro Tools and eight AES/EBU and MADIinputs and outputs. It can optionally be fittedwith a Dante IP audio interface and two opticalMADI interfaces. New Version 2 firmware forthe AX32 provides support for MADI and AES3I/O cards. In addition, new DADman v.5.0control software will enable direct control ofthe AX32 using NTP Technology's existing Pro |Mon and new Cue | Mix functionality as well asallowing control via the Avid Eucon protocol.The internal signal capacity of the AX32 hasbeen increased to 128 input/output channelsper card slot. In addition, the internal matrixnow has an enhanced capacity of 1,500 x 1,500non-blocking crosspoints allowing routing andsplitting of signal in any combination.

Octopus Newsroom will show its version 8 software featuring a new dashboard GUIwhich brings together every assignment,notification and update. Until now, newsroomsolutions have treated social media as an add-on feature. With Octopus 8, Twitter, Facebookand Instagram are fully integrated into thenewsroom. Social media are now treated withthe same importance as a traditional newsfeed or a programme rundown. Also making itsfirst NAB appearance is the Octopus MobileApp which offers journalists full newsproduction capabilities on tablets and mobilephones running Apple iOS or Google Android.Reporters and editors working remotely gaininstant access to all wires, rundowns andassignments. They can also edit stories withina rundown, preview prompter text as well ascreate wires and reports in the field.

Osprey Video will exhibit its new Talon G1hardware-based two-channel streamingcontribution encoder, the first in acomprehensive lineup of hardware encodingsolutions. Operating in MBR Streamer mode, theTalon G1 inputs a single channel. Users canchoose one source from 3G HD/SD-SDI, HDMI, or

CVBS (composite) inputs, then stream up tothree destinations in multiple resolutions andbit rates. The encoder supports frame alignmentfor RTMP MBR streaming. Output formatsinclude RTMP, RTP, and UDP, and users can saveto a .TS file in resolutions up to 1080p60.

PlayBox Technology will introduce itsCloudAir platform. Available on a software-as-a-service basis, this is claimed to allow a newtelevision channel in any standard from SD toUHD to be set up in matter of secondsaccording to PlayBox Technology PresidentDon Ash. "It is designed for anyone who wantsto broadcast TV content, be it on a real-time24/7 basis, a catch-up facility, the red buttonelement of a reality show or a short-runningseries such as a sports event. It can also bedeployed as the basis of a highly securedisaster recovery system. CloudAir is able toprovide true playout with graphics on anyenterprise-class blade, rack or tower server.Once CloudAir is installed, no auxiliaryhardware is required at all."

Ross will show a new Acuity productionswitcher with integrated IP 10 Gb/s I/Ocapabilities. This provides a direct connectioninto the Evertz IP routing environment. AcuityIP I/O is compatible with the Evertz ASPEN andSMPTE 2022-6 encapsulation standards formedia integration within IP networks and withthe Evertz Magnum control system. Acuity with

ASPEN I/O will be showing in the ASPENCommunity booth. Also on show will be theXPression Trackless Studio which allows usersto achieve virtual camera moves, use multiplecameras, perform transitions, add live inputs,trigger real-time 3D graphics, recall clips orstill images, and create macros for complexevents. It uses stationary physical camerasinstead of encoded camera heads or opticaltracking systems. Camera movement ishandled by virtual cameras inside theXPression scene.

Utah Scientific will introduce a new family ofIP gateway input and output cards that providetwo-way conversion of SDI video signals andSMPTE-2022 signals over a 10G Ethernetconnection. The new range works with all Utah-400 Series 2 enterprise routers and also plugsdirectly into a stand-alone 2RU chassis. Thenew offerings are covered by a 10-year warrantyand no-fee customer support.

Vidcheck will demonstrate Version 7 ofVidchecker, available as a free upgrade toexisting customers possessing currentVidcheck software maintenance contracts, andto Vidcheck OnDemand license holders. Newfeatures include automatic video segmentdetection, advanced validation of IMFmetadata and essence, plus a new audiocorrection algorithm which providestransparent adjustment of abnormally highaudio peaks. Also making their world-firstappearance are new automated correctionoptions for Vidchecker. These give customersthe ability to add a wide range of file-correctioncapabilities into Vidchecker or Vidchecker-postrather than having to select an entirelyseparate application. �

There is an ever-increasingfocus on IP-based broadcast

system infrastructure.

Social media are now treatedwith the same importance as

a traditional news feed or a programme rundown



Enterprise technology and digital advertising spending torise as traditional connectivity spend declines

Ovum speaks on thesecond digital revolution

COMMERCE Economy

THE NEXT PHASE of digitaltransformation impacts industriesacross the board. All industries will beaffected by this revolution. More

verticals and processes will be impacted andautomated by digitalisation, and theseeffects will be felt across value chains,supply chains, consumption andmonetisation.

The ‘Second Digital Revolution’, accordingto analysts at Ovum, examines the digitaleconomy and its key players over the decade to2025. Ovum predicts that this equates to aUS$4.8 trillion global opportunity in 2025 – up29 per cent from 2015 - for technologycompanies. These are the digital enablers,including IT vendors like IBM and SAP andcommunications service providers (CSPs) likeOrange, as well as technology giants Google,Apple and Microsoft. Such entities will supplythe technology and connectivity making thisorganisational transformation possible. And itis enterprise technology that will take thelargest market share.

Digital enablers set to dominateOvum forecasts that digital enablers willbenefit the most from the evolution of thedigital economy. It defines such entities asenablers in a SMART economy, based aroundthe evolution of Services, Management,Applications, Relationships, and Technology.SMART players enable customers and thirdparties to access and distribute applicationsand content. Embedded in many digitalenablement segments and with significantbreadth of reach, they’ll be able to capture asignificant proportion of the total value.Today’s internet platform providers (such asApple, Google, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft)are most likely to assume these roles, but newchallengers are likely to evolve from theinternet or media segments.

Steven Hartley, practice leader, serviceprovider and markets at Ovum, said, “Driven bycost-effective connectivity, greater computingcapacity and improvements in technology suchas analytics and artificial intelligence, thesecond wave of the digital revolution is on itsway and its impact will be felt across allindustries.

“The first digital revolution (1995-2015)

impacted key processes and consumer-facingsectors such as media and retail. However, thesecond will impact a far greater range ofprocesses and industries across the enterprisespace, thereby expanding the opportunity tosupport their transformation – albeit with lessdirect consumer impact than before.

“Those players providing technology,connectivity and services to the DigitalEconomy will have a huge opportunity tofacilitate this transformation.”

Critical challengesSuccess for digital enablers, defined either bygrowth into new opportunities or even simplysurvival, depends on several factors -including, critically, prioritising customers andcontinuous innovation. Those organisationsthat win out will be those working differently.Still, the core attributes of a successful ventureincludes collaboration with competitors,partners and suppliers. Digital enablers mustalso put the consumer at the heart of decision-making processes. Such companies mustconsistently innovate, too, and they must buildscale and reach.

Steven Hartley explained, “Increasedcompetition, attracted by revenue growth andfacilitated by more open ecosystems, willmean that organisations must place the needsof customers at the heart of their decisions andprocesses. Innovation, partnerships, scale,agility and service bundling will all be vital tosupport this new outlook on the market.”

The global structure of financial activityunderpinning market success, Ovum finds, willchange. Ovum's analysts predict thatenterprise technology spending will claim 32per cent of the total digital enablement marketin 2025, almost doubling to more than US$1.5trillion by 2025. Consequently, competition inthis space is set to intensify as CSPs, Internetplatform providers, and network enablersmove in. Moreover, communications andbroadband connectivity will account for asizable 28 per cent share, too - albeit withspending declining by eight per cent overall by2025. And Ovum also examines digitaladvertising, which is expected to grow fastest,from US$166bn in 2015 to US$385bn by 2025 -although it will account for just eight per cent oftotal spending in 2025. �

New economic challengers are likely to evolve fromthe internet or media segments (Photo: Shutterstock/Matthias G Ziegler



Le site de SUNREF, le label finance verte de l’AFD, est en ligne, représent les opportunitésde la transition écologique

Une plateforme dédiéeà la finance verte

COMMERCEFinance

L’AFD MET À la disposition de sespartenaires et des acteurs de lafinance verte un site Internet dédié. Ila lancé le site SUNREF (Sustainable

Use of Natural Resources and Energy Finance)est le label finance verte de l’AFD. Dans uncontexte de transition énergétique etenvironnementale, SUNREF aide les acteursprivés des pays du Sud à saisir lesopportunités de cette transition à travers uneapproche innovante et encourage les banqueslocales à la financer. A ce jour, 42 projetsSUNREF ont été déployés avec succès depuis2006, en partenariat avec 70 banques locales,dans près de 30 pays d’intervention, pour unmontant total engagé de plus de 2,5 milliardsd’euros de prêts accordés par l’AFD, dont 1,2milliard déjà versé.

L’objectif du programme SUNREF est defaciliter l’accès à une énergie durable abordablepour garantir le développement d’uneéconomie sobre en carbone et de participer àl’atténuation des causes du changementclimatique. Ce site se veut être une plateformepour échanger, partager et agir, tout enconstituant un écosystème autour de la financeverte par la diffusion de connaissances et unemise en réseau des acteurs du secteur. Ilpermettra également de présenterl’information sur les projets et les partenairesde ce programme innovant.

Saisir les opportunités de la finance verteLa transition vers un modèle plus vert constitueun important potentiel de développementéconomique. Grâce à la croissance verte, denombreuses opportunités se présentent ausecteur privé dans les domaines de la maîtrisede l’énergie, la gestion durable des ressourcesnaturelles et la protection de l’environnement.Dans les pays du Sud, le financement de cettecroissance verte représente un défi majeurauquel l’AFD apporte, grâce au programmeSUNREF, sa contribution, en partenariat avecles acteurs de la finance verte (banques,entreprises, pouvoirs publics, bailleurs...).

Une ligne de financement vert destinée ausecteur privéSUNREF aide les acteurs privés des pays du Sudà saisir les opportunités de la transitionécologique et encourage les banques locales àla financer, selon des conditions financières

adaptées. Cette offre innovante permet ainsi ausecteur privé un meilleur accès au financementbancaire, pour acquérir des équipements demeilleure qualité, et ainsi de faire deséconomies et d’accroître sa compétitivité grâceà une meilleure gestion de l’énergie et une priseen compte de l’environnement.

SUNREF offre de plus à ses partenaires uneapproche intégrée visant à renforcer lescapacités de l’ensemble des acteurs grâce à unprogramme d’assistance technique dont le rôleest de soutenir et d’amplifier le marché dufinancement des investissements verts :accompagnement des banques dans lefinancement du projet ; et appui auxentreprises dans la mise en œuvre destratégies pour un usage optimisé de l’énergieet des ressources naturelles.

Le site Internet de SUNREFL’AFD met à la disposition des acteurs de lafinance verte (banques, entreprises, bailleurs,

pouvoirs publics) une plateforme dédiée pourcollecter, diffuser et capitaliser sur demeilleures pratiques.

Le site de SUNREF se positionne ainsicomme un écosystème autour de la financeverte offrant aux acteurs du secteur denouvelles opportunités pour mettre en œuvredes approches innovantes et efficaces sur leplan opérationnel.

Enfin, ce site Internet apporte un éclairagecomplémentaire sur les projets déployés enmatière de finance verte par l’AFD, lesinvestissements verts réalisés, que ce soit enAfrique, en Océan Indien, en Amérique Latine,en Asie ou en Méditerranée, l’approcheinnovante de SUNREF et ses avantages, sespartenaires, et les types de financementséligibles.

SUNREF a pour objectif de fédérer les effortsde l’ensemble des acteurs pour faciliter lepassage à l’échelle essentiel pour relever lesdéfis écologiques. �

Le site de SUNREF, une plateforme dédiée à la finance verte, www.sunref.org


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Station de mesure de Narda Safety Test Solutions pour la surveillance dechamps électromagnétiques dans des bandes de fréquence programmables

Area Monitor sélectif en fréquence selon larecommandation UIT-T K.83

SOLUTIONS Test

NARDA SAFETY TEST Solutions alancé sur le marché l’AMS-8061, unnouveau mesureur de champs EMFde terrain sélectif. La station de

mesure autonome surveille les champsélectromagnétiques allant de 100 kHz à 6GHz sur 20 bandes de fréquenceparamétrables. Cela permet de mesurer etd’enregistrer séparément les niveaux dechamps liés aux differents services tel que leGSM, UMTS, LTE , FM , TETRA DAB et DVB-T. Lamesure s’effectue conformément à laréglementation UIT-T K.83 « Surveillance desniveaux des champs électromagnétiques ».

Narda est un société internationalespécialisée dans les appareils de mesuredédiés à évaluer et tester la sécurité danslesdomaines des radiofréquences et de lacompatibilité électromagnétique. La gammedes appareils pour évaluer la sécurité dans leschamps de radiofréquences va des mesureursà large bande et à fréquence sélective auxécrans pour la surveillance globale d’unsecteur en passant par des moniteursportables destinés à la sécurité personnelle.

Distribués sous le nom de marque PMM, NardaSafety Test Solutions propose des appareilspour mesurer la compatibilitéélectromagnétique d’appareils (EMC). Pourtester la sécurité dans les champs deradiofréquences, Narda propose desanalyseurs et des mesureurs de sources radio.Comptent parmi les prestations de l’entreprise,le suivi, l’étalonnage et les cours de formation.

L’entreprise gère son système demanagement selon les normes ISO 9001/2008et ISO/IEC 17025.

Des interventions mobilesLe nouveau moniteur de terrain, de type AMS-8061, travaille de manière autonome. Alimentépar cellules solaires et accumulateurs, ilgarantit des mesures sans interruption sur unepériode pratiquement illimitée. L’appareil

stocke les données de mesure en mémoire , p.ex. à l’intervalle de temps régulier de sixminutes, sur une période de 30 jours s. Cesdonnées sont ensuite accessibles en modelocal via Ethernet, USB ou RS232, outéléchargeables sur carte SD ou transmissiblesà distance via un modem mobile. L’appareiltransmet aussi sa position sous forme decoordonnées GPS parallèlement aux donnéesde mesure, ce qui simplifie les interventionsmobiles. En cas de dépassement des seuilslimites ou de perturbations, l’appareil envoieautomatiquement un message SMS poursignaler les anomalies.

Les antennes intégrées de l’Area Monitorcouvrent la bande de fréquence de 100 kHz à 6GHz. Un analyseur de spectre internesélectionne et mesure les différentes plages defréquence et les regroupe dans les bandes defréquence programmées par l’utilisateur.

De cette manière, l’appareil permet deprocéder aux mesures sélectivesconformément aux dispositions du chapitre 7de la réglementation UIT-T K.83. De plus,l’appareil grâce à son port Ethernet, peut êtreintégré à des applications web, et le logicielcomplémentaire sur PC simplifie l’analyse et ladocumentation des résultats obtenus.

Avec son boîtier robuste et résistant auxintempéries, l’Area Monitor AMS-8061 estparfaitement adapté aux applications enextérieur et par tout temps. �

Alimenté par cellulessolaires et accumulateurs,

le nouveau moniteurgarantit des mesures sans

interruption sur unepériode pratiquement

illimitée


L’Area Monitor AMS-8061 est adapté auxapplications en extérieur et par tout temps



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WITH THE RAPID adoption of the Internet ofThings (IoT) and machine-to-machine (M2M)ecosystems taking place across the globe,enterprises need cloud-based solutions. Withthe potential scale of solutions required byM2M device management platforms in order tocontrol, configure, and manage the variousdevices in a given M2M ecosystem effectively,enterprises need to embrace the cloud. Suchplatforms must be scalable to effectivelymanage the sheer volume of IoT devicesconnected to the Internet, and the benefits ofinfinite horizontal scalability and on-demandprovisioning of services are right in line withthe requirements of the M2M space. With areported 94 per cent of all businesses seeing areturn on their IoT and M2M investments,enterprise M2M adoption rates will likelycontinue to rise.

Scalability and reachManagement software must be available at alltimes to orchestrate mission-critical M2Minteractions. Traditional, on-premise solutionsmay buckle under intense workloads anddemands, but cloud-based devicemanagement can always scale to expectations

and/or requirements, supporting hundreds ofmillions of endpoints on one server.

In terms of reach, cloud computing software-as-a-service (SaaS) is accessible anywhere,while on-premise solutions may requireextensive configuration and securityadjustments to allow for ubiquitous access.SaaS means the remote management,monitoring and configuration of M2M devices iseasier than ever and accessible through a Web-based user interface. Most contemporary cloud-based solutions also feature RESTful APIs foreasy integration with other tools, creating a best-in-breed M2M device-management framework.

Data-driven analysisTraditional database technologies simplycannot manage and process the amount ofdata created by and shared between M2M andIoT devices with traditional databasetechnologies, such as relational databasemanagement systems (RDBMS). With 90 percent of IoT data set to be hosted on cloudservice provider platforms before the end ofthsi decade, big data solutions — powered byunderlying cloud infrastructures — are criticalfor storing, analysing and serving M2M data.

Cloud based M2M management platformenables service providers to test and scalesolutions and also prepare for future growth ofIoT devices and the data collected from them.

Mformation makes an IMPACT on M2MDeveloped by Mformation, an M2M devicemanagement solution called IMPACT(Intelligent Management Platform for AllConnected Things) enables enterprises tocapitalise on increasingly connected economicgrowth and support the billions of new devicesemerging in the global marketplace. It enablescloud M2M management of any device, acrossany application.

Increasingly, seamless mobile connectivityis becoming a way of life, an acccepted 'norm'.Today's expectations in business necessitatereal-time, convenience-driven automation. Thisis why Mformation has made an IMPACT.

MAM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS specialist Tedial has showcased its multi award-winning Evolution, an enhanced version of its Media IT platform, for the first timein the Middle East at CABSAT 2016.

Tedial Evolution provides international broadcasters and global mediacompanies with the next-generation in MAM and business driven mediaworkflows. It enables an end-to-end business media platform marrying mediapreparation and logistics into a complete supply chain. This provides customerswith scalable tools that cost-effectively allow them to increase their mediathroughput in line with the unprecedented speed at which media consumption isincreasing year-on-year. Tedial Evolution is designed to reinforce a collaborativeworking environment and drive workflows for linear, VOD and OTT services.

As well as showcasing Tedial Evolution the company will be highlighting itsimplementation of the IMF schema within its MAM and workflow systems, as wellas the AMWA FIMS AS-11 specifications. Tedial supports the SPMTE MXF, BXF andAXF standards and the BPMN 2.0 Notation standard for enhanced interoperability.

“We’re very excited to bring Tedial Evolution to CABSAT 2016,” explains EstherMesas, Tedial’s Chief Sales & Marketing Officer. “Media companies are movingforward with new-generation MAM technology, which allows them to executeglobal operations and be competitive. Tedial Evolution delivers the advancedfeatures and high performance that they require to drive their current andfuture business growth and guarantee the profitability of their operations.”

Tedial Evolution, provides internationalbroadcasters and global media companies

with the next-generation in MAM andbusiness driven media workflow

Tedial brings MAM Evolution to CABSAT

Cloud-based control and configuration with IMPACT


M2M communicationsmanagement can be muchmore effective with off-premise infrastructure

TEST AND MEASUREMENT solutions provider Anritsu has successfullydemonstrated peak throughput for an LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) device andnetwork simulator using 3x Carrier Aggregation (3CA) and 4x4 MIMOwith 256QAM modulation. Utilizing devices featuring the newQualcomm® Snapdragon™ X16 LTE modem, a product of QualcommTechnologies, Inc. a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, and theAnritsu MD8430A LTE Simulator, Anritsu is able to successfully showsupport for stable IP-layer data rates of up to 1 GBit/s in the downlink.The solution was demonstrated at 2016 Mobile World Congress inBarcelona, Spain.

Utilising newly introduced capability enables a single MD8430A tosimulate three contiguous LTE baseband cells on a single RF carrier. Withtwo MD8430A simulators in a “master/slave” combination we can offermore aggregated carriers with higher-order MIMO than other solutionson the market. Cells can be placed in any licensed or unlicensed bandusing newly introduced RF capability to cover 350 MHz to 6 GHz.

Anritsu makes 1Gb/s LTE-A throughput withQualcomm Snapdragon X16 LTE modem

Application-layer demonstration featuring MD8430A LTE simulator uses10 simultaneous 100 Mb/s data streams to achieve peak throughput



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T-SYSTEMS COMPANY INTERVATE haslaunched its new Intranet as a Service offering,delivered via the Microsoft SharePoint Onlinepublic cloud platform. The offering, built onagile principles, delivers a componentisedIntranet solution that can be deployed quicklyand easily as a standard framework, and canalso be fully customised according to customerrequirements. In addition, it offers a ‘pay as youuse’ model that makes Intranets an affordableoption for all sizes of enterprise.

“Intranets are by no means a new concept,but over the years they have becomeincreasingly static and out-dated. However,new requirements for increased collaboration,centralised information sharing and corporatesocial hubs have seen the reinvention of theIntranet into a dynamic portal for informationaccess, networking and improved productivity.

These benefits have typically only beenavailable to the large corporate though, andoften at significant capital cost and timeinvestment,” said Peter Reid, SharePointsolutions head at Intervate.

“Intervate’s Intranet as a Service offeringopens up this market to the Small to MediumEnterprise, while still catering perfectly totraditional large enterprise customers. With abasket of components and services fororganisations to choose from, includingstandard features and customisation, itshortens the time to deploy and increasesagility and flexibility. As with all cloud services,it also turns a capital expense into apredictable monthly operational cost, andbecause customers choose only what theyneed or want, it is also highly cost effective,ideal for customers of all sizes.”

As SharePoint solutions experts, Intervatehas many years of experience in buildingtailored Intranet solutions for customers,based on the principles of agile development.This ensures that solutions delivered are fullyflexible and continue to meet customer needseven as they change over time and thedevelopment cycle.

Utilising the components and servicesdeveloped for numerous customers over theyears, Intervate has created a full Intranetportal based on a generic platform. This is thestarting point for a tailored solution, into whichvarious components can be implemented andthen customised according to the needs of theclient.

A component catalogue and a servicescatalogue guide customers as to their choicesand selections, which in turn influences themonthly fee.

Not only is this ideal for all company sizes, italso lends itself perfectly to the deployment ofnew Intranets as well as migrations andupgrades.

“We have worked closely with Microsoft toensure the highest levels of governance. Thisnot only improves cost effectiveness and easeof delivery, but also fully complies with allrelevant data privacy and protectionlegislation...In addition, many of thecomponents were originally developed forheavily regulated industries such as miningand finance, and the structures therefore havestringent governance built in from the groundup,” Reid said.

Intervate’s dynamic intranet service - for fast, agile, flexible deployments

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TAKING PLACE FROM 11-14 May 2016 at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh at the invitation of the Government of Egypt, theInternational Telecommunication Union (ITU)Global Symposium forRegulators (GSR-16) will welcome world-class speakers with adynamic programme focused around the theme of ‘Be Empowered, BeIncluded: Building Blocks for Smart Societies in a Connected World’.The symposium will be chaired by Mostafa Abd El-Wahed, ActingChairman of the National Telecommunication Regulatory Authorityof Egypt (NTRA). This programme includes discussions around:• Artificial intelligence, smart sensors & smart network.• Digital financial inclusion.• The regulatory road towards the ‘Internet of Things’ and M2M.• New digital platforms – empowering or enslaving?• Privacy, trust and cybersecurity.• Strategies to encouraging digital entrepreneurship.

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