Growth Markets in

Data Business

…with focus on Africa

Presented by :

Nitin Kaushal Business Head – Asia PacificBharti Airtel (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Hand Phone : +65-9270-4270; Email : nitin.kaushal@airtel.in; Web : www.airtel.in

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Growing Markets for Data Business …….

MIDDLE EAST(14)

AFRICA (57)

ASIA (35)

Source : The Internet Coaching Library

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Africa - An Overview

Huge Geo-demographic coverage: Africa Population: > 1 Billion Population density: 30.5 Pper Sq. Km1/4th of the world’s nations 20.4% of world’s land mass

More than 1000 languages: Average of 4 languages per country South Africa has 11 official languages Franco-Phones & Anglo-Phones Evolving Stable Democratic Structure

Potential: Countless possibilities around ecommerce, Telemedicine, Business Apps, Rural Apps. CAGR of approx. 80-85%

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FDI in Africa

21 22

38

5769

88

0

20

40

60

80

100

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Year

FDI U

S$ B

n

Source : African Economic Outlook

Africa – Increased Foreign Investment

Total Economy:

- US$ 2825 Bn based on ppp valuation (Source : African Economic Outlook)

FDI Gainers (in 2008)

Total FDI – US$ 88 Bn

62% gain contributed by :

• Nigeria : 23%• Angola : 18%• Egypt : 11%• South Africa : 10%

North, West, South – drive by large reservoirs of Natural Gas/Petroleum

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Africa – The Next BPO Hub?

• Population of 1 Bn+ (next only to China, India)

• Low cost of Labour

• English & French Speaking Population.

• Established destinations

- South Africa

- Egypt

• Future Contenders from East Africa :

- Kenya

- Tanzania

- Ghana

- Mauritius

- Tunisia & Morocco

• Key Infrastructural Initiatives by:

- Government & Private Fiber Investments

- NFBs, rather than just LEC fiber

- Metro Networks, National Backbones, Cross Border Connects & Submarine Cables.

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Africa - Telecom Growth & Trends

Mobile Users:

- Increase last 5 Yrs by 50 times to 400Mn.

Fastest growing ICT market

- Expected to be US$ 22Bn this year

(2010).

New international gateway capacities :

Market Shift :Satellite >>Fiber:

•

100 211 482982

1,913

3,555

6,189

10,023

15,128

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

16,000

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Year

Gbps

Large uptake of International

BW

Bandwidth usage to grow roughly 100% every year between 2010 - 13

BW usage to grow 31 times by 2016

Source : Telegeography

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AFRICA : 2010 - Top 10 International BW Markets

Top 10 Countries formulate nearly 90%

of Regions International BW

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Top 10 Countries will formulate

90% of Region’s International BW.

AFRICA : 2016 - Top 10 International BW Markets

How Bharti Airtel will Unlock this Potential Growth….

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Bharti Airtel’s Vision - Unlock the Potential of Africa

• Africa – An integral part of Airtel’s “Emerging Market” Strategy

- Maximize Wireless Network Coverage (Mobile Data /3G)

- Extend the Inter/Intra Fiber Backbone Network

- Expand Access reach with new investments/strategic partnerships.

- Bring focus towards addressing Enterprise Market needs

- Ignite Hi-speed IP growth in Africa by leveraging existing Airtel Global Network

- Empowering its Carrier Partners to address this high growth & underserved market.

To Repeat Airtel INDIA Success Story in AFRICA

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Core Mobile Business in 19 Countries - Asia : 3 Countries - Africa : 16 Countries

ASIA (3)

MIDDLE EAST (14)

AFRICA (16)

1- Nigeria2- Tanzania3- Zambia4- DRC5- Gabon6- Congo B7- Niger8- Malawi9- Kenya10- Chad11- Burkina Faso12- Ghana13- Madagascar14- Uganda15- Sierra Leone16- Seychelles

1- India2- Sri Lanka 3- Bangladesh

Core-Business Investments …….Core Mobile Business in 19 Countries - Asia : 3 Countries - Africa : 16 Countries

US $ 10.7 Bn

ASIA (3)

MIDDLE EAST (14)

AFRICA (16)

1- Nigeria2- Tanzania3- Zambia4- DRC5- Gabon6- Congo B7- Niger8- Malawi9- Kenya10- Chad11- Burkina Faso12- Ghana13- Madagascar14- Uganda15- Sierra Leone16- Seychelles

1- India2- Sri Lanka 3- Bangladesh

Core-Business Investments …….

Countries AIRTEL Core (Mobile/FL/Wireless Data) License/Operation

Countries with AIRTEL Cable Assets / Data Network

Both – Core business license + Cable Data Network

Allied-Business Investments …….

Bharti aims to connect Africa to the World using its Global Cable Investments

Bharti Airtel : - Connecting Africa to the World

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Bharti Airtel - Cables Capacity : - Main One, TEAMS

Parameters SEACOM EASSY TEAMS Main One

Length 13,700 10,000 4,500 7,000

Capacity 1.28 Tbps 1.4 Tbps 1.28 Tbps 1.92 Tbps

CompletionLIVE(Partial)

LIVE(Full)

LIVE (Full)

LIVE (Partial)

Mumbai/ChennaiFujairahLondon

Mombasa

SMW4SMW4

TeamKenya

Kenya

Interconnection

Uganda(via Kenya)

Uganda(via Kenya)

Mombasa

Offering

•Connectivity between Kenya/ Uganda & ROW

•Teams & SMW4 interconnect at Fujairah

•Capacity supported is E1, DS3 , STM-1etc.

•Indicative latency Mombasa-London 190ms

•Indicative latency Mombasa-Chennai – 170ms

Main OneConnectivity Europe to: - Nigeria - Ghana

TEAMS

To Asia

MAIN ONE

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Offering

•Connectivity Africa-India/APAC, Africa-London

•Interconnect at Djibouti to EASSY,EIG or SMW3

•Connectivity preference on EIG

India/APAC

London

SMW3/EIG

SMW3/EIG

Offering

•Connectivity between Africa-India , Africa-London

•Capacity supported is STM-1 and higher.

•Cable SMW4+Seacom

•Connectivity for London is via India/Mumbai (SEACOM + SMW4)

•Capacity may be shifted to direct routing once London Section

is Ready

MumbaiDjibouti

Kenya

SEACOM

Tanzania

Mozambique

South Africa

London

SMW4

SEACOM

Djibouti Interconnection

Bharti Airtel - Cables Capacity : - EASSY, SEACOM

SEACOMEASSy

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Bharti Airtel : Global Cable & Satcom Infrastructure “ Built for our customers… now, available for yours”

SMW4

IMEWE

EIG

EASSy

SEACOM

TEAMS

i2i

AAG

Unity

SJC (Pre-C&MA)

APCN2

Main One

Terrestrial Cables

Marseilles

Fujairah KarachiAlexandria

Port SudanJeddah

Chikura

Hong Kong

SLO

LA

Nasugbu

TripoliGibraltar

Cox’s Bazar

Desaru

Redondo

PakistanNepal China

Bhutan

Bangladesh

- Djibouti : EASSY+EIG - Fujairah : TEAMS + SMW4 - Mumbai : SEACOM+ SMW4 - Guam : AAG + AJC, AAG+PPC-1 - HK: AAG + RNAL (Hong Kong – Rest of North Asia )

London

Mumbai

Chennai

Singapore76.8 °E APSTAR-2R

70.5 °E Eute;lsat W5

36°E – Eutelsat W4

62°E – IS-902

57°E – NSS-12

64°E – IS-906

Cologne, Germany

Nairobi, Kenya 95 °E – N

SS

6

Bangkok

Kuala Lumpur

Manila

Colombo

Ho Chi Minh

Jakarta

Dubai

Tokyo

NY

Chicago

Dallas

Sydney

Paris

Potential interconnects

Djibouti

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Diverse & Smart : - Choice of 3 Paths on Every Route

India-Singapore SMW4

i2i Backup

Network i2i

SMW4

India –ME -EU

EIG IMEWE

EU-US

Hibernia

Apollo TAT14

EACAPCN2

Singapore-Japan

SJC (Planned)

Japan - US

UNITY

PC1JUS

AAG (Express to US)

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