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ITU Arab Regional Workshop on Mobile Roaming: National & International Practices
27 to 29 of Oct, 2015 Sudan - Khartoum
National and International Roaming :
NTC Role and Challenges
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Contents
Telecom Sector.
Telecom Market Indicators.
International Roaming.
National Roaming.
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Telecom Sector
Entity Role
Ministry of Telecommunication Policies & Legislations
National Telecom. Corporation (NTC) Regulatory functions
Operators & Service Providers Operating & provision of services
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NAMEDATE OF
LICENSE
DATE OF
COMMERCIAL
OPRATION
TYPE OF SERVICE LOGO
SUDATEL April 93 February 94fixed telephone services,
WIRELESS CDMA+WIRE
Canar October 2004 April 2005
fixed telephone services,
Limited Mobility, NGN,
WiLL /CDMA
ZAIN August 1996 Feb 1997mobile cellular services
3G - GSM
MTN Nov 2003 Sept 2004mobile cellular services
3G - GSM
SUDANI Feb 2005 Feb 2005Mobile cellular services
3G GSM / CDMA
0
5,000,000
10,000,000
15,000,000
20,000,000
25,000,000
30,000,000
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Number of Subscribers
Mobile Fixed
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Mobile Market Share / Subscribers (%)
62%
46% 42%
55% 57%52%
45% 43% 41%
20%
25%
21%
25% 19%24%
28% 32% 32%
18%29%
37%
20% 24% 24% 26% 25% 27%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Sudani
MTN
ZAIN
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Telecom Market Indicators Mobile telephone subscriptions are greater than 27.8
millions with 71.7% penetration rate , and those usingfixed telephone are less than 500,000 i.e. 1% penetrationrate .
Individuals using the internet per 100 inhabitants 24.6 % of Households with a computer 14. % of Households with a Fixed Telephone 3.4 . Broadband internet subscribers are more than one
million, the mobile broadband users are around 10.4millions .
Geographical coverage is%41.5. Population coverage is 84%.
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Telecom sector Cont’d,
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75
35
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10
20
30
40
50
60
70
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Technical Support SMS Tracking System ISPs
Licensed Companies
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Telecom sector Cont’d,
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International Roaming
NTC encourages operators to sign international agreementsto provide international roaming service.
The complexities of providing international roaming servicespresent a barrier to a practicable regulatory solution.
NTC regulates services pricing to ensure provision ofaffordable services to consumers.
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International Roaming Cont’d
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0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Outbound & Inbound Roamers 2015
Outbound Inbound
International Roaming Challenges
The biggest challenge is theeconomic situation, andsanctions imposed onSudan that led to highinflation rate which isreflected in theinternational roamingwholesale prices .
High roaming service prices
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2
2.22.2
2.5 2.5
3.6
5.5
6.56.5
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Q4 2011 2012 2013 2014 Q4
US Dollar to SDG (Official Rate)
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International Roaming Cont’d
NTC has imposed on all operators to useseveral methods of communication to ensurethat all consumers are aware of the latestRoaming prices ,
o Service providers must publish roaming offers on theirwebsites.
oRoamers must receive welcoming SMS.
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National Roaming
In order to achieve the goal of the regulatoryauthority regarding provisioning oftelecommunication services in all part ofSudan,
o NTC is trying to create a competitive markets with thelatest technology , high quality and reliability of services.
o Also guidelines for infrastructure sharing issued by NTC in2012.
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National Roaming Cont’d
NTC prepared a consultation paper regardingproviding National roaming.
NTC will take into account this workshoprecommendations.
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National Roaming Goals
NTC is studying national roaming services as oneof infrastructure sharing options to determine itssuitability of :
o Deploying telecom. services in remote and rural areas.o Deploying new telecom technologies.o Reaching the optimum use of resources.o Providing an alternative for users of
telecommunications services to reduce dual SIMs.
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THANK YOU
Open Discussion
Name: Eng. Zaineb Magzoub
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