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StateofICTinSudan

Khalid M Ali

FortheICTDevelopmentandManagementProgram

September6-17,2010

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IndustryStructureMilestonesWTOAgreementonTelecommunicaKonServices

InternetDevelopmente-ReadinessPolicyIssuesIndustryChallengesProfessionalDevelopmentGoals

Overview

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Telecommunica+onsIndustryStructure

PoliciesandLegislaKonCouncilofMinisters-

MinistryofInformaKonandCommunicaKon

EstablishedundertheTelecomActof2001 Responsibleforplans,policiesandregulaKon,

regulaKngtariffs,licensingoperators,frequencymanagementandequipmentapproval

RunsSudansuniversalservicefund

NaKonalTelecommunicaKon

CorporaKon

Establishedin1999andlaunchedinSeptember2001undertheCouncilofMinistersinthePrimeMinistersoffice.

PrimarilyconcernedwiththeuseofICTingovernment 50projectsinearlystagesofimplementaKon.

Valuedat$1.5billion ObjecKveistoaaine-Government

NaKonalInformaKonCenter

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RegulaKonoftheaudio-visualcontent

Provisioningofaudio-visualbroadcastservices

SudanRadioandTelevisionAuthority

Providingthenecessaryinfrastructure Provisioningoflandline,wirelessdataandvoiceservices

Operatorsand

ServiceProviders

Telecommunica+onsIndustryStructure

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Opera+ngEn++es

Operator ServiceProvided Ownership

SudanTelecomGroup Fixedlineoperator,dataandinternetserviceproviderMobileTelecomOperator

Publiclytradedcompany

CanarTelecom Fixedlineoperator,dataand

internetserviceproviderLimitedmobility

ETISALAT82%

GOS+Investors18%

MTN-Sudan MobileTelecomOperatorMobileInternetServiceProvider

MTNGroup

Zain-Sudan MobileTelecomOperatorMobileInternetServiceProvider

ZainGroup

Gemtel MobileTelecomOperatorLimitedoperaKonsinSouthSudan

LAPgreennetworks80%I-Telecom20%

NetworkoftheWorld-NOW MobileTelecomOperatorLimitedoperaKonsinSouthSudan

Vivacell75%Wawat25%

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IndustryMilestones

April1993privaKsaKonoftheTelecommsector-

endofgovernmentsmonopoly

Sep1996creaKonoftheNTC

June2001ApprovaloftheNaKonalTelecommunicaKonAct

2003establishmentofauniversalaccessfund

June2008establishmentofAfricasfirstnaKonaltelecentreacademy-SuNTAinSudan

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SudanandtheWTOAgreementonTelecomm

AworkingpartyontheaccessionofSudanhasbeenestablished,however,SudanisnotyetamemberoftheWTO

ManyofthepoliciesdescribedintheWTOagreementareincludedintheNaKonalTelecommunicaKonAct

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MigraKonto3Gwirelesstechnologiesin2007madeinternetaccessibilitybothaffordableandavailabletowiderpopulaKonsacrossthecountry.

Wirelessoperatorsofferedaccessibilityvia2.5GtechnologytolimitedpopulaKon.

InternetserviceswerefirstofferedbySudatelin1998viadial-upnetworks(28-56k)

21licensedISPs,majorplayersareSudatel,CANARplusthefourwirelessISPs

InternetDevelopmentinSudan.

Operator Dial-up DSL EVDO/

3G

WiMAX

Sudatel 150,000 20,000 15,000

Canar 26,250 4,500

MTN 1,000

Other >5,000

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e-Readiness

TheNICconductedanICTreadinesssurveyin2007.ResultswereusedtobuildanICTstrategyfocusingmainlyongovernment

NICalsocreatedtheICTcomponentofthecountrysnaKonalstrategyownedbytheNaKonalCouncilforStrategicPlanning

TheseeffortstoppedshortofformulaKngaclearICTstrategythatspellsoutwhatboth

governmentandtheprivatesectorsshoulddotodeveloptheICTsectorinthecountry

Sudatelownsandoperatesa7000kmfibrebackboneconnecKng13majorciKes

EASSyhasalandingstaKoninPortSudanconnecKngthecountrydirectlytoEuropeandNorthAmericathroughmulKpleinternaKonalsubmarinecablenetworks

EASSyisthehighestcapacitysystemservingsub-SaharanAfrica,witha3.84Tbit/s,2fibre-pairconfiguraKon

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EasternAfricaSubmarineCableSystem

LandingPoints

Sudan PortSudanDjibouK DjibouK

Somalia Mogadishu

enya Mombasa

Tanzania DaresSalaamMadagascar Toliary

Mozambique Maputo

SouthAfrica Mtunzini

Land-LockedCountriesServed

Uganda Rwanda

Burundi Malawi

Zambia Zimbabwe

Botswana Swaziland

Lesotho

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e-Commerce,e-governmentande-Literacy

LessereffortshavebeenexertedbythegovernmentinformulaKngalegalframeworktosupporte-

commerce

ShyaemptsresultedinPOSandafewotherbasicecommerceapplicaKonroll

outs.

Onlyafewgovernmental

agencies/ministrieshaveputservicesonline

egovernmentisamajorNICiniKaKve,howeverwithconflicKnggovernmentprioriKes,thisdoesnotseemtoreceivetheneededaenKonnorfunding

Hundredsofuniversitystudents

graduatefromICT-relateddisciplineseveryyear

GovernmentandtheprivatesectorofferlimitedtrainingandemploymentopportuniKes

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Legal&PolicyIssuesImpac+ngICTAc+vi+esinSudan

ConflicKngownershipandprioriKes Fourgovernmentalagenciesaretaskedwithplanning,execuKngand

regulaKngICTiniKaKvesinSudan

MinimalhorizontalintegraKonacrossagencies

Lackofacomprehensivelegalframeworktoregulatethesector CentralBankofSudan-forexample-refusestoallowtelecommoperatorsto

delivermoney-transferapplicaKonsbydenyingthemaccesstothenaKonalexchange NoneoftheregulaKngagenciesisabletoreverseCBoSposiKon

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ChallengesFacingTheTelecommunica+onSector

UNandUSAeconomicsancKonsonSudanImpededresearchanddevelopmentworkMadeitdifficulttofinanceexpansionprograms

NaKonalinfrastructurecoverageandhighprices

LimitedaccesstoelectricityandreliableroadsimpedesexpandingcoverageModestpricecompeKKonbetweenthetwonaKonalbackboneoperators

LackofprivatesectorengagementinpolicyformulaKonanddevelopment

Lackofinvestmentinhumancapital

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ThankYou.

halidAli