World Summit On the Information Society 2015

May 25, 2015

Zaur Hasanov Director

TASIM Role In The New Geopolitical Reality

TASIM

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Trans-Eurasian Information Super Highway - TASIM

TASIM History

• Proposed by the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan – 2008

• Endorsed by the UN General Assembly Resolution - December 2009

• Project Group launched - April 2010

• International Workshop on TASIM, Project Secretariat established - July 2011

• UN General Assembly unanimously adopted a new resolution (A/Res/67/194) that reiterated support for the TASIM Project - December 21, 2012

• Preliminary Agreement signed by China Telecom, International

Relations and Accounting Center (Azerbaijan), KazTransCom, Rostelecom, Turk Telekom – December 3, 2013

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Main Goals

• Deployment of one of the shortest transit “Asia – Europe” routes

• Increasing revenue provision and additional value adding services for European, Caucasian, Middle Eastern, Central Asian countries, as well as Turkey and China

• Substantial alternative transit opportunities for European, Middle Eastern and Turkish carriers to bypass Russia

• Redundant “Asia – Europe” transit route deployment via Kazakhstan territory

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(DE – PL) – UA – RU – KZ – CN

• (DE – AT – HU – RO – BG) –• (TK – GE) – AZ – KZ – CN

Existing and Projected Routes

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The Project has been divided into 4 parts based onterrestrial partnership method:

1.Chinese part:• In partnership with China Telecom• The route: Hong Kong – Urumqi – China’s border with Kazakhstan

2. Kazakhstani part: • In partnership with KazTransCom• The route: Kazakhstan’s border with China – Caspian marine

border of Kazakhstan with Azerbaijan

3. Caucasus part: • In partnership with IRAC of MCHT AR • The route: Caspian marine border of Kazakhstan with Azerbaijan –

Istanbul

4. European part: • In partnership with Turk Telekom Int. • The route: Istanbul – Frankfurt

Project Parts

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Caucasus Part - Route

Submarine cable route from Kinderli, Kazakhstan to Siazan, Azerbaijan

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Volume and Profit Forecast

Anticipated traffic volume (Gbps & mln USD) between Asia and Europe until 2019.

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Benefits

• Improved regional and global connectivity

• Route diversification

• Improved disaster resiliency

• Bridging digital divide and contribution to Sustainable Development Goals

• Advantage for finance and ICT industries

• Contribution to regional innovation and modernization

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www.tasim.net

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Thank You For Your Attention !

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