Digital City

PHASE 1 of Nairobi Metro Fiber 552 Km equivalent distance: Nairobi to Kampala 8 Months to complete

•First 3 weeks resources are mobilized and training is performed. •Following 6 weeks, works ramp up •After the first 9 weeks works take off •24 weeks after kickoff 500 Km were trenched., duct laid and backfilled. •300Km fiber blown after 24 weeks

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HUAWEI ERICSSON Combined

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Ericsson Portion Breakdown

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Huawei Portion BreakdownOpened Trench HDPE Laid Backfilled Fiber Blowing

02nd September2013

Project at a Glance

Huawei Ericsson

Cluster Length

Effective

Start Date

of P.O.

Issued

Latest Expected

Completion

Date

Effective Number of

sites LLDTotal lead time

Average distance

between sites (Km)Type of Area

Cluster 4 115 12.11.2012 15.11.2013 35 One year 3,29 Suburban

Cluster 3 76,7 13.11.2012 30.09.13 36 10 monthds 2,13 Suburban

Cluster 1 112 12.11.2012 15.11.2013 120 One year 0,93 CBD

Cluster 1 115 28.12.2012 09.10.2103 54 10 monthds 2,13 Urban low concentration

Cluster 2 134 13.11.2012 No changes 122 10 monthds 1,10 Urban high concentration

Total 552,7 Total 367 Overall average 1,51 Urban medium concentration

Phase 1

Huawei

Ericsson

02nd September2013

• 540 Km of 1.2m deep trench dug by sheer muscle power • Total earth moved: 254.400m3 • If put in 20ft containers it required 7718 containers • Enough to fill 02 Panamax-Class Container ships

• At peak Huawei had 1.000 to 1.100 labourers. • Ericsson had at peak 500 labourers.

Most costs is local labor

02nd September2013

• The project drew all resources available in the country. • Machinery

• Compressors • Jackhammers • Trenchless Machinery • Fusion Splicers

• To be able to complete on time need to fly in technicians and

machines from South Africa

• Ericsson knocked machines down. Airfreighted and re-assembled them in country.

• Huawei local subcontractors imported trenchless machinery from Germany and China to cope

02nd September2013

• Kenya’s top capabilities: • Huawei 400Km per year • Ericsson 240Km per year