International Internet Connectivity to Improve Competitiveness in Central

Asia

Christopher MillerCMiller1@ifc.org

Типичный день в интернете

http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23347

International Internet Bandwidth, YE14

Azerbaijan: 340 Gbps

Turkmenistan: 1 Gbps

Kazakhstan: 500 Gbps

Russian Federation: 4,000 Gbps

Kyrgyz Republic: 15 Gbps

Tajikistan: 5 Gbps

Uzbekistan: 20 Gbps

Afghanistan: 15 Gbps

Int’l. Internet Bandwidth per Capita (Kbps)

Turkmenistan Afghanistan Tajikistan Uzbekistan Kyrgyz Republic Russia Kazakhstan Azerbaijan0

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10

15

20

25

30

35

40

0.2 0.5 0.6 0.72.6

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35.8

THE BANDWIDTH DIVIDELess than 10 Kbps:

SERIOUS OBSTACLE TO DEVELOPMENT

Source: Terabit Consulting

Many Western European markets: >100 Kbps per capita

Wholesale Bandwidth Prices• Wholesale bandwidth prices are 10 to 100+ times

higher in Central Asia than in America or Europe

$0 $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 $70 $80 $90

$100 $110 $120 $100+ $100+

$30 $30 $13 $10 $5 $2 $1

Wholesale Transit Pricing per Mbps ($USD)

Source: Terabit Consulting

Consumer Internet Prices• High international bandwidth costs are a primary cause

of high consumer prices

Source: Terabit Consulting

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Kazakh

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48%11% 10% 1% 0% 0%

1 Mbps Internet Subscription as % of Per-Capita GDP

Terrestrial as a Solution for Submarine

Source: The Undersea Cable Report 2015by Terabit Consulting

The global telecommunications industry is desperate for a cost-effective solution that would avoid undersea choke points.

Digital CASA could be an alternative.

Digital CASA