SMARTNESS MATTERS Enhancing GPG Citizen Services

GPG ICT Summit – 13/14 June 2012

Puleng SejanamaneChief Executive Officer

Telecommunication Vision 2030

Future Vision

• Seamless connectivity• Universal access• Knowledge-based economy

•100% broadband connectivity for all South African homes

Universal Access

•Broadband speed should be benchmarked against international standard at the time, whether that is 10mbps or 100mbps

Broadband

•Technology-agnostic

Infrastructure

•A free and open competitive market with a plethora of services and providers capable of gaining easy access to infrastructure

Competitive Market Skills Development

•Knowledge-based economy

Global Benchmarks

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A great majority of countries are doing it, the list is far from exhaustive. Just chose a few examples to highlight.

$5 billion - managed by the Federal Communications Commission - to support wireless expansion into rural areas and a total of $18 billion in federal funds to get 98 percent of the nation connected to the Internet on smartphones and tablet computers in five years.

The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) announced plans to upgrade the national network to offer 1 Gbit/s service by 2012, an upgrade from the prior 100 Mbit/s guarantee. The plan was intended to cost 34.1 trillion won (USD $24.6 billion) over the next five years. .

Country Agency Project

Canada Industry Canada $225m Broadband over 3years

Argentina state-owned entreprise AR-SAT

"Argentina Conectada" ("Connected Argentina"

Brazil Brazilian Agency of Telecommunications

domestic broadband providers service quality roll-out

Colombia Colombia's Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications

USD 750 million public-private Broadband Communications Fund

Belgium Government owns 50% of the incumbent telco provider Belgacom

Internet in Belgium

Nigeria Nigerian Communications Commission

'State Accelerated Bandwidth Initiative' (SABI).

United Kingdom The Universal Service Commitment

£200m from direct public funding

Creating a viable broadband ICT eco-system

UsersCivil society

The StatePrivate Sector

Services and Applications

Institutional arrangements

Market Structure

Infrastructure and delivery networks

Information Society anchored in Knowledge Economy

Content

Investment and Funding

Integrated multi-cluster approach

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Detailed Human Settlement Plans

Education Institutions

Health facilities

SecurityBusiness Centres

Detailed Demographic Information in terms of densities and spread

Economic Hubs

Projects of major significance in terms of budget and infrastructure

Integrated Development Plans per District; per municipality

Concentrations and locations of all public amenities such as:

Provincial Interconnections

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Economic Hub( eg. ICT Hub)

Economic Hub(3)

Economic Hub (eg Aerotropolis)

PoP PoP POPSTM-N

TDM / Ethernet TDM / Ethernet TDM / Ethernet

STM-N

STM-N

Unlocking Telecommunication costs in the Provinces will result in the following:

• Better network interconnections between the Economic Hub • Redundant and higher capacity links• Enabler for business functions• Access to international capacity enabling connectivity to international community

Infrastructure in Gauteng

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Sedibeng District

Metsweding District

West Rand District

Ekurhuleni District

City of Johannesburg District

City of Tshwane District

BBI fibre on Transnet servitude

BBI fibre on Eskom servitude

Infrastructure by district

Broadband Infraco National Backhaul

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Which stage is the province at

Connect. Growth, UNLOCKED