Communications and Information Communications and Information Agency of UzbekistanAgency of Uzbekistan

Agzam F. IZBOSAROVAgzam F. IZBOSAROVFirst Deputy Director-GeneralFirst Deputy Director-General

Communications and Information Communications and Information Agency of UzbekistanAgency of Uzbekistan

Agzam F. IZBOSAROVAgzam F. IZBOSAROVFirst Deputy Director-GeneralFirst Deputy Director-General

Communications and ICommunications and IT T Development in the Development in the

Republic of UzbekistanRepublic of Uzbekistan

Communications and ICommunications and IT T Development in the Development in the

Republic of UzbekistanRepublic of Uzbekistan

www.aci.uz

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Telecommunications and Information Telecommunications and Information Technology Services MarketTechnology Services Market

Joint Stock companies: «UzbekTelecom», «Uzbekiston Pochtasi», «Matbuot Tarkatuvchi»

The followings are represented on ICT market of Uzbekistan:

Cellular operators:

Uzdunrobita (МТS trade mark) – GSM Rubicon Wireless Comm. – CDMA 800

Unitel (Beeline trade mark) – GSM UzbekTelecom-Mobile – CDMA 450

Coscom - GSM

More than 650 operators & providers of data transmission and Internet

More than 100 companies are engaged in software market

There are 18 enterprises and 3 of them are joint stock companies.

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Share of Investments Attracted to Share of Investments Attracted to Telecommunications Telecommunications

17,3 15,7

61,0

104,1

56

79

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

2004 2005 2006

millio

ns $U

S

Under the Government guarantee Direct Investments

Total volume of attracted credits and investments is more than $966 mln.USD,Under Government guarantee projects – 461 mln.USD, Direct investments – 505 mln.USD

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Development of Telecommunications Development of Telecommunications InfrastructureInfrastructure

As results of realized projects:

• Digitalization of telecom network in regional centers and towns is 100%, and in rural areas is 52 %

• Digital long-distance telephone exchanges were installed in all regional centers

• Telephone exchanges digitalized with total capacity of 1,8 million numbers

• More than 10 000 km fiber-optic and microwave lines were constructed

• National TV-Radio broadcasting coverage of population reached to 100%

• FM broadcasting network was deployed• CDMA-450 standard wireless access system is implemented

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Development of Telecommunications Development of Telecommunications InfrastructureInfrastructure

Installed capacity of Exchanges – more than 2 million numbersCellular users – about 3,6 millionInternet users – about 2 million

855

17002000

2500

3600

1930 2007 2009

1150

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

2005 2006 June 2007

Internet users Cellular users Fixed Line users

thousands

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Data Transmission Networks Data Transmission Networks & Internet& Internet

131

230 240

32

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

2004 2005 2006 June 2007

Total Internet access speed

Мbit/s

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Development of ITDevelopment of IT

• Legislation base for implementation of information Legislation base for implementation of information technologies is developedtechnologies is developed

• Programs on implementation of information technologies Programs on implementation of information technologies in state authorities are adopted and realizedin state authorities are adopted and realized

• Registration Centres for Electronic Digital Keys are created Registration Centres for Electronic Digital Keys are created at Communications and Information Agencyat Communications and Information Agency

• Association of Uzbekistan IT Enterprises and Companies Association of Uzbekistan IT Enterprises and Companies was established with more than was established with more than 4040 member companies member companies

• There are tax privileges for software developer companiesThere are tax privileges for software developer companies

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Personnel Training in Information Personnel Training in Information TechnologiesTechnologies

2006 2006 Uzbek-Indian Centre of Information Technologies at TUIT was established

20022002 Tashkent University of Information Technologies (TUIT) was established on the basis of former Tashkent Electro Technical Institute of Communication

2003 2003 Centre for Training and Support of Young Software Developers was established

2004 2004 Centre for Women Training on Telecommunications and IT under the TUIT was established

20062006 Uzbek-Chinese Engineering Technical Centre was established

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International Telecommunication Union

Universal Postal Union

Regional Commonwealth in Communications

European Telecommunications Standards Institute

www.itu.int

www.upu.org

www.etsi.org

www.rcc.org.ru

Communications and Information Agency is authorized to Communications and Information Agency is authorized to represent the Republic of Uzbekistan in following international represent the Republic of Uzbekistan in following international organizations:organizations:

International ActivityInternational Activity

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Development of New Generation Networks (NGN)

Solution of “Last Mile” by realizing projects of development of broadband access networks (FTTH, FTTC,ADSL,HDSL…) and wireless access technologies (WiFi, WiMax, 3G...)

Implementation of Digital TV and Radio

Development of Intelligent and other services

Prospective Directions of Prospective Directions of Cooperation in TelecommunicationsCooperation in Telecommunications

Proposals for mutual cooperation:

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Training of high-qualified specialists in IT, including software developers;

Implementation of IT to state management and creation of “E-government”;

Development of software production;

Implementation of IT to social-valued spheres (education, medicine and etc.);

Production of LCD, PD-monitors;

Production of ICT’ elements base;

Production of broadband access equipment.

Prospective Directions of Cooperation Prospective Directions of Cooperation in Information Technologiesin Information Technologies

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Thank you for attention!Thank you for attention!Thank you for attention!Thank you for attention!

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