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Telecom meets the InternetMichael Minges
African Internet & Telecom SummitBanjul, The Gambia
June 2000
Note: the views expressed in this presentation are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the ITU or its membership. The author can be contacted at [email protected].
Threat or opportunity?
• Takes Jamaican ISPs with VSATs to court considering it a breach of its exclusive international license.
• Plans to move all its customers and services onto the new IP network. “I think within four years all our customers' voice traffic will be carried over IP.” Source: The Economist, May 2nd 1998
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0.82Mauritania
Senegal
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0.290.32
0.53Lesotho
Gambia
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0.190.20
0.25Uganda
Zimbabwe
Incoming international traffic
The main “threat”
Settlement rate Traffic exchange Source: FCC, Arbinet.
Price per minute (US$)
Source: Net2Phone.
The demise of international
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Dial-up Internet
International voice
Source: Office of Telecommunications, Hongkong.
Telephone traffic in HongkongMillions of minutes
Another “threat”
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Leased line
Telephone usage
ISP chargeMonthly telephone subscription
Dial-up versus leased line cost for Internet access
Note: Dial-up includes monthly subscription & telephone usage.Source: ITU.
PTO as ISP
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150Dial-up clients (left)Hours of use (right)
Bolivian local telephone operator
Source: COTAS.
Infrastructure for the Net
• Telephone lines– Customers– ISPs
• High speed lines– ISDN– Cable – DSL
• Leased lines– National– International
Source: CISCO.
Peering & transit servicesEmirates Internet Exchange (EMIX)
E-business opportunities
• Web hosting• Portals• Advertising• Consulting
From PTO to ICP
• Access– SingNet– SingTel Magix– mysingtel– e-ideas
• Infrastructure – NCS Media Hub– Consumer Connect– SingTel IX– ID.Safe
• Content– Lycos Asia– SESAMi.com
Internet initiatives
Partners
ISPInternational connectivity
E-commerceIP network / telephony
Be the leader!
• Web site • ISP• Peering• Tariffing