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• Role• Qatar National Vision 2030• Qnbn - A Government Initiative• The Five Imperatives• The Approach• The Model• The Plan
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The Role• The Qatari government has developed a
comprehensive set of ICT initiatives to enable Qatar’s National Vision 2030 to build a knowledge-based economy.
• Qnbn has been set up by the government in order to help achieve the vision of a national broadband network for Qatar.
• Qnbn received a 25 year license to provide Qatar with fiber optic broadband throughout the country.
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Qatar National Vision 2030Qatar 2030
Development Pillars
HumanDevelopment
Social Development
Economic Development
Environmental Development
ICT Contribution to Achieve Qatar National Vision 2030
▪ Improves population access to healthcare services
▪ Enhances people’s skills and capabilities
▪ Helps all people of Qatar participate in and contribute to a knowledge-based society
▪ Creates new business models for sustainable development
▪ Stimulates innovation and entrepreneurship
▪ Encourages use of environmentally sound technologies and raises public awareness
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Qnbn - A Government Initiative Qnbn leases passive fiber infrastructure to telecom
services Appropriate national wholesale prices are set to:
Ensure low retail rates across Qatar Give margin to operators Make Qnbn self-sufficient in the long-run
95% FTTH coverage nationwide using a combination of P2P and GPON technologies
Provide wholesale access and core fiber across Qatar Rollout network in greenfield areas and lease existing
ducts wherever available
Qatari government owns 100% of Qnbn Sufficient funding from the Government 100+ FTEs once fully operational
Business Model
NetworkRoll-out
CompanySet-up
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The Five ImperativesHigh-speed
Nationwide
Affordable
Open
Rapidly Deployed
Infrastructure that supports 100+ Mpbs and beyond for in-country active connections
Available nationwide to achieve greater social inclusion
Affordable services to all segments of society and offers competitive retail and wholesale prices
Provide infrastructure access to operators in a fair and equal manner
Achieve maximum coverage by 2015, driving national competitiveness and acting as catalyst for the broader economy
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Passive Layer
The Model
Active Layer
Services & Applications
▪ Retail operators compete based on separate services and applications
▪ Qnbn focuses on passive deployment only to save operators from investing in CAPEX and future upgrades
▪ Focus on passive removes possibility to create a monopoly in retail services
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▪ Operators compete based on active infrastructure to gain flexibility with technology choice
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The Approach
Existing areas with good
infrastructure
Existing areas requiring upgrade
Green-field areas
▪ Qnbn will lease ducts access and take responsibility for rolling out and maintaining fiber infrastructure▪ Fiber access is then leased on a wholesale basis
▪ Qnbn will roll out infrastructure in collaboration with government entities▪ Qnbn will invest in new or additional fiber to upgrade areas where fiber does not meet required standards
▪ Qnbn will invest and roll out fiber infrastructure, ensuring new developments are fiber-ready when complete
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The PlanBuilding a multi operator passive fiber network to connect 250K residential units and 35K enterprises with an estimated investment of USD500m over the coming 3 years
2013 2014 2015
Central Offices
Outside Plant
In-Building Cabling
9 Central Offices &
5 RLUs
120K GPONConnections
20K Multi Dwelling Units Connections
10 Central Offices
85K GPON Connections
50K Multi Dwelling Units Connections
6 Central Offices
80K GPON Connections
50K Multi Dwelling Units Connections
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Thank you!
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