ICTs FOR SMART SUSTAINABLE ASIA PACIFIC ITU Asia & the Pacific Regional Development Forum Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila, Philippines June 2016 Ioane Koroivuki Regional Director ITU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Bangkok, Thailand
ICTs FOR SMART SUSTAINABLE ASIA PACIFIC ITU ASP RDF 2016 Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila, Philippines June 2016 Ioane Koroivuki Regional Director ITU Regional for Asia & the Pacific Bangkok, Thailand Session 3: ASP RI 1: Special Consideration for LDCs, SIDSs, Including Pacific Island Countries, and Landlocked Developing Countries Pacific Satellite Connectivity Project
ICTs for Smart Sustainable Asia Pacific ITU Asia & The Pacific Regional Development Forum Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila, Philippines 6-7 June 2016
Development of Satellite Communications Capacity and Emergency Communications Solutions for Small Islands Developing States of the Pacific
Beneficiary Countries 1)Fiji 2)Kiribati 3)Marshall Islands (pending agreement) 4)Micronesia 5)Nauru 6)Papua New Guinea 7)Samoa 8)Solomon Islands (pending agreement) 9)Tonga 10)Tuvalu 11)Vanuatu
Progress 1)Fiji: 2 centres being setup : 2 VSAT systems delivered 2)Kiribati: 2 centres being setup : 2 VSAT systems delivered 3)Micronesia: 2 centres being setup : 2 VSAT systems delivered 4)Nauru: 2 centres being setup : 2 VSAT system being shipped 5)Papua New Guinea: 2 centres being setup : 2 VSAT systems delivered 6)Samoa: 2 centres being setup : 2 VSAT system being shipped 7)Tonga: 3 centres being setup : 3 VSAT systems delivered 8)Tuvalu: 2 centres being setup : 2 VSAT systems delivered 9)Vanuatu: 2 centres being setup : 2 VSAT systems delivered Intelsat’s Contribution Satellite bandwidth and training PROGRESS: ITU-Intelsat Agreement being concluded
Contribution Satellite dedicated bandwidth up to 50Mbps (1 year) Ka-band CPEs terminals Services ready in early 2017
PROJECT DELIVERABLES Climate Information Early Warning and Disaster Response Health Information Education …. more communications capacity building
For more information and partnership opportunities, please contact: Mr. Wisit Atipayakoon Program Officer ITU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific
Thank You Ioane N Koroivuki Regional Director ITU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Bangkok Thailand