Slide 1 28/02/2005 Copyright 2005 GVF & others – Not to be copied without permission Satellite Access in Africa Bridging the Digital Divide through Satellite Solutions By Helen Jameson International Programme Coordinator

Slide 2 28/02/2005 Copyright 2005 GVF & others – Not to be copied without permission New Research on Satellite Access…  International Development Research Centre (Canada) funded pan- African study  Supporting Catalysing Access to ICTs in Africa, the CATIA programme of Department for International Development (DfID) of the U.K. government  GVF-led research team  Draws on ITU-D Question 17/1 ‘Satellite Regulation in Developing Countries’  Also draws on GVF ‘Satellite Policy & Regulatory Guideline’  And World Bank/DeTeCon/African Virtual University report ‘Low Cost VSAT Technologies & Licensing Regimes’  Other multi-organisational input

Slide 3 28/02/2005 Copyright 2005 GVF & others – Not to be copied without permission Bridging Africa’s Last and First Mile  “My view is that three major technologies hold the key to solving the challenge of accelerating digital access to most Africans within the shortest possible time: Mobile communications, VSAT and Internet.” - Ernest Ndukwe, Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission, June 2003

Slide 4 28/02/2005 Copyright 2005 GVF & others – Not to be copied without permission Telecommunication Policy Reform  7 years ago: Not one Administration had liberalised the satcoms market – few services, prohibitively expensive  Now: More than 34 African Administrations have liberalised  One of the highest regional growth rates for satellite services provision  > Public policy objectives: telemedicine, distance learning, disaster recovery, business communications  > Rural telephony: ITU estimates US$3.2 billion annual revenue potential  BUT, high license fees, denial of voice services, lack of regulatory transparency and cross-border harmonisation

Slide 5 28/02/2005 Copyright 2005 GVF & others – Not to be copied without permission African Satellite Regulation Today  Nigeria Case Study  Algeria Case Study  Tanzania Case Study  3 Country Comparative Analysis

Slide 6 28/02/2005 Copyright 2005 GVF & others – Not to be copied without permission The Africa Satellite Atlas

Slide 7 28/02/2005 Copyright 2005 GVF & others – Not to be copied without permission Implications of 3 Country Comparative Analysis  3 countries on different points of the ICT development curve  Largely attributable to effectiveness of each country’s policies and regulations  Ranking of telecommunications development = (1) Nigeria, (2) Tanzania, (3) Algeria  Nigeria’s success attributable to how much further it has progressed in liberalising and deregulating its market. Underlying reason for Nigeria’s progress is the effectiveness of the national regulator  But, all in contrast to African countries where duopolies and monopolies are still in place

Slide 8 28/02/2005 Copyright 2005 GVF & others – Not to be copied without permission Satellite Regulatory Guidelines for Africa I  Optimising the Regulatory Framework  Strategic Liberalisation of VSAT sector  Universal Access  Creating Transparency  Streamlining Licensing  Licensing Fees

Slide 9 28/02/2005 Copyright 2005 GVF & others – Not to be copied without permission Satellite Regulatory Guidelines for Africa II  Addressing Commercial/Local Presence  Technology Neutrality and Convergence  Managing Spectrum  Optimising Equipment Certification  Achieving Content Neutrality  Enforcing Compliance

Slide 10 28/02/2005 Copyright 2005 GVF & others – Not to be copied without permission Satellite Regulatory Guidelines  TRASA – Model guidelines developed and endorsed at multi-stakeholder meeting; Action Plan for implementation developed. Formally endorsed at AGM; submission to SADC  WATRA – Two consultants hired to develop model guidelines; Approval at AGM  EARPTO / ARICEA – Working Group established to draft the model guidelines

Slide 11 28/02/2005 Copyright 2005 GVF & others – Not to be copied without permission Toward National and Regional Strategies in the African Context  Regional Trade, Regional Economy, Regional Policy  But… When is satellite appropriate? How to design the network How to procure How to deploy, maintain, build a sustainable application?

Slide 12 28/02/2005 Copyright 2005 GVF & others – Not to be copied without permission Capacity Building is Vital  Regulators  Policy Makers  Ministries, E-Government  ISPs  GSM Sector  Many More……..

Slide 13 28/02/2005 Copyright 2005 GVF & others – Not to be copied without permission How has GVF Addressed this Issue?  Creation of a suite of capacity-building courseware Satellite Fundamentals Satellite Technology Satellite Business Satellite Sustainability Satellite Regulation and Policy VSAT Installation Training

Slide 14 28/02/2005 Copyright 2005 GVF & others – Not to be copied without permission How Do we Roll the Courses Out?  Strategic Relationships: - GSM Sector - ISP Sector - Event Organisers  Co-ordination with existing platforms  With your organisation?

Slide 15 28/02/2005 Copyright 2005 GVF & others – Not to be copied without permission Partner with GVF…Make This Happen  GVF courses represent millions of dollars in development  GVF is offering these to address Africa’s training and development needs  Can you provide resources to help deliver us these important courses?  Become a GVF Partner....be part of making the changes happen

Slide 16 28/02/2005 Copyright 2005 GVF & others – Not to be copied without permission Thank You…  David Hartshorn - Secretary General &  Martin Jarrold - Chief of International Programme Development &  Helen Jameson – International Programme Coordinator &

Slide 17 28/02/2005 Copyright 2005 GVF & others – Not to be copied without permission COPYRIGHT NOTICE Copyright  2005 by Global VSAT Forum All rights reserved. Without the written authorization of the Global VSAT Forum, no part of this document, whether text, diagram, chart or other illustration, whether or not it carries a further copyright notice, may be (i) reproduced in any form or by other means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system; or (ii) utilized for any business purpose including, but not limited to, conducting any training seminar. February 2005.