The role of GSM in utility applications

SMS, Voice and GPRS coverage 100% GPRS coverage

Coverage

Africa Rwanda Nigeria Swaziland (GPRS) Cameroon Uganda

Uganda - Kampala Before After

Nigeria - Lagos

Nigeria: Electricity supply After Before

Nigeria: Electricity supply MTN Nigeria consumes 2.7million litres of diesel per month for electricity generation for base stations and switches

GPRS Private APN / VPN Vending units with GSM modems in field. A MPLS environment is created with access to the GSM cloud and IP world. Typical ISP services and SLA’s are offered. Management of links and configuration of APN and sim provisioning.  Your own mobile VPN, with the following features:  Closed access on SIM level  Fits in with your IP addressing scheme  Configured to use your Radius server  Devices look as if they are connected to your network

GPRS costs SMSGPRS 1c - 21c. 28c - 35c and up 6553 SMS’s in 1MB. 18c X 6553 = R1180 per meg R2 per meg GPRS Legacy solutions / X25 / Radio pad

What do you need? Components:Supplier: Modem Manufacturer Terminal Solution provider Sim card Cellular service provider Price planCellular service provider Coverage Cellular network Signal strength Cellular network BearerCellular network InfrastructureInternet Service Provider

The future

Current EDGE Future EDGE

GPRS GPRS+ UMTS HSDPA EDGE MTN First 1.8 million handsets active users 100% national coverage Handsets offered into all segments except very low end MTN First All but 2% of current GPRS handsets suddenly gain extra speeds 20% of national coverage ( over 100x more than VC UMTS coverage in Jan 2005) Seamless extension (enhancement) of GPRS Same segment penetration as GPRS MTN First ‘Broadband’ data speeds handsets already. Handsets 20% of national coverage ( over 100x more than VC UMTS coverage in Jan 2005). Includes non-metro areas (ie provincial capitals) Seamless GPRS upgrade Implementation underway Higher data speeds Futureproof network – main benefit being voice and data efficiency MTN will be testing early this year. This is UMTS with higher data speeds Benefits are higher speed, more interactive (faster response) and increased network capacity. Higher data speeds (as per separate slide) Live with MTN Announced by MTN The future

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