1. SAT3/WASC/SAFE – Public / Private Global Partnership
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SAT3/WASC/SAFE – Public / Private Global Partnership
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2. SAT-3/WASC/SAFE – what is it?
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SAT-3/WASC/SAFE – what is it?
27,850 km submarine cable system
The name:
3rd South Atlantic Telephone cable – SAT3
West Africa Submarine Cable - WASC
South Africa – Far East - SAFE
Acronym: SAT3/WASC/SAFE
Commercial service since April 2002
Design capacity – 120Gb/s (6m tel. calls)
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3. SAT-3/WASC/SAFE 1. Portugal 2. Spain 3. Senegal 4. Cote d’Ivoire
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SAT-3/WASC/SAFE 1 1 2
1. Portugal
2. Spain
3. Senegal 2 3 15 6 4 5 7 16 8
4. Cote d’Ivoire
5. Ghana
6. Benin
7. Nigeria
8. Cameroon
9. Gabon
10. Angola
11. South Africa (1) 9 10
12. South Africa (2)
13. Reunion
14. Mauritius
15. India
16. Malaysia 14 13 11 12
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4. SAT-3/WASC/SAFE – the partnership
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SAT-3/WASC/SAFE – the partnership
The consortium co-owners:
Africa: investors (46%)
America: 4 investors (14%)
Asia: 8 investors (17%)
Europe: 12 investors (23%)
Construction & Maintenance Agreement
Shareholders agreement depicting rights and liabilities
Cable system construction, maintenance and operation
SAT-3/WASC/SAFE serves as a shining example in demonstrating the ability of African and Global telecommunications companies to work together in harmony towards realizing an important building block in pursuit of the development and improvement of African infrastructure
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5. THE PARTNERSHIP APPROACH
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LEVERAGING GLOBAL ECONOMIES
EUROPE
SEA-ME-WE-3
(Phase 1) – RFS 1999
ASIA
SAT-3/WASC
(Phase 2) – RFS 2002
SAFE
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6. Telkom View on AFRICAN Partnerships
The RIGHT Partnership – A completed AFRICAN FIBRE RING
SEA-ME-WE-2
SEA-ME-WE PHASE 1
SAT-3/WASC/SAFE PHASE 2
EAST AFRICA PHASE 3

7. GLOBAL VIEW EASSy SAFE SAT-3/WASC SEA ME WE 3 1 2 3 4 16 23 7 8 5 6 179 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
SEA ME WE 3
SAFE
SAT-3/WASC
EASSy
GLOBAL VIEW

8. CABLE ADVANTAGES FOR AFRICA
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CABLE ADVANTAGES FOR AFRICA
Ownership of the infrastructure
Improves business applications and internet speed (less latency)
Increases the available bandwidth for specific country / region
Ability to access numerous regional / neighbouring countries
Ability to access >150 countries globally
Reduce the region’s dependency on satellite
Lower network costs at higher bandwidth
Cost reductions can be used to address domestic needs
Facilitates cooperation – i.e. shared backhaul / cable stations
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9. Consider existing gaps Position as a global system Co-operate
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MACRO LESSONS
Consider existing gaps
Position as a global system
Co-operate
Expect to pay for it
Operator involvement
Flexibility
Avoid oversupply or nice to have
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10. Gain momentum with serious Parties
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MACRO LESSONS (2)
Gain momentum with serious Parties
Establish a robust / redundant network
Own / control strategic infrastructure
Active participation
Expect to work
Make financial arrangements early
If its commercially viable – do it – if not …
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11. GLOBAL CAPACITY BUSINESS
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THANK YOU
JOHAN MEYER
EXECUTIVE
GLOBAL CAPACITY BUSINESS
TELKOM SOUTH AFRICA
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