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by Sunday A. Folayan

Leveraging on Existing Infrastructure for fast take-off of Telemedicine and eHealth Deployments in Nigeria. by Sunday A. Folayan. Managing Director General Data Engineering Services [SKANNET] sfolayan@skannet.com.ng http://www.skannet.com.ng. ICT – Product service portfolio.

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  1. Leveraging on Existing Infrastructure for fast take-off of Telemedicine and eHealth Deployments in Nigeria bySunday A. Folayan Managing Director General Data Engineering Services [SKANNET] sfolayan@skannet.com.nghttp://www.skannet.com.ng

  2. ICT – Product service portfolio...

  3. Everything e: From e-birth registration to e-cemetery allocation X- Service Provider ISP and IAP Network Operator The Value Chain Multi Media Consumer service Video/Voice/IPEnabled Services Basic Internet Access The Dead Zone Transport/Connectivity Services

  4. Internet Protocol (IP) separates applications from the network: Voice is no longer restricted to telephone networks Voice and Video becomes another IP data application Convergence is Universal Access IP/Internet Applications Domain Name Service Video Voice WWW E-mail Enhanced/ Information Services Application Layer SMTP POP3.. DNS.. HTTP SIP.. H.323.. TCP…UDP...RTP… Logical Layer IP (Internet Protocol) Packet Routed Data Circuit Switched Voice Traditional Telecom Services Physical Layer Satellite, Wireless, Cable, Phone, Electric Networks Public Phone Network Adapted from AT&T

  5. Inventory of Existing Infrastructure • Backbone Connectivity • In-Country Connectivity • Last-Mile Connectivity

  6. Available Backbone internet Connectivity

  7. Available in-Country Connectivity Solutions

  8. Last Mile Solutions & User Costs All costs are estimated based on 2 hours access per day

  9. 75% of existing Operators have Wireless Connectivity • This is one of the fastest growing markets today. The buyer needs to plan well with good research prior to selecting a platform • Some Operators have legacy platforms with high equipment costs • New standard equipment are now consumer products in Europe, North America and Asia • Affordable technologies are those which are standardized. • IEEE 802.11 a/b/g for 5GHz and 2.4GHz Wireless ISM band is now standard. • CDMA/2000 is fast approaching maturity • WiMax would take time to mature. Caution!

  10. Wireless Evolution Wireless Broadband Technology is available at low cost

  11. One-Box Solutions Exist • There are single-box solutions that do: • Wireless AP and/or Client • Client authorization (HotSpot, PPPoE) • Firewall and VPN • Routing and Bridging • Bandwidth management and QoS • DNS relay, Web-Proxy • Services Provided include • Network connectivity is the base • HotSpot • VPN and Security • VoIP • Digital TV multicasting

  12. Multiservice Networking Objective Telephony Single Network Fabric Facsimile Converged platform Computer/Data Video Reduce Complexity and Costs

  13. Example income distribution Share of population High Upper mid Mid Low Very low Population unserved Expected penetration in 2008 Penetration served now Why Reduce costs? • Subscriber growth in Africa is coming from markets with low Communication penetration • Revenue potential is from a very high volume of very low ARPU increments Income classes

  14. Cost Reduction Strategies #1 - Leverage on existing Infrastructure to reduce Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) #2 - Medical diagnoses and immediate treatment of the ‘na me get am’ syndrome #3 - Manpower capacity development, and provision of appropriate support to unleash the creativity in every Nigerian. To a large extent, Infrastructure exists, but we may need a paradigm shift, to recognize this

  15. Workable and Affordable (Appropriate) Technologies Once upon a time, this was a means of Transportation … a 4x4 All Terrain!

  16. Conclusion … and some recommendations • Infrastructure exists, but needs to be restructured to serve critical sectors of development • There will be the need to make additional investments, but these must be carefully planned, to take advantage of the overall economy of scale • Technological acquisition for the sake of consumption over and above development is retrogressive. • Acquisition without adequate capacity building for optimal utilization and management should be avoided • Except for Research and Development, Stable and standard technologies have less risks and will serve as better pedestals for leveraging on existing infrastructure. • NEGST needs the support of all stakeholders to make it easy to leverage on existing infrastructures and technologies, to realize this noble objective • Leveraging on existing Infrastructure is a good idea, as it would give stagnated players the needed patronage to push them up the value chain

  17. Thank You!

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