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SAT3/WASC/SAFE – Public / Private Global Partnership

SAT3/WASC/SAFE – Public / Private Global Partnership. SAT-3/WASC/SAFE – what is it?. 27,850 km submarine cable system The name: 3 rd South Atlantic Telephone cable – SAT3 West Africa Submarine Cable - WASC South Africa – Far East - SAFE Acronym: SAT3/WASC/SAFE

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SAT3/WASC/SAFE – Public / Private Global Partnership

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  1. SAT3/WASC/SAFE – Public / Private Global Partnership

  2. 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)

  3. SAT-3/WASC/SAFE 1 2 1 1. Portugal 2. Spain 3. Senegal 2 15 3 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

  4. SAT-3/WASC/SAFE – the partnership • The consortium co-owners: • Africa: 12 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

  5. THE PARTNERSHIP APPROACH EUROPE LEVERAGING GLOBAL ECONOMIES SEA-ME-WE-3 (Phase 1) – RFS 1999 ASIA SAT-3/WASC (Phase 2) – RFS 2002 SAFE

  6. Telkom View on AFRICAN Partnerships The RIGHT Partnership – A completed AFRICAN FIBRE RING SEA-ME-WE-2 SEA-ME-WE-3 PHASE 1 EAST AFRICA PHASE 3 SAT-3/WASC/SAFE PHASE 2

  7. GLOBAL VIEW 1 2 3 SEA ME WE 3 4 16 23 8 7 17 6 5 9 EASSy 10 22 21 20 11 SAFE 19 SAT-3/WASC 15 14 18 13 12

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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 …

  11. THANK YOU JOHAN MEYER EXECUTIVE GLOBAL CAPACITY BUSINESS TELKOM SOUTH AFRICA

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