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GIS AS A PLANNING TOOL FOR THE RURAL TELECOM, E-SERVICES, BROADBAND, AND SPECIAL PROJECTS IN PAKISTANDr.Saifullah Khan(Manager GIS & Mapping)Syed Asif Kamal(GM P&T)On behalf of:Universal Service Fund, Ministry of IT, 5th Floor HBL Tower Blue Area, Islamabad, Pakistanhttp://www.usf.org.pkInternational BALWOIS Conference - 28 May to 2 June 2012 - Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia
USF_Scheme of Presentation Current Scenario of Telecom sector in Pakistan Universal Service Fund (USF) framework overview Identification of Gaps with the help of GIS based data RTeS Project Broadband Project OFC Project Special Projects
Current Scenario of Telecom sector in Pakistan USF: What is the current status of Telecom Sector in Pakistan? • FDI in telecom sector is 44% of total foreign investment • Fixed phones increased from 4 mil in 2003 to over 6.2 million, Mobile expanded from 2 mil in 2003 to nearly 110 million in 2012 • Teledensity improved from 4.3% in 2003 to over 69% in 2012 • During 2005/12 more than 500,000 direct/indirect jobs created • In spite of all above teledensity in the rural area remains very low (near to 2%) For extending network to un-served and underserved areas, Universal Service Fund (USF) was established in June 2007
Universal Service Fund (USF) framework overview USF – What are the Objectives of USF Co? • 2010: • Population coverage 85% • Increase teledensity in rural areas to 5% • Broadband Penetration 1% • Connect all Tehsil HQs with Optical Fiber Cable • 2015 • Population coverage 95% • USF Mission • “Every Pakistani has the right to modern telecommunication services and we strive to provide that”
USF – Source of Funds for USF Projects? • 1.5% from licensed operators’ revenues, net of PTA/Frequency Allocation Board (FAB) charges and net inter-operator charges • Access Promotion Charges (APC) to Mobiles • Frequency Spectrum Auction Fees • International donors
USF – Who will manage it? • To ensure fairness, transparency and speed • Corporate model (USF Co Created in 2007) • Universal Service Fund Company • Public – Private Partnership • Non profit organization • Under Companies Ord. Section 42,1984 • USF company will manage: • Project prioritisation • Auctions of universal service contracts • And enforce contract performance
USF – Who will build & operate new coverage & services? • All telecom licensees who contribute to US Fund are eligible to apply for USF subsidy • Local Loop and LDI operators • Mobile operators • Data/ISP/broadband operators • Any other contributing licensees • Special Projects: • Infrastructure projects (Both USF Contributors and non Contributors) • Special proliferation of IT Service Using Broadband etc
USF – What is funded? • Universal Service Contracts (Reverse Auction) • Covering specified areas & services/infrastructure • 10-year contracts • Also special projects for e-services, infrastructure, etc. • Services Targeted: • Basic telephony • Internet • Broadband access • Optical Fiber Cable • MoIT to review services to be provided from time-to-time to keep in step with market/technology developments
USF – What is the criteria for the selection of USF Services Geographic Areas? • Selection of Qualifying Geographic Areas: • Priority for rural, remote, and small towns and urban areas, which are un-served or under-served • Areas identified from combined coverage maps of operators, including planned coverage • Priority: • Unserved population, low teledensity and distance to existing facilities • Social, economic, and development factors
USF_ How much Geographical areas were identified for RTeS project in Pakistan? • Initially 26 lots were identified throughout Pakistan. (4 in KPK, 2 in Punjab, 14 in Baluchistan, 4 in Sind, 2 in FATA) • Malakand Division, was chosen to serve as a pilot project. • 7 lots out of 26 lots are already completed. • Work is in progress on remaining parts (Lots) of the country • Grey Areas to be covered under small lots
USF_ How to collect primary and secondary data? • Topographic Maps of Pakistan from SOP • Vector Data of Settlements, Administrative Boundaries (Districts and Tehsils) from SUPARCO • Fix Line Telecommunication data from Landline operators • Cellular Data from Cellular Operators • Population Data from Population Census Organization. • Broad Band Data from Operators • Field Surveys
USF_ What are the basis for the selection of lots? • Raster Data (including Topographic Maps, sattelite Images, PCO maps, DTM Maps etc • Vector Data regarding settlements, District and Tehsil boundaries, Transportation system etc. • Attribute Data related to Population Census, growth rate, area etc • Fix Line Coverage • Existing Telecommunications Infrastructure • Geographical and Political Factors • Identification of Served and Unserved Population/Area • Economical and Social development as well as out puts • Population Distribution, Composition and settlements pattern • Access of vendors into the entire area • Existing Infrastructure of the telecommunication and teledensity • Tenders and Funding • Implementation and field evaluation
USF_ What is GIS Methodology for the Identification of Served and Unserved Areas? Cellular& Fix Services PTCL SUPARCO Satellite Image Topo-sheet/PCO Maps SOP Censes Scanning Basic Processing Geo-referencing Common Field with Spatial data Feature Extraction Conversion to GIS Format Attribute assigning Spatial Data Attribute Data Geographic Information System (GIS) Input from Users (Decision makers, and Strategy planner) Organizational Policies Customization into a friendly interface System Requirement studies Identification of Unserved/Served areas Manipulation Analysis Layouts Designing
How USF works in Pakistan? All Licensed Telcos Government acts as a “Trustee”! Other Ministries Ministry of Finance Cabinet Division 1 Rep. each Ministry of IT 1.5% of Revenues “USF Policy Committee” USF Account After competitive Bidding& Tech. Audits ‘Company’ under Companies Act 1984 USF Co.
USF_ What is the existing Infrastructure of telecommunication in Pakistan?
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USF_ What is the Geographical Location and status of RTeS Project?
USF_What is the status of Broadband Program? Work-in-progress in 6 Regions Another 3 Regions advertised 21
USF_ How to mark the served and unserved areas for OFC Project?
USF_ What is the existing and proposed OFC network in Pakistan?
USF_ How much OFC Packages exists in the entire area of Pakistan?
USF_ What is the basis of USF coverage? N Country Boundary Province Boundary District Boundary Tehsil Boundary Patwar Boundary Urban Localities Major Settlements Road Network Drainage Network
USF: Conclusion and Recommendations • The existence of USF Co in the telecom sector will help to increase the teledensity in rural sector of the country with passage of time that will not only facilitate the subscribers/nationals of the country but will open ways to generate more revenue in the telecom sector. • The provision of funds to the successful bidders will ensure the expansion of telecom and cellular operators into rural sector of the country and in response they will contribute more revenue in the USF Co funds. • GIS and RS as planning tool are making the rural telecom and e-service project more successful, it is therefore needed to include this technology in all major projects of the country as geographic (Mapping) tool. • The expansion of cellular and fixed line network into the rural sector of Pakistan will provide an opportunity to all nationals to communicate with their relatives in their surrounding and abroad. Also it will speed up the activities in different sectors and will be more helpful in the development of Pakistan.
USF: Conclusion and Recommendations • Since its establishment the achievements of USF Co in the rural telecom and e-services project shows ups and downs. It is therefore, needed to lunch all lots with will planning per year and make the progress of the project smoothly towards targets keeping in view the security issues and other field problems of the bidders as well as USF Co. • In most cases the USF Co is focused only on the development of the existing telecom network in Pakistan and move forward more successfully. It is suggested that USF Co should be lunched programs like symposium, conferences and seminars etc on national as well as international level and to introduce new technologies in the telecom sector in the entire area of Pakistan. • In the last but not least, USF Co will prove to be a back bone in the development of the telecom sector by mutual coordination with all cellular operators, PTA and PTCL and to contribute in the development of our mother land Pakistan.
USF_ Acknowledgment We offer our deep sense of gratitude to Mr. Parvez Iftikhar, CEO (Former) and Mr. Riaz Asher Siddiqui CEO and Team Leader of USF Co, for his valuable guidance, constructive criticism and critical review and fantastic efforts to promote rural telecom, E-Services, Broadband, OFC, and Special Projects. We also wish to express our appreciation to Mr. Noor-U-Din Baqai, Former-Member telecom and Mr. Mushtaq Ahmad Bhatti, Former Director Telecom, Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom Division, for founding USF Co. We are also pleased to Mr. Tariq Badshah, Member IT (Former), Ministry of Information Technology for his cooperation and guidance all the time and his suggestions to include GIS and RS as planning tool in the RTeS project. Also, we acknowledge the contribution of wired and wireless telecom operators and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority for the provision of data concerning existing telecom infrastructure. We are also thankful to Mr. Imran Ali, Director SPARCENT, SUPARCO, Islamabad, for the provision of GIS and RS vector Data and his cooperation all the time. Last but not least, we are indebted to all USF Co team and the related organizations for their contributions to proliferate rural telecom and e-services more successfully throughout the length and breadth of our mother land Pakistan.
