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ICT Development in Nepal. Shiv Bhushan Lal Director Nepal Telecom Central Regional Directorate Birgunj. ICT is changing the way of life:. The way we do business, (E-commerce, E-Procurement, Online banking) The way we communicate, (Mobile, SMS, MMS, 3G Video)
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ICT Development in Nepal Shiv Bhushan Lal Director Nepal Telecom Central Regional Directorate Birgunj
ICT is changing the way of life: • The way we do business, (E-commerce, E-Procurement, Online banking) • The way we communicate, (Mobile, SMS, MMS, 3G Video) • The way government functions (E-Governance, Digital signature) • The way we entertain (Online games, Internet,Chhating) • The way we share information (Internet, Virtual library) • The way services delivered (E-Health, E-Learning, Shopping, Online banking)
Maitland report (missing link) –19851st to Identify Digital Divide “Not all people were sharing the social and economic benefits that telecommunication creates”
From Third World to First Lee Kuan Yew (Former Prime minister of Singapore) “The new divide in the world will be between those with the knowledge and those without. We must learn and be part of the knowledge-based world.”
Harsh Reality ICT in Nepal • Information poor and information rich communities. • Mismatched tele-density in urban and rural area. • Local language on Internet • Poor Access to information for rural people. • Knowledge sharing is weak.
Nepal Telecom’s Infrastructure • Number of telephone exchanges : 236 + 1 • PSTN Subscribers : 5,42,623 • CDMA subscribers : 6,17,444 • GSM subscribers : 20,74,677 • Total Internet Subscriber : 10,651 • Total ADSL Subscriber : 13,115 • Total PDSN Internet (CDMA) : 29,422 • Total Internet Bandwidth(Intl GW) : 625Mbps • VSAT terminals : 484 • VDC Covered by NT services : 3209 • International circuits : 3410 • Tele Density Total : 12 % • Ref: NT’s MIS of Mangsir 2065
Upcoming Technologies • Next Generation Network (NGN) • GSM 3G Services (800 Subcs. In Kathmandu) • CDMA EVDO Services (IP CDMA) • National IP Backbone – STM 64 • ADSL service with Telephone/Internet/IPTV • New Value added services • Fiber link with China • Internet Gateway STM 4 • SIP Phones • Mobile Commerce
Value added services • PCC Prepaid Calling Card • AFS Advance Free Phone Service (Toll Free Phone) • HCD Home Country Direct • PCL Prepaid Credit Limit • UAN Universal Access Network Eg- IVR(interactive-voice-record) Notice Board, VMS, Quarry Bill etc.
Mobile User’s Rate • Postpaid • GSM / CDMA • 6.00 AM to 8.00 AM Rs. 1.00/min • 8.00 AM to 6.00 PM Rs. 1.60/min • 10.00 PM to 6.00PM Rs. 0.75/min • 6.00 PM to 10.00 PM Rs. 1.00/min • Prepaid • GSM • 6.00 AM to 10.00 PM Rs. 2.00/min • 10.00 PM to 6.00 AM Rs. 0.75/min • CDMA • 6.00 AM to 10.00 PM Rs. 1.80/min • 10.00 PM to 6.00 AM Rs. 0.75/min • SMS • Rs. 0.50/sms
New Charges in Landline • No installation Charges for 2 months • Charges for CID Rs. 200 (Prev. Rs. 500) • Monthly Rental Charges Rs. 200 (175 calls free) • 6.00 AM to 8.00 AM 1 call for 4 mins. • 8.00 AM to 6.00 PM 1 call for 2 mins. • 6.00 PM to 10.00 PM 1 call for 4 mins. • 10.00 PM to 6.00 AM 1 call for 8 mins.
Program of Nepal Telecom for F/Y 065/66 • PSTN : 1,42,026 Lines • NGN Based Switch : 464,000 Lines • ADSL Switch : 62,946 Ports • GSM : 2.0M Lines out of 3.5 M • GSM BTS : 800 Nos. • CDMA BTS : 100 Nos. • OPTICAL FIBER CABLE LAYING : 400 km • No of Exchanges : 10 Nos.
Birgunj Regional Directorate at A Glance • Total Working Man Power 610 • Telephone Distribution • Telephone Exchanges 36 + 1 = 37 • PSTN Telephone Lines 45657 • GSM Mobile Telephone 236586 Post Paid 7125 Prepaid 229461 • CDMA Telephone Lines C-Phone Post Paid 6953 C-Phone Prepaid 20300 SKY Phone 45219
GSM BTS Summary (upto 600 K) • Total Number of BTS : 81 • Site Commenced : 74 • Site Cancelled : 6 • Equipment Shifted : 1 to MWD 81
Summary of CDMA BTS • Total Number of BTS : 46 • BTS Commenced : 30 • Equipments in Store : 0
Voice Mail for PSTN, GSM & CDMA PDSN Packet Data for CDMA Customers Prepaid Calling Card Home Country Direct PSTN Bill Enquiry through IVR GSM Bill Enquiry through SMS GSM Bill payment through ATM, Banks and E-Bank Bills on Internet Web SMS Caller Ring back tone SMS Value Added Service (2626, 2323, 2722, 5151) NT’s Value Added Services
National IP Backbone Virtual private networking ADSL based Internet and Telephone SMS Service between GSM & CDMA CTD (Cell time Discount) LBS (Location Based Service) MVPN (Mobile Virtual Private Network) MMS (Multi Media Service) to all GSM Subscriber Value Added Servicesin coming days
Services of NT 3G ISD PSTN VMS STD Call Waiting Call Forwarding Caller ID GPRS PCL GSM Mobile prepaid GSM Mobile Postpaid AFS CDMA Fixed Prepaid PSTN VMS CDMA Fixed Postpaid PCC Pay Phone CDMA VMS Leased Lines CDMA Mobile Prepaid Night surfing Internet Dial up Internet SKYDATA Email
xDSL Technology • Refers collectively to all types of digital subscriber lines Categories: 2 main 1) Asymmetric DSL (ADSL) 2) Symmetric DSL (SDSL) • xDSL is technology backed by telephone companies to provide next generation high bandwidth services to the home using the existing telephone copper cabling infrastructure. • Promises bandwidths up to theoretically 8.448Mbps. • Data rates depends on Distance and line quality conditions.
xDSL and PSTN POTS – Plain Old Telephone Service Local Loop – On Hook, Off Hook Dial Tone, Ringing tone Transmit receive sound signal (300Hz to 3.4Khz) PSTN Exchange
How xDSL works • Utilise more bandwidth on copper (Frequency above 3.4 Khz) • Local Exchange is bypassed End Devices End Devices Modem PSTN Exchange Modem
Life is easy with NT’s Internet Services PDA Cellular At your Desk In the Air Managed Office On the Road At Home In Town Collaboration PC Video Phone Whatever you’re doing (applications) Whateveryou’re using (devices) Email Web Apps Wherever you are (across various access types) 25
Mobile Broadband A mobile phone or cell phone is a long–rang, portable electronic device used for mobile communication. In addition to the standard voice function of a telephone, current mobile phones can support many additional services such as SMS for text message, email, packet switching for access to the internet and MMS for sending and receiving photo and video.
GPRS GPRSNETWORK PSTN GMSC GGSN Internet PDN AUC HLR VLR MSC VLR MSC SGSN Gb A PCU BSS BSC Note: AUC= Authentication Centre HLR= Home Location Registr. VLR= Visitor Location Reg. Abis BTS BTS
Happy Birthday The Evolution of Messaging Service • The roadmap of Messaging Service: SMS-EMS-MMS Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) Enhanced SMS (EMS) Short Message Service (SMS) Nice flower
Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) The multimedia message service (MMS) is a kind of new message service developed on the basis of short message services. The contents of multimedia messages include text, graph, image, audio, video, etc.
Handset to handset Handset to E-mail Handset to SP(Service Provider) E-mail user MMSC Application Mode of MMS Mobile Network SP