PAKISTAN-OFC AND INFRASTRUCTURE SNAPSHOT

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Telecom Sector Structure • Principle of separation of Policy, Regulation and Operations • Policy Formulation: – Ministry of Information Technology • Regulation / Policy Implementation: – Authority (PTA) • Operations: – Private Sector Legislations and Policies • Telecommunication Sector Governing Legislation – Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-Organization) Act 1996 [Amended 2006] • Telecom Sector Policies – De-Regulation Policy for the Telecom Sector 2003 – Mobile Cellular Policy 2004 – Broadband Policy 2004 – Next Generation Mobile Spectrum Policy 2013 • IT Sector Policies – National IT Policy 2000 Pakistan Telecom Sector – Snapshot (Jul’15) Fixed lines 3.173 Million Mobile lines 116.432 Million WLL lines 1.687 Million Total lines 136.726 Million Combined Teledensity 63.60 Broadband Subscribers 18.002 Million 3G / 4G Subscribers 14.614 Million Broadband Subscribers by Technology Technology DSL HFC WiMax FTTH EvDO Others Mobile Total BB/3G/4G 2006-07 44,669 484 45,153 2007-08 102,910 42,760 19,612 2,800 168,082 2008-09 262,661 36,201 88,477 3,967 22,503 413,809 2009-10 476,722 49,110 257,616 5,002 111,194 1,004 900,648 2010-11 695,245 34,274 428,523 6,346 325,140 1,963 1,491,491 2011-12 880,071 35,520 589,887 8,444 584,459 2,934 2,101,315 2012-13 1,064,003 33,184 575,939 11,152 1,033,513 3,868 2,721,659 2013-14 1,346,817 37,011 530,889 14,848 1,861,118 5,240 3,795,923 2014-15 1,480,672 43,362 487,582 19,490 1,334,725 6,089 13,498,677 16,885,518

Jul-15 1,480,672 43,362 487,582 19,490 1,334,725 6,089 14,614,411 18,001,252

(ref. PTA Telecom Indicators) Graphic Representation

Total Broadband Subscribers Over the Years 20,000,000

18,000,000

16,000,000

14,000,000

12,000,000

10,000,000

8,000,000

6,000,000 Total Broadband Subscribers Broadband Total

4,000,000

2,000,000

0 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 15-Jul Time Period

(ref. PTA Telecom Indicators)

OFC INFRASTRUCTURE

Optic Fiber Coverage in Pakistan

• Total No. of Tehsils in Pakistan: 406 • Total No. of Un-served Tehsils:115 • OFC Coverage : 71 % • Core OFC Network > 23000 kms • Subsidiary OFC Network >18000 kms

Optic Fiber Infrastructure

• Private operators with major domestic Optic fiber infrastructure – Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) [Incumbent] – Wateen Telecom – Multinet Pakistan – Link dot Net Optic Fiber Cable Infrastructure PTCL Optical Fiber Network (Long Haul)

. Core OFC Network 9,000+ km . Subsidiary Network 14,000+ km . Multi-Vendor DWDM Transmission Network . Multiple 80x10G Transmission Rings . Initial Party to SMW3, SMW4 and IMEWE Submarine Cables with Landing Points in Pakistan . Part of upcoming Tera bit Global Cable System AAE-1 with Landing Point in Pakistan . Operational Cross Border OF Links with India & Afghanistan Fiber Footprint

China via Khunjrab Wateen Long Haul Optical Fiber Cable Network providing connectivity from to Torkham Afghanistan via Torkham Mardan Major Metro Taxila Abbotabad Peshawar Nowshera Murree Fiber Cities . 6000 + km, Nine Rings Redundancy going to 11 Rings Islamabad Kohat Gujar Khan . 4649 Km Expansion under USF Projects Ahmedbanda Karachi Bannu Mandi Kharian Bahauddin Gujrat . 24 and 96 Core Fiber (Hybrid G652D and G655C) Karak Khushab Sialkot Gujranwala . 163+ Sites for Add/Drop Mianwali Sargodha Quetta D I Khan Lahore Chiniot Wagah Zoib India via Wagha Bhakkar Raiwind Islamabad . 4500 + Km Metro OFC in 50+ cities Faisalabad Jhang Afghanistan via Chaman Gojra Kasur Qila Saif Ullah Layyah Pattoki Faisalabad Muslim Bagh Sahiwal T T Singh Okara Kot Addu Chichawatni Pakpattan Sialkot Quetta Lora Lai Khanewal Harnai Arifwala Dasht Qureshi Chowk Gujranwala Duki Muzaffargarh Burewala Sibbi Vehari Gujrat Chaghi Mailsi Dringer D G Khan Lodhran Nushki Bahawalpur Sahiwal Taftan Dera Murad Jamali Nokundi Fazilpur Mastung Liaquatpur Ahmanwal Rojhan Sargodha Kharan Dalbadin Jacobabad Surab Khandkot Rahim Yar Khan Salimabad Multan Basima Shikarpur Dharki Sadiqabad Khanpur Mashkhel Nag Jhelum Sukkur Washuk Nal D. I. Khan Larkana Ranipur Sobhodero Panjgoor Johi Amirabad Peshawar Daulatpur Nawan Wali Muhammad Sukkur Hoshab Dadu Td.Adam Nawabshah Berani Kalri Jam Nawaz Ali Hyderabad Thano Bula Khan Jamshoro Mirpur KhasUmer Kot Nooriabad Abbotabad Judho Chachro Thatta Hyderabad Islamkot Rawalpindi Karachi JatiTando Bhago Gharo Mirpur Sakro SujawalBadin Bahawalpur Chuhar Nagar Parkar Ghora Bari Jamali Kati Bandar R.Y.Khan Shah Bandar

International Connectivity

Submarine Links • Total International • Existing Capacity (submarine): 2040 Gbps . SEA-ME-WE-3 • Activated capacity: 860 . SEA-ME-WE-4 Gbps . I-ME-WE By PTCL • Spare Capacity: 1180 . TWA-1 By Trans World Gbps Associates (TWA) • Cross Border Terrestrial • Upcoming Links- Microwave links of . SEA-ME-WE-5 by TWA limited capacity (STM1- . AAE-1 by PTCL 16)

I-ME-WE SEA-ME-WE-3 AAE-1

SEA-ME-WE-5 International Connectivity

Cross Border Terrestrial Links • Existing . India . Afghanistan . Iran • Upcoming . China . Tajikistan through Afghanistan Well defined Transborder Link Policy now Back in Place Universal Service Fund-Role in Infrastructure Promotion • Un-served and under-served areas throughout the length and breadth of the country. • Established in 2006 • Major programs: – Rural telephony – OFC ( significant coverage of unserved towns through operator subsidies covering both Opex and Capex) – Broadband Proliferation – Tele-centers (Recent initiative)

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