Expert Consultation on the Asian Information Superhighway and Regional Connectivity

3-4 December, 2013

Baku, Azerbaijan

Lao PDR

Broadband Information Gateway

Present by: Mr. Somnuck PHOTHIRATH

Director General

Institute of Posts and Telecommunications

Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications

Location: South East Asia

Area: 236, 800 Sq.km

Capital: Vientiane

Currency: Kip (1USD=7,850Kip)

Populations: 6,5M

Official Language: Lao

GDP per capita: USD 1,069

Country code: 856

ccTLD : .la Tele density: 88% (5,72,000 subs)

Fixed line: 2.4% (156,000 subs)

Mobile: 85.6%(5,564,000 subs)

IXP: 01

ISP: 07

Internet density: 8.1% (526,500 users)

A brief of Lao P.D.R

TELECOMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE

National Transmissions Network

(NTN)

Lao National Internet Center (LANIC)

E-Government Center (e-gov.)

Business Center (BC)

Satellite Communications (SC)

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Lao Government Infrastructures Overview 2013

Village

Offices

Government

Network

E-government Center

Ministries

Offices

Province

Offices

Phase-1

Government

Optical

National Transmission Network

Phase-2A

Government,

Public & Business

Lao National Internet

Center

International

Network

Public

Network

Phase-2B

LANIC

ISP

Telecom

Carriers People

Business

Nat’l Internet bandwidth 2013

Opera-

tors

To

China

To

Thailand

To

Vietnam

To

LANIC Total

LTC 622 M 622 M 155 M 565 M 1,964 M

ETL 155 M 400 M 300 M 300 M 1,155 M

VPL

(Beeline) 0 M 98 M 0 M 155 M 253 M

STARTEL 0 M 155 M 500 M 310 M 965 M

SKY 0 M 0 M 0 M 675 M 675 M

Planet 0 M 0 M 0 M 175 M 175 M

Total 777 M 1,275 M 955 M 2,180 M 5,187 M

Int’l Internet bandwidth 2013

Int’l

Operators

LANIC (Lao National Internet

Center)

Total

NTT Com

(Hongkong) 2,000 M 2,000 M

CAT (Thailand) 620 M 620 M

VDC (Vietnam) 45 M 45 M

Total 2,665 M 2,665 M

APG cable system

KOREA

JAPAN

TAIWAN

PHILIPPINES

HONG KONG

THAILAND

MALAYSIA

SINGAPORE

CHINA MAINLAND

BRUNEI

INDONESIA

La Union

Da Nang

Qingdao

Chongming

Kuantan

VIETNAM

Songkhla

Changi

Busan

Shinmaruyama

Toucheng

Tai Po

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International Transmission

LAO

Philippines

Thailand

Brunei

Singapore

Hawaii

United States

Malaysia

Vietnam

Hong Kong

Guam

(Sri Racha)

(Mersing)

(Changi)

(Vung Tau)

(Tungku)

(Lantau)(Currimao)

(Tanguisson)

(Makaha)

(Manchester)

BU1

BU2 BU3

BU4

AAG Cable System

Optical Fiber Systems - AAG

International Transmission

LAO

The joint venture will plan to

provide such services in Sub-

region of Mekong river:

• Transponder rental

• DTH services

• Rural communication services

• International access service.

Laosat-1

Lao Satellite Communications 2015

C band EIRP C band G/T

C band Coverage Area

Lao Satellite Communications 2015

Ku band EIRP Ku band G/T

Ku band Coverage Area

Lao Satellite Communications 2015

Schematic Diagram of Main Building and Area Required •Total Area required: 100 Hectare

•All these buildings location can be chosen in downtown or suburban of Vientiane Capital •If all these buildings location can be chosen on the same place that would be better. (refers to appendix Figure 1 the overall sketch map for reference )

Satellite Earth Signal Gateway Station: Area of 10 Hectare

Infrastructure and Building: Area of 40 Hectare

Factory Area: Area of 25 Hectare

The headquarters of JV Company: Area of 5 Hectare

Satellite Communications and Software Technology Academy and living quarters of staffs: Area of 20 Hectare

THANK YOU

Contact: Mr. Somnuck Phothirath Mob: +856 20 22210345, + 856 20 55590559

e-mail: psomnuck@gmail.com; somnuck@mpt.gov.la Website: www.mpt.gov.la