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OmanNationalBroadbandStrategy
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ITURegionalWorkshoponOrganizationalandTechnicalAspectsofBroadbandDevelopment(Odessa,Ukraine,27-29September2017)
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Agenda
● SultanateofOman● NBSvision● StrategyComponents
● Objectives&Pillars● AdoptedFTTHmodel● Challenges
● RegulatoryChallenges● TechnicalChallenges● ImplementationChallenges● Otherchallenges
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SultanateofOman
• Capital: Muscat• Officiallanguages Arabic• Area: 309,500km2• Population: 4,748,417• GDP (2016)
– Total $66.29billion– Percapita $14,982.36
• Currency: Rial (OMR)• Timezone: UTC+4• InternetTLD: .om,عمان.
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OmanNationalBroadbandStrategy(NBS)
Vision
TodrivenationalsocialandeconomicbenefitsthroughtheprovisionofbroadbandtoallpeopleandbusinessesinOman.
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StrategyComponents
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Pillar1:Reviewofthetelecomregulatoryframework
• Thiscomponentaimstoreviewpoliciesandregulationassociatedtotheprovisionofbroadbandservices.Thisincludesarangeofinitiatives,suchas:➔ Reformlicensing arrangementstoadjusttonewmarketstructure,easethemarketentryandincrease
competition.➔ Regulateintroductionandprovisionofwholesalefixedbroadbandservices.➔ Regulatethefiberdeploymentandotherservicesininfrastructure projects.➔ Regulatethespecificationsforwiringprovisioninnewbuildingstosupportbroadband.
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Pillar2:Stimulatingthedemandforbroadband• Thiscomponentaimstocreateprogramsandinitiativestoincreasethedemandfor
broadbandthroughintegrationwithothersectors’plansundertheumbrellaofthenationalvision2020,suchastheOmanDigitalSocietyandE-Governmentstrategy.
• Thisincludesarangeofinitiatives,suchas:➔ Increasedigitalliteracytomakeuseofbroadbandinternet.➔ MakingbroadbandInternetmorerelevanttothelivesofmanyOmanisthroughinitiativesrelatedto
content,socialmediaande-services.➔ Enhancethesecurityawarenessofbroadbandinternet.➔ SupportingsecureonlinepaymentsystemforOman.
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Pillar3:EnhancingtheBroadbandInfrastructureStep1:Utilise
governmentinvestmentinHayaWaterfibre in
Muscat
Step2:Upgradeandexpandexistingmobilenetworks(2G)toprovide
mobilebroadband(3G/4G).
Step3:Providebroadbandconnectivitytoremoteandruralhouseholdsviacosteffectivetechnology
means.
Step4:ProvideFTTBtoallgovernmentalandbusinesssites
Step5:ProvideFTTHtoallhouseholdsintheCapital
Area(Muscat)
Step6:ProvideFTTHtootherurbanareasoutsideMuscatonopportunistic
basis.
Step7:ExpandFTTHtohouseholdsinruralareas.
2030
2014
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ImplementationoftheNBS● In2015,GovernmentFoundedOmanBroadbandCompany(OBC)
● OBCestablishedbuildingandmanagingpassiveFTTx networksalloverOmanandleasetheseconnectionstotheISPs.
● ThetelecominfrastructureownedbyHayawater(wastewatermanagement)companyshiftedtothenewcompany
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GPONFTTH
ISPs
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FTTHProvisioningModel
Broadband Company
ISP ISP ISP
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Challenges
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RegulatoryChallenges
● NBSrecommendedseveralregulatoryactionsreforms;including:–Updating the licensing framework
–Using the telecom passive infrastructure owned by non telecom companies
–Spectrum re-farming
● QoS “ServiceDelivery”KPI
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TechnicalChallenges
Fault Clarence Internal Cabling/Structured cabling
Backhauling & ISP dependency
Geographical Nature
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ImplementationChallenges
• Obtain Excavation permits• Cable Extension to villas
Following other utilities providers
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Other
Financial feasibility specially in remote
areas
Geographical overlap with neighboring countries
Orders Backlog
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