COUNTRY PAPER For Network & Services Working Group Presenter: TENZIN DORJI BICMA, BHUTAN

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COUNTRY PAPER For Network & Services Working Group Presenter: TENZIN DORJI BICMA, BHUTAN 1 ST SATRC WORK GROUP MEETING ON NETWORK AND SERVICES 15-16 JULY 2010, COLOMBO, SRILANKA Post Box 1072, Olakha, Babesa Express Road, Thimphu: Bhutan. E-mail: [email protected] URL: www.bicma.gov.bt , Tel: 321506, FAX: 326909

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COUNTRY PAPER For Network & Services Working Group

Presenter: TENZIN DORJIBICMA, BHUTAN

1ST SATRC WORK GROUP MEETING ON NETWORK AND SERVICES 15-16 JULY 2010, COLOMBO, SRILANKA

Post Box 1072, Olakha, Babesa Express Road, Thimphu: Bhutan. E-mail: [email protected] URL: www.bicma.gov.bt , Tel: 321506, FAX: 326909

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AGENDA

1. TELECOM MARKET OVERVIEW

2. INITIATIVES TO ENSURE QUALITY MOBILE HAND

SETS

3. INITIATIVES FOR NGN AND NGA

4. ROAMING AND INTERNATIONAL TARIFFS

5. RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION

1ST SATRC WORK GROUP MEETING ON NETWORK AND SERVICES 15-16 JULY 2010, COLOMBO, SRILANKA

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TELECOM MARKET OVERVIEW

TWO MOBILE OPERATORS AND SEVEN ISPS

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TELECOM MARKET OVERVIEW

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Internet Service No. of Subscribers

GPRS/EDGE 18457

3G 1549

Broadband (ADSL) 6100

Lease Line 238

Dial Up 2115

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ENSURING QUALITY MOBILE HAND SETS

PRESENT SCENARIO:

Actual number of users not known-No study done

Concerns raised BUT no solution yet

BICMA is exploring ways to curb such users

Banning Sale/Individual users

Type approval procedure under consideration

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ENSURING QUALITY MOBILE HAND SETS

WAY FORWARD:

Education and Awareness among users

IMEI Regulation- Hacking of IMEI

EMC Standards/under TX/RX devices

ISSUES:

Porous border/free trade

Why and Who are the Users?

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NGA AND NGN INITIATIVES IN BHUTAN

INITIATIVES TAKEN BY BHUTAN

Converged License initiated

Roll out of Fiber is underway-Fibre to the kerb/cabinet

Transition to digital broadcasting-initiated with the

assistance of ITU-Initial Phase

Tariff Order 2009-for leased lines and dark Fibre

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NGA AND NGN INITIATIVES IN BHUTANINITIATIVES TAKEN BY BHUTAN

Universal communication Access by June 2011

-Roll out of USF for Infrastructure development

Power Company issued FBO License-to roll out fiber

faster -USF also used

Infrastructure Sharing and Interconnection Framework

-Consultation Phase

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ROAMING AND INTERNATIONAL TARIFFS

Roaming charges are left for the Operators to negotiate

with other parties involved

International Tariffs are fixed by Operators but approved

by BICMA

Expensive and studying ways to reduce

Recommendations of this group will be useful

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CONSTRAINTS

Small Customer Base

Harsh Terrain and Mountainous

Scattered Population

Local Content and low literacy

No clear policy directives

No internal experts/human resource capacity

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CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATION

These are common issues that could be

solved with common efforts

Providing access is of no use if it is not

affordable

Lack of local content/applications

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TASHIDELEKH

&

THANK YOU!

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