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• Role• Qatar National Vision 2030• Qnbn - A Government Initiative• The Five Imperatives• The Approach• The Model• The Plan

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The Role• The Qatari government has developed a

comprehensive set of ICT initiatives to enable Qatar’s National Vision 2030 to build a knowledge-based economy.

• Qnbn has been set up by the government in order to help achieve the vision of a national broadband network for Qatar.

• Qnbn received a 25 year license to provide Qatar with fiber optic broadband throughout the country.

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Qatar National Vision 2030Qatar 2030

Development Pillars

HumanDevelopment

Social Development

Economic Development

Environmental Development

ICT Contribution to Achieve Qatar National Vision 2030

▪ Improves population access to healthcare services

▪ Enhances people’s skills and capabilities

▪ Helps all people of Qatar participate in and contribute to a knowledge-based society

▪ Creates new business models for sustainable development

▪ Stimulates innovation and entrepreneurship

▪ Encourages use of environmentally sound technologies and raises public awareness

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Qnbn - A Government Initiative Qnbn leases passive fiber infrastructure to telecom

services Appropriate national wholesale prices are set to:

Ensure low retail rates across Qatar Give margin to operators Make Qnbn self-sufficient in the long-run

95% FTTH coverage nationwide using a combination of P2P and GPON technologies

Provide wholesale access and core fiber across Qatar Rollout network in greenfield areas and lease existing

ducts wherever available

Qatari government owns 100% of Qnbn Sufficient funding from the Government 100+ FTEs once fully operational

Business Model

NetworkRoll-out

CompanySet-up

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The Five ImperativesHigh-speed

Nationwide

Affordable

Open

Rapidly Deployed

Infrastructure that supports 100+ Mpbs and beyond for in-country active connections

Available nationwide to achieve greater social inclusion

Affordable services to all segments of society and offers competitive retail and wholesale prices

Provide infrastructure access to operators in a fair and equal manner

Achieve maximum coverage by 2015, driving national competitiveness and acting as catalyst for the broader economy

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Passive Layer

The Model

Active Layer

Services & Applications

▪ Retail operators compete based on separate services and applications

▪ Qnbn focuses on passive deployment only to save operators from investing in CAPEX and future upgrades

▪ Focus on passive removes possibility to create a monopoly in retail services

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▪ Operators compete based on active infrastructure to gain flexibility with technology choice

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The Approach

Existing areas with good

infrastructure

Existing areas requiring upgrade

Green-field areas

▪ Qnbn will lease ducts access and take responsibility for rolling out and maintaining fiber infrastructure▪ Fiber access is then leased on a wholesale basis

▪ Qnbn will roll out infrastructure in collaboration with government entities▪ Qnbn will invest in new or additional fiber to upgrade areas where fiber does not meet required standards

▪ Qnbn will invest and roll out fiber infrastructure, ensuring new developments are fiber-ready when complete

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The PlanBuilding a multi operator passive fiber network to connect 250K residential units and 35K enterprises with an estimated investment of USD500m over the coming 3 years

2013 2014 2015

Central Offices

Outside Plant

In-Building Cabling

9 Central Offices &

5 RLUs

120K GPONConnections

20K Multi Dwelling Units Connections

10 Central Offices

85K GPON Connections

50K Multi Dwelling Units Connections

6 Central Offices

80K GPON Connections

50K Multi Dwelling Units Connections

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Thank you!

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