1. Expanding Africa’s Telecommunications
Access via the
Main One Submarine
Cable Project
Ghana Broadband Strategy
Presentation
Main One Cable Company
www.mainonecable.com
AUGUST 24, 2009
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2. Africa’s Vision versus Reality
Vision Reality
Gap
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3. Main One seeks to bridge “The Gap” to ensure:
Africa has adequate capacity for effective communication including broadband
services (Data, Video & Voice) on the continent and with the rest of the world.
Africa may be provided with a well managed connectivity platform towards the
realization of effective Internet telecommunications access across the continent.
Key economies along the West Coast of Africa (initially), and the entire continent
(eventually) may become stimulated through reliable and affordable access to global
information, resources and markets.
Africa can truly experience world class quality of service and availability driven by
measurable Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with provision for service credit.
Africans can come to enjoy exceptional customer services.
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4. Main One Cable Overview
• Submarine cable, heavily armoured, 2 Fibre Pairs.
• DWDM System (96 channels x 10Gbps on each fiber pair)
• Resulting in 1.92 Terabits per capacity second (30G Lit – Day 1)
• SAT 3 total capacity is 120Gbps; 10 Gbps – LAGOS
• Connects to other cable systems for World
wide connectivity.
• Phase 1 to Accra and Lagos
to be Delivered by June 2010
• 12,378km,148 Repeaters, 7 BU’s
• 6,900km to Lagos
• 36% Buried (1000m), 16% Heavy Armoured
• 100% Tyco Product
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5. Main One Cable Landing Points Phase 1: June 2010
Seixal, Portugal
Casablanca, Morocco
Tenerife, Canary Islands
Dakar, Senegal
Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire
Accra, Ghana
Lagos, Nigeria
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6. Tyco Contract Project Milestones
Scheduled
Milestone
Completion Date
1st Down Payment 17-Apr-08
Coming into Force 01-Aug-08
Survey Vessel Mobilised Phase 1 12-Jan-09
Post Survey SLD Reviewed with Purchaser 30-Mar-09
Cable Manufacturing Commencement 29-Apr-09
Cable Manufacturing 50% Phase 1 05-Jul-09
Ready to Load Phase 1 09-Nov-09
Cable station Testing Phase 1 Completion 20-Feb-10
Final splice Phase 1 10-Apr-10
RFPA Phase 1 17-May-10
RFS 30-June-10
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7. Main One has Comparative Speeds with
other Systems to compete effectively
2Tbps 1.5 Tbps 1 Tbps 500 Gbps 0 500 Gbps 1Tbps 1.5Tbps 2Tbps
Main One Cable Q2, 2010
Fiber Optic
GLO 1 Assumed 2010
SAT-
SAT-3
03B (1.25Gbps per antenna, 12 antennas, 8 satellites)
Q2 2010
New Skies, Intelsat
Satellite
Capacity and latency does not allow us to feature
Send Receive
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8. Main One Service Offerings
• Wholesale full circuit service offerings starting at STM1 and up
from Accra CLS to Telehouse London and Lagos
• Interconnect services available to other leading global
operators within Telehouse and in over 200 cities globally
• 15 year Long Term Indefeasible Rights of Use (IRU) for
capacity available now
• Special price protection incentives to sign up early
• Will launch short term usage offerings in Nov, 2009
• One year and up
• Objective is to maximize cable utilization and lower prices
• Initial utilization less than 1% of available capacity
• Progressive pricing structure reduces price/Mb based on volume of
capacity purchased
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9. Pricing Strategy
• IRU Pricing: upfront purchase + 4% annual service charge
• Total Cost: $500 – 600/E1 at STM 1 level
• Total Cost: $400 - 500 at STM4 level
• Further discounts at higher levels
• Leases
• Under $2,000/E1 for a 1 year, STM 1 Full circuit Lease to London
• Additional volume and term discounts – 3, 5 years
• Onwards connectivity at wholesale prices from Tata
Communications or other operators at Telehouse East
• Clear channel grooming
• IP Transit services
• Service Level Agreement with service credits for outages
greater than 30 minutes
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10. Access to Services
• Open Access from Cable Landing Station in
Teshie Nungua
• Interconnection plans with Network
infrastructure owners
• Current plans: Via NCBC and Microwave
• Open to other fiber backbone or interconnect solutions
• Distribution nationwide represents
opportunities for existing domestic operators
• Challenge is nationwide backbone prices for
broad distribution
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11. Regional Economic Benefits
• Increased access to Internet
• More than double existing capacity Day 1
• Less than 2% of available capacity deployed, so room for growth
• Reduced Cost
• Between 10 – 50% of current prices
• Matches East Africa where 3 cables being deployed
• Facilitate Broadband Development
• More than 1.3% economic growth for every 10% increase in
Internet Access
• Business Process Outsourcing
• Proven base to expand and create more jobs in Ghana
• Partner with National and Local Service Providers
• Interconnect arrangements under development with NCBC and
others
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12. Turning the Tables For West Africa
Open
Reliable
Affordable
Dependable
Effective
Broadband Communications!
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13. Ghana Landing Site, Nungua
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14. Accra Cable Station Construction
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