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Towards Digital & Mobile Africa
Mortimer Hope, Director of Africa, GSMA
Connect 2 Connect: Affordable Infrastructure Development, South Africa19th -21st July, 2016
• About the GSMA
• The potential of mobile broadband in Africa
• Mobile Infrastructure
• Example of Mobile industry collaborative
initiative
• Considerations for Policymakers & Regulators
Outline
Source: GSMA Intelligence (2015)
The potential of mobile broadband in Africa
Fixed telecommunications infrastructures are both underdeveloped and expensive in most African countries
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Mobile Infrastructure development is multi-dimensional
Infra
struc
ture
&
spec
trum
shar
ing
Access to public
infrastructure
Access to
spectrum
Taxe
s & P
olicy
mea
sure
s
Airtime excise SIM card tax Import duties Surcharge in Incoming
International Traffic (SIIT) Reduced licence fees for rural USF allocation Subsidized energy access Subsidized satellite backhaul
Passive sharing Active sharing Roaming
Access to ducts, electricity poles, roads & railways, public rooftops
Preferential access to national fibre backbone
Fast-track site planning
700Mhz assignment Spectrum Pooling TV White Space
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Scope & Objectives1. build & actively support local operators’ collaborations in the
implementation of economically efficient model for the provision of mobile broadband access to the underserved
2. identify and advocate regulatory adjustments for the implementation of sustainable mobile broadband access provision to the underserved
3. provide best practices to the industry globally on connecting unconnected population
Example of Mobile Industry collaborative initiativeThe GSMA Infrastructure Economics Programme
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IE Country Pilots Project Roadmap
DUE DILIGENCE CONCEPTS REVIEW
FEASIBILITY STUDY
FIELD PILOT DESIGN & AGREEMENT
PHASE 1STRATEGY
PHASE 2PILOT
PHASE 3IMPLEMENTATION
CONFIDENTIAL
Figures & Forecasts Operator CAPEX is up to USD 78bn between 2015-20,
largely driven by data growth
The mobile industry is projected to invest USD 900bn between 2016 and 2020 into mobile infrastructure to continue to fuel its growth, and Africa will be a big part of this
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Source: GSMA Intelligence (2015)
Source: gsma.com/betterfuture
CONFIDENTIAL
Considerations for Policymakers & Regulators
1. The GSMA supports infrastructure sharing as an industry approach to address national/regional broadband objectives
2. There is opportunity for government to lend support to infrastructure initiatives of operators by phasing out USFs and discontinue collection of USF levies
3. Introduction of Single Wholesale Networks (SWN) as an infrastructure alternative for network may lead to worse outcomes for consumers in terms of availability and quality of service
4. Co-existence between the existing mobile networks and the SWN is also likely to increase uncertainty which will have a dampening effect on investment in mobile broadband services
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