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ICT Infrastructure Connectivity in India: Status and Way Forward Dr. Rajendra Kumar, IAS Joint Secretary (eGov) Dept. of Electronics and IT, Govt. of India 24 September 2013 Manila

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ICT Infrastructure Connectivity in India: Status and Way Forward

Dr. Rajendra Kumar, IASJoint Secretary (e‐Gov)

Dept. of Electronics and IT, Govt. of India 24 September 2013

Manila

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Agenda

ICT Infrastructure Connectivity: Objectives

ICT Infrastructure Connectivity

At a Glance

Network Backbones

Way Forward

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ICT Connectivity: Objectives

Provide broadband connectivity to all 250,000 panchayats

Facilitate G2C, G2B, G2G services & flow of information at central, state, district, block and panchayat levels

Platform to provide services of Mission Mode Projects (MMPs) under the National e‐Governance Plan

Delivery of services under various schemes, e.g., rural employment, health, education, agriculture, etc.

Delivery of public services through the mobile platform

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ICT Connectivity in India: At a Glance

Total population: 1.2 billion (2011) Total telecom subscribers: 903.1 million (June 2013) Total wireless subscribers: 873.4 million

40.2% rural

Overall teledensity: 71.1% Urban: 139.2% Rural: 41.1%

Total Internet Subscribers:  164.8 million (March 2013) 143.2 million through wireless

8 Wireline Telecom Service Providers and 13 Wireless TSPsSource: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (2013)

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Consists of four major ICT and IT networks

National Knowledge Network (NKN)

State Wide Area Networks (SWAN)

National Informatics Centre Network (NICNET)

National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN)

ICT Connectivity: Major Networks

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ICT Infrastructure: Network Backbones

NKN

NOFN

SWANNICNET Network Backbones

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Integration of existing networks to ensure optimum 

utilization

Broadband connectivity up to panchayats through NOFN

Last mile connectivity through telecom service providers

Mobile connectivity (3G, 4G) to play a big role

Provisioning of G2C, G2B, and G2G services

Comprehensive cyber security framework

Way Forward

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Thank You!

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SWAN (State Wide Area Network)

• Creates a dedicated closed user group network of 

minimum speed of 2 Mbps by connecting ~ 7500 PoPs 

• SWAN can be scaled up to Gigabit network

• Provides data, voice and video connectivity to > 50k 

government offices

• Vertical and horizontal connectivity for electronic 

transactions amongst all government departments  

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State HQ

District HQs Min 4MbpsMin 4Mbps

Govt. offices at all tiers

Minimum 4 Mbpsbandwidth up to Block level

Block / Tehsil  HQs Min 2Mbps Min 2Mbps

Capacity :

• Upto 660 Mbps from SHQ to DHQ 

• Upto 100 Mbps from DHQ to BHQ

SWAN Architecture

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NKN

BSNL / TSP

BSNL / TSP

BSNL / TSP

BSNL / TSP

SHQ

DHQ DHQ DHQ

SDHQ SDHQ

BHQ BHQ

BHQ

500 m

Department offices

Horizontal connectivity to department offices

Vertical connectivity To SWAN PoPs

SWAN Connectivity Architecture

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NKN ( National Knowledge Network )

• High bandwidth and low latency network

• Aims to bring all stakeholders in

• Science and Technology, Higher Education, Research & Development and Government on one platform

• Outlay of �5990 Crores (~US$ 1b) by Govt. of India

• Provides 2x1Gbps  connectivity to SWAN and SDC from two different  Service Providers

• Provides internet bandwidth up to 100 Mbps

• Depending on the usage, can be scaled upto 1 Gbps

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NICNET

• One of the earliest ICT networks in the country for govt.

• Nationwide communication network

• Provides connectivity to central government 

ministries/departments, all 35 states & 653 districts

• SWAN & NICNET are integrated at state HQs

• Last mile redundancy extended to more districts with 

new Internet gateways at selected locations

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NIC Head Quarter

NIC State Head Quarters

NIC District Head

Quarters

SWAN SHQ

NIC District Head

Quarters

NIC State Head Quarters

NIC State Head Quarters

NICNET Architecture

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NOFN (National Optical Fibre Network)

• To  connect  2,50,000  Gram  Panchayats(GPs) through Optical Fibre Cable (OFC)

• Approved in October 2011

• Aims  to  bridge  connectivity  gap  between  blocks and GPs 

• Project envisaged as a centre‐state joint effort 

– Govt. of India to fund the project through USOF at a cost of  �20,000 Cr. (~US $3.3b) 

– State govts. to provide Right of Way  

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Block

OFC

Gram Panchayat  Creation of CUG

D

DD

D

NOFN Architecture

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