ICT Development in Nepal

Shiv Bhushan LalDirector

Nepal TelecomCentral Regional Directorate

Birgunj

ICT is changing the way of life:

The way we do business, (E-commerce, E-Procurement, Online banking)

The way we communicate, (Mobile, SMS, MMS, 3G Video)

The way government functions (E-Governance, Digital signature)

The way we entertain (Online games, Internet,Chhating)

The way we share information (Internet, Virtual library)

The way services delivered (E-Health, E-Learning, Shopping, Online banking)

Maitland report (missing link) –19851st to Identify Digital Divide

“Not all people were sharing the social and economic benefits that

telecommunication creates”

From Third World to First

Lee Kuan Yew (Former Prime minister of Singapore)

“The new divide in the world will be between those with the knowledge and

those without. We must learn and be part of the knowledge-based world.”

Harsh Reality ICT in Nepal Information poor and information rich

communities. Mismatched tele-density in urban and rural

area. Local language on Internet Poor Access to information for rural people. Knowledge sharing is weak.

Nepal Telecom’s InfrastructureNumber of telephone exchanges : 236 + 1

PSTN Subscribers : 5,42,623

CDMA subscribers : 6,17,444

GSM subscribers : 20,74,677

Total Internet Subscriber : 10,651

Total ADSL Subscriber : 13,115

Total PDSN Internet (CDMA) : 29,422

Total Internet Bandwidth(Intl GW) : 625Mbps

VSAT terminals : 484

VDC Covered by NT services : 3209

International circuits : 3410

Tele Density Total : 12 %

Ref: NT’s MIS of Mangsir 2065

Upcoming Technologies

Next Generation Network (NGN)GSM 3G Services (800 Subcs. In Kathmandu)CDMA EVDO Services (IP CDMA)National IP Backbone – STM 64ADSL service with Telephone/Internet/IPTVNew Value added services Fiber link with ChinaInternet Gateway STM 4SIP PhonesMobile Commerce

Value added services

• PCC Prepaid Calling Card• AFS Advance Free Phone Service (Toll Free

Phone)• HCD Home Country Direct• PCL Prepaid Credit Limit• UAN Universal Access Network

Eg- IVR(interactive-voice-record) Notice Board, VMS, Quarry Bill etc.

Mobile User’s Rate• Postpaid

– GSM / CDMA• 6.00 AM to 8.00 AM Rs. 1.00/min• 8.00 AM to 6.00 PM Rs. 1.60/min• 10.00 PM to 6.00PM Rs. 0.75/min• 6.00 PM to 10.00 PM Rs. 1.00/min

• Prepaid– GSM

• 6.00 AM to 10.00 PM Rs. 2.00/min• 10.00 PM to 6.00 AM Rs. 0.75/min

– CDMA• 6.00 AM to 10.00 PM Rs. 1.80/min• 10.00 PM to 6.00 AM Rs. 0.75/min

– SMS• Rs. 0.50/sms

New Charges in Landline

• No installation Charges for 2 months• Charges for CID Rs. 200 (Prev. Rs. 500)• Monthly Rental Charges Rs. 200 (175 calls

free)– 6.00 AM to 8.00 AM 1 call for 4 mins.– 8.00 AM to 6.00 PM 1 call for 2 mins.– 6.00 PM to 10.00 PM 1 call for 4 mins.– 10.00 PM to 6.00 AM 1 call for 8 mins.

Program of Nepal Telecom for F/Y 065/66

PSTN : 1,42,026 Lines NGN Based Switch : 464,000 Lines ADSL Switch : 62,946 Ports GSM : 2.0M Lines out of 3.5 M GSM BTS : 800 Nos. CDMA BTS : 100 Nos. OPTICAL FIBER CABLE LAYING : 400 km No of Exchanges : 10 Nos.

Birgunj Regional Directorate at A Glance

• Total Working Man Power 610

• Telephone Distribution • Telephone Exchanges 36 + 1 = 37• PSTN Telephone Lines 45657• GSM Mobile Telephone 236586 Post Paid 7125 Prepaid 229461 • CDMA Telephone Lines

C-Phone Post Paid 6953C-Phone Prepaid 20300SKY Phone 45219

GSM BTS DETAILS (upto 600 K)S/N District No of Existing

BTS New Add. BTS

in 600K

1 Chitwan 13 09

2. Makwanpur 05 04

3. Bara 04 03

4. Parsa 04 07

5. Rautahat 02 02

6 Dolkha 0 04

7 Ramechhap 0 04

8 Sindhuli 0 04

9 Dhanusha 03 05

10 Mahottari 01 02

11 Sarlahi 03 02

Total 35 46

• Total Number of BTS : 81• Site Commenced : 74• Site Cancelled : 6• Equipment Shifted : 1 to MWD 81

GSM BTS Summary (upto 600 K)

CDMA BTS DETAILS S/N District No. of Existing BTS New Add. BTS

in F/Y 065/066.

1 Chitwan 04 01

2. Makwanpur 03 03

3. Bara 03 03

4. Parsa 02 04

5. Rautahat 03 3

6 Dolkha 0 04

7 Ramechhap 0 04

8 Sindhuli 0 01

9 Dhanusha 02 04

10 Mahottari 02 03

11 Sarlahi 03 03

Total 22 25

Summary of CDMA BTS

• Total Number of BTS : 46• BTS Commenced : 30• Equipments in Store : 0

S/N District No. of BTS

House Rent Completed

3 Phase Supply

Remarks

1 Chitwan 13 12 12

2. Makwanpur 6 0 0

3. Bara 13 5 0 On Process

4. Parsa 16 8 3

5. Rautahat 8 5 3

6 Dolkha 3 0 0

7 Sindhuli 1 0 0

8 Dhanusha 29 7 0

9 Mahottari 9 4 0

10 Sarlahi 17 4 2

Total 115 45 20

CURRENT STATUS OF BTS (3.5m)

NT’s Value Added Services Voice Mail for PSTN, GSM & CDMA PDSN Packet Data for CDMA Customers Prepaid Calling Card Home Country Direct PSTN Bill Enquiry through IVR GSM Bill Enquiry through SMS GSM Bill payment through ATM, Banks and E-Bank Bills on Internet Web SMS Caller Ring back tone SMS Value Added Service (2626, 2323, 2722, 5151)

Value Added Servicesin coming days

National IP Backbone Virtual private networking ADSL based Internet and Telephone SMS Service between GSM & CDMA CTD (Cell time Discount) LBS (Location Based Service) MVPN (Mobile Virtual Private Network) MMS (Multi Media Service) to all GSM

Subscriber

Services of NT

PSTNSTD

Dial upInternet

PSTN VMS

SKYDATA

ISD

PCC

Call Forwarding

CallWaiting

CDMA VMS

GSM Mobileprepaid

GSM MobilePostpaid

CDMA FixedPostpaid

VMS

AFS

Caller IDPCL

CDMA FixedPrepaid

Night surfingInternet

CDMA MobilePrepaid

Email

Pay PhoneLeased Lines

GPRS

3G

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xDSL Technology Refers collectively to all types of digital subscriber lines Categories: 2 main

1) Asymmetric DSL (ADSL) 2) Symmetric DSL (SDSL)

xDSL is technology backed by telephone companies to provide next generation high bandwidth services to the home using the existing telephone copper cabling infrastructure. Promises bandwidths up to theoretically 8.448Mbps. Data rates depends on Distance and line quality conditions.

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xDSL and PSTN

POTS – Plain Old Telephone ServiceLocal Loop – On Hook, Off HookDial Tone, Ringing toneTransmit receive sound signal

(300Hz to 3.4Khz)

PSTN Exchange

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How xDSL works Utilise more bandwidth on copper

(Frequency above 3.4 Khz) Local Exchange is bypassed

PSTN ExchangeModem

ModemEnd Devices

End Devices

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ADSL

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At your Desk

Managed Office

Whatever you’re doing(applications)

In the Air

On the Road

Email

Collaboration

In Town

PDA

Cellular

Phone

Wherever you are(across various access types)

Whatever you’re using(devices)

At Home

Video

Web Apps

PC

Life is easy with NT’s Internet Services

Mobile Broadband

A mobile phone or cell phone is a long–rang, portable electronic device used for mobile communication.

In addition to the standard voice function of a telephone, current mobile phones can support many additional services such as SMS for text message, email, packet switching for access to the internet and MMS for sending and receiving photo and video.

GPRS NETWORK

VLR

MSC

GMSC

HLR

AUC

VLR

MSC

Abis

BSC

BTSBTS

BSS

SGSN

Gb

GGSN PDN

PCU

PSTN Internet

AA

Note: AUC= Authentication Centre HLR= Home Location Registr. VLR= Visitor Location Reg.

Short Message Service Short Message Service (SMS)(SMS)

Enhanced SMS Enhanced SMS (EMS)(EMS)

Multimedia Messaging Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)Service (MMS)

The roadmap of Messaging Service: SMS-EMS-MMS

Happy Birthday

Nice flower

The Evolution of Messaging Service

Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)

The multimedia message service (MMS) is a kind of new message service developed on the basis of short message services. The contents of multimedia messages include text, graph, image, audio, video, etc.

Mobile Network

Application Mode of MMS

E-mail user

SP

Handset to handset

Handset to E-mail

Handset to SP(Service Provider)

MMSC

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