ITS Egypt
Challenges & Opportunities
February 2012
Alkan Group (Wholly Owned Subsidiaries)
Established in 1974
15 companies
Diversified Business
More than 5000 Professionals
Yearly turnover exceeds $ 900 millions
Local Presence in more than 19 countries in ME & Africa
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Alkan Holdings (Companies & Subsidiaries)
Trade &
Distribution
Manufacturing
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CIT
Real Estate
Tourism &
Aviation
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Overview
Alkan CIT is the Communications & Information Technology
arm of Alkan Holdings, based in Egypt and successfully
operating in 19 countries across Africa and the MEA region
Alkan CIT subsidiaries:
Alkan Telecom
Alkan Networks
ESRI Northeast Africa
Alkan CIT International
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Integrated Offerings
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Alkan Telecom
Leading Telecommunications Systems Integrator and Solutions Provider
in Africa & the Middle East
+250 Professionals
Associate Member of the GVF
Thuraya & Inmarsat Service Provider
Operates public VSAT network
Scope of Services
Enterprise solutions for Telecom, Government, Oil & Gas, Banking,
Education, Transportation, Utilities, etc…
Fleet Management & Tracking
OSS/BSS
Videoconferencing & surveillance
Satellite broadband services
Wireless connectivity
Network integration
Managed Services
Data security
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Alkan Networks
Leading turnkey solution provider for GSM/CDMA networks in the region
Established in 1998
+2000 professionals distributed in Africa & Middle East
Prime turnkey contractor since 1998
Offers end-to-end services
Delivered more than 7,000 sites across the region
Scope of Services
GSM/CDMA tower production
Network rollout
Installation & Commissioning
Operation & Maintenance
Electromechanical Services
Managed Services
RF Planning
Facility Management
Fiber Optics
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ESRI Northeast Africa
Leading GIS Professional Services Provider in Africa & the Middle East
+250 GIS professionals, Consultants, Analysts, Developers and Data Specialists
ISO 9001:2000 Certified
CMMI Level 2 Certified
Scope of Services
GIS Applications and digital mapping
GIS data production
Training & Consultancy
Enterprise solutions for Telecom, homeland
Security, Government, Oil & Gas, Banking, etc….
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CIT International
Responsible for the dynamic expansion of Alkan CIT within the region and
promoting the Integrated Services in African & Middle East countries
Global footprint
KSA, UAE, Oman, Iraq
Libya, Algeria, Sudan,
Ghana, Burkina, Niger, Sierra Leone, Senegal
Mali, Chad, Tanzania, Kenya , Ethiopia
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Stay Connected with Alkan
Anywhere, Anytime…
No Matter where you are..
Stay connected with Alkan
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Cairo Traffic Project
ESRI NEA
Ring Road Project
MOE Project
Air Defence Stadium Project
Petrobel Project
VEGAS Project
Ministry of Tourism Project
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Solution Overview
Tourism Transportation challenges
Solution main components
Benefits
System features and advantages
Security
MOT Project
Solution Overview
The solutions is based on establishing a command and control room in the
MOT premises to continuously track and monitor the tourism fleet over the
GIS system which include all of the cities Maps, highways, railways,
touristic and many other geographical data of Egypt.
GPS Satellites
‫الجهات المعنية‬
‫وزارة السياحة‬
Mobile GPS Unit
Communications
Network
‫ شركة السياحة‬...
MOT Project
Tourism Transportation challenges
 Protecting the tourists against the road accidents and hijacking.
 Continuous monitoring for the buses or trips.
 Provide the direct, adequate and timely support in case of any
problems (the control room could call directly the Police, ambulance,
etc…).
 Make a geo fencing for No Go zones which is prohibited on the drivers
to enter.
 Force the drivers to respect the road speed limits and hours of driving.
 The ability to redirect the buses in case of any problems on the road or
risks.
MOT Project
Solution main components
Fleet Management and tracking devices.
Command & Control Center.
Data Center.
Connectivity.
Data, system and connections security.
GIS system.
Benefits
Delivering Safer, more Efficient and
Environmentally sustainable transportation
solutions
Information and alerts: Variable message signs can quickly broadcast
information such as stolen vehicle (panic button alert) and other timely
local information to drivers.
Reports: Speed, RPM, Vehicle Position, , Trip ( Moving & Idle Time), Hand
Brake, Lights, Harsh Acceleration, Harsh Braking, Battery disconnection.
The Geographic Information System (GIS) MAPS:
Is used to store, manage and analyze spatial data from maps (i.e. Roads,
Points of Interest, Fleet Locations, Geo-fences, Routes and Tours) and
imagery resources.
Benefits
Real-time Tracking information:
Up-to-the-minute information on busses can be published to the web for
authorized users
The real-time data can automatically regulate traffic policies across a city.
Benefits
Landmarks Map
Egypt Landmarks Map shows Egypt map where all the major landmarks
have been shown.
Benefits
Route planning
To get directions, find routes from a street, town, city or landmark to your
destination. With maps, times, distance and kilometers.
Benefits
Improving traffic flow
Calculates the
smartest route, using
actual road speed
data, real-time
Tracking information
Benefits
System features and advantages
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Driver & vehicle performance management.
Location management & tracking.
Play back option for a certain trip.
The ability of live tracking and allocating the buses just in time on the
map.
Receive alert when a Panic Button pressed by a driver and allocate
this bus immediately.
Alerting the drivers before entering a dangerous zone where
accidents mostly happens with exceptional buzzer.
Check the license of the drivers and buses and alert before its expiry
dates.
Extensive reports on both driver and bus include (driven distance,
activity reports, over speeding , harsh acceleration or braking,
utilization, etc…).
Administration tools for the tourism companies privileges.
Security
High level of security
Efficient
Sustainable
Transportation
solutions
High
Performance
Solution
Solution
High
Multi-Stage
Reliability Security
Availability
(Backdoor Avoided)
(No
single
point of
Traffic
Separation
failure)
Concept
(DMZ Based)
External connections
Company Secured SSL tunnel
through Internet
External connections
Buses through 3G Network
Internet
Juniper Router M7i
Internanet
(Communication) Zone
SSL Gateway Zone
Juniper Switch
1st stage FW
1st stage FW
SRX650
2 SSL VPN
termination
2 Communication servers
active + standby
AD replica servers
Juniper Switch
External IDP
Juniper Switch
Multi-Segment Inline IDP
SQL-3 insrances
(Backend)Zone
IDP800
Juniper Switch
GIS Web (Frontend)Zone
Juniper Switch
GIS Front end
Web Server(Esri)
2nd stage FW
Sidewinder 2150 HA
Internal IDP
2 FM Web servers Active
+ standby (MIX)
2x SQL servers +
SAN Storage 3 TB
2nd stage FW
Multi-Segment Inline IDP
IDP8200
Juniper Switch
Juniper Switch
2 IIS Reporting servers
Active + standby (MIX)
Application server active
ArcGIS Server
NSM Xpress
STRM 500
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Application server
Standby
2 APC servers Active
+ standby
Control Workstation
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AD servers
ArcGIS ArcEditor
+Network Analyst
Extension
(1 License)
Control zone
2 RSA+Macafee
servers Active+ standby
2 Security Management
Workstation
Management zone
2 Internet Information
servers Active + standby
ESRI ArchGIS(Middleware)
Zone
Application Zone
Thank You
8 El Gazaer St., New Maadi, 11435, Cairo, Egypt
Tel.: + 202 2516 9722 , +202 2754 6027
Fax.: +202 2516 9560
www.alkancit.com
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