What TCIL can do for
accelerated development in
Africa
WITFOR-2005
Gaborone, Botswana
By
P. Ganesh
Director (Technical)
Telecommunications Consultants India
Ltd. (TCIL)
(A Govt.of India Enterprise)
About TCIL
• TCIL was set up in 1978 by the Department of Telecom., Govt.
of India to share the Indian expertise in Telecommunications
globally.
• An ISO 9001:2000 certified, profit-making multi-national
company with operation in over 50 countries
• Presently offering consultancy and project execution services
in Telecommunications and Information Technology
• Annual turnover: US$ 150 million
Objectives
• To provide world-class technology and Indian
expertise globally in all fields of telecommunications
and information technology.
• To sustain, expand and excel its operations in
overseas/Indian markets by developing proper marketing
strategies.
• To acquire State-of-the-Art technology on a continuing
basis.
Strengths of TCIL
• Efficient Project Management
Experience of successfully managing a variety of
projects in different cultural and physical
environments in over 50 different countries, spread
over the 5 continents
• Adaptable & Cohesive Manpower
– Executed projects in extreme environmental
conditions and hostile terrain in India & abroad
TCIL’s Range of Services
in Telecommunications & IT
• Feasibility Studies
• Design
• Engineering
• Network Planning &
Development
• Turnkey Project Implementation
• Project Supervision
• Operation & Maintenance
• Training
• Civil & Architectural
Consultancy
Countries operated in
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AFRICAN CONTINENT :
Algeria
Chad
Ivory Coast
Maldives
Niger
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Benin
Comoros
Libya
Mauritius
Somalia
Cameroon
Ghana
Malawi
Nigeria
Zimbabwe
EUROPEAN & AMERICAN REGION :
Germany
Ireland
U.S.A. Switzerland
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Botswana
Ethiopia
Madagascar
Mozambique
Tanzania
Netherlands
U.K.
Bhutan
Jordan
Palestine
Syria
Indonesia
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
U.A.E.
OTHER REGIONS :
Australia
Iran
Nepal
Singapore
Vietnam
Bangladesh
Iraq
Oman
Sri Lanka
Yemen
TCIL Operation in Africa
ITU PROJECT
• Feasibility Study and preparation of business plan for RASCOM
ALGERIA
• Consultancy to SONELGAZ for study, design and preparation
of tender documents fore telecommunication network.
• Executing the major contracts awarded for Supply &
Installation of OPGW-based Network, Lashed Cables, Power
Transmission Lines for Sonelgaz
• Architectural Consultancy for construction of four buildings in
Ministry of Posts and Communications (MPTIC) cyber park.
MOZAMBIQUE
• Executed project for Maintenance of Telephone exchanges.
• Local Line Network project, Pemba, Lichinga and Machipanda
for USD 2.5 Mn.
TCIL Operation in Africa
BOTSWANA
• Executed several projects worth US$ 6.4 mn till date for
Bostwana Telecommunication Corporation.
• Supply and Installation of Primary & Secondary Cable
Networks at Gaborone, Ramotswa and Lobatse .
• Upgradation of Local Network for the Southern Region in
Botswana.
ETHIOPIA
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SDH Microwave Transmission Projects for USD 3.5 Mn.
Outside Plant Network in NIFAS SILK Exchange USD 3 Mn.
Supply of Digital UHF Radio System for USD 3 Mn.
Supply of VSAT Antenna Systems
TCIL Operation in Africa
MADAGASCAR
• Modernization of Telecom Network at
Antananarivo and Toamasina and Supply and
Installation of WLL system for USD 9 mn
MALAWI
• External Plant Network valuing USD 19 mn
funded by African Development Bank.
TCIL Operation in Africa
MAURITIUS
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Installation Testing & Commissioning of Local Cable Network for USD
45 Mn.
•
Supply & Installation of Transmission Equipment (SDH System) for
Mauritius Telecom Network Expansion Phase - II for USD 2 Mn.
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Subscriber Connections & Installation of pair-gain systems for USD
2 Mn.
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Communication Cabling Infrastructure project for Prestigious
Ebene Cyber City
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Consultancy for Crime Occurrence Tracking system for Mauritius
Police Force
TCIL Operation in Africa
ZIMBABWE
• Telecom rehabilitation project for ZPTC.
• Provided Experts for Network Planning, Operation &
Maintenance.
• Matabeleland Digitalization Project for USD 70 M has been
commissioned in 2000: OSP in 13 exchange area,
Computerization of network including Customer Care &
Billing System, Switching & Transmission during 1999 –2002.
TCIL Operation in Africa
NIGER
• Modernization and extension of network in Niamey to build
the civil engineering infrastructure for six exchange areas, for
Euro 2.5 million.
SWAZILAND
• Billing Mediation and Customer Care & Billing System for
Swaziland Posts and Telecommunications Corporation for USD
3.5 Mn in year 2003.
TANZANIA
• Executed contract for External Plant Network valuing
11Mn funded by African Development Bank.
USD
TCIL Operation in Africa
NIGERIA
• Establishment of Telecom Training Centers in Kano and Lagos,
1982-1986
• Training of 400 Nigerian Telecom Engineers and Technicians
in Advanced Level Telecom Training Centre, New Delhi, India
• Maintenance of Telephone Exchanges.
• Rehabilitation and expansion of external plant network in
Lagos & Ikoy,for USD 12 Mn,funded by World bank.
• OFC Cable link Project along with Siemens.
GHANA
• Telecommunication Expansion Project-II, External
Plant
Network, for USD 22 Mn. In 1993
• External Plant Project in Dansoman for USD 12 Mn.
• Design, Supply, Installation, Testing & Commissioning of
Copper Subscriber Access Network for USD 50 Mn.
What TCIL can do !
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Pan-African Network
e-Governance Infrastructure Projects
Call Centre for farmers
Computerization of post offices
Fibre-To-The-Home (FTTH)
Supply of technically trained man-power
Training and setting up of telecom/IT training
centres
Pan- Africa Project
• 53 PAN-African countries are to be connected through
Satellite and Fiber optics links: budget US$50 Million for
installation, initial operation and maintenance for 3 years.
• To provide Tele-education, Tele-medicine, Internet, Videoconferencing and VOIP services and
• To support e-governance, e-commerce, infotainment,
resource
mapping
and
meteorological
services
connectivity.
• HUB linked to Internet backbone through an ISP.
• VVIP Connectivity - Internet, VoIP and video-conferencing.
• 20 concurrent voice (VoIP)
conferencing sessions.
and 4 concurrent video-
• The network will connect:
- 5 universities to 53 learning centers;
- 10 Super Specialty Hospitals to 53 Remote Hospitals
(Patient-End locations) in rural areas.
• 43 Tele-medicine terminals are fixed terminals installed in Remote
Hospital and 10 are mobile terminals installed in mobile vans.
•10 Super Specialty Hospitals to will have the capability to provide the
Continuing Medical Education (CME).
•5 Tele-education studios with post-production set up, Non-linear
editing facility at each of the universities and the appropriate Data
centers.
•The network is designed to have 169 terminals and a central hub to
deliver the services
•Use of INTELSAT/Other till INSAT capacity is available
•The Pan-African Hub will be linked with Indian Universities and Super
Specialty Hospitals through Under-Sea Cable (Fiver Optics).
•VSAT hub: Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa and Botswana.
PAN-African Network
Tele-medicine
“Delivery of healthcare services”
Communication
Technology
• To the rural and remote
population
• By specialist doctors
• From a distance
Medical
Science
TELEMEDICINE
• Using ICT for the exchange of
information”
Information
Technology
Biomedical
Engineering
Patients end configuration
Printer
Multimedia Computer
Other Medical
Devices
C Band Antenna and
ODU
12 Lead
ECG
VSAT IDU
(IP Based)
UPS
VOIP phone
LAN Switch
IP Based
Videoconferencing
Equipment
Video
Screen/Projector
for CME
Doctor-end Configuration
C Band Antenna and
ODU
Multimedia Computer
LAN Switch
VSAT IDU
(IP Based)
IP Based
Videoconferencing
Equipment
VOIP phone
UPS
CME
Facility
Telemedicine Server
Tele-medicine Benefits to Society
1. Improved Access
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Health care to distant & remote areas
Accelerate diagnosis & treatment by reducing time for
the needy patients without long travel,waiting, etc.
2. Reduced necessity/cost of travel for patient & relatives
3. Reduced professional isolation for rural doctors
4. Improved quality of care: enhanced decision-making between
patients and specialist doctors
Major Applications of
Telemedicine Technology
•Tele-consultation
•Tele-diagnosis
•Tele-treatment
Patient with the local doctor
consults the specialists for
treatment
•Tele-training
Continuing
Medical
Education, training for
doctors & paramedics
•Tele-monitoring
•Emergency care
•Tele-support
•Disaster Management/Relief
•Tele-education
What TCIL will do
1.
Establish the network for tele-medicine.
2.
Provide technical infrastructure and training for
effective utilization.
Provide satellite resources and technical support
to run and maintain the network for three years
Provide connectivity to selected Super Specialty
Hospitals in Africa/India.
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4.
What recipient countries
are required to do
1. Identify and prioritise specific Remote Hospitals
and Super Speciality Hospitals to be linked by Telemedicine
2. Identify the services to be provided by each Super
Speciality Hospital.
3. Plan for optimal utilisation of the network and resources
4. Obtain regulatory clearances of the recipient country
for setting up the network
Tele-Education Concept
1. Quality education in primary, secondary and collegiate levels in
developing countries is constrained by non-availability of skilled
teachers.
2. Space communication, which is broadcast in nature can be used to
spread education to any part of a country quickly and cost
effectively.
3. Broadcasting or interactive network
4. The interaction could be audio/video.The schemes used are oneway video and two-way audio or two-way video and audio.
5. Broadcast Network is used for primary education since the size
of the network is large.
Interactive network for teachers training and higher levels of
education
Tele-education network architecture
Tele-education : Teachers end
Tele-education
Remote classroom configuration
Benefits of Tele-education to Society
1.
High quality education can be imparted uniformly
from a central teaching-end/studio where good quality
teachers can be brought together.
2.
Teachers can be trained periodically in the distance
education mode.
3.
University education through a space-based network
can make “ learn from the place you want and at the
speed you want ” a reality.
4.
This can be used for informal education and adult
literacy to improve the literacy levels of the community.
What TCIL will do
1. Establish the network for Tele-education.
2. Provide technical infrastructure and training for effective
utilization.
3. Provide satellite resources and technical support to run and
maintain the network for three years
4. Provide connectivity to selected centres of excellence in
Africa/India.
5.
Assist in content generation, if required.
What recipient countries are to do
1. Identify and prioritise specific sectors to be
addressed by tele-education
2. Prepare and provide appropriate educational
material
3. Select the location of the uplink facility and the
teaching end.
4. Select the locations of the various student end
nodes
5. Plan for the optimal utilisation of network by full time
utilisation
6. Regulatory clearances of the recipient country
should be obtained
e-Governance Infrastructure
projects
– Consultancy services for setting up
e-Governance networks covering voice, data and
video for the Govt. of Indian states of
Gujarat, Rajasthan,Tripura and Karnataka.
– e- Governance/ e-Commerce networks solution
covering:
Information Kiosks which provides access to all limited
information on services/products ‘Anytime, Anywhere, Anyone’
Transaction Kiosks which provide facility to carry out on-line
transactions for services/products offered.
Web Portal
TCIL e-Governance Projects
Government of Gujarat
• Establishment of Gujarat State Wide Area Network (GSWAN)
• Third party inspection of Gujarat State Wide Area Network
(GSWAN), etc.
• Integrated communication network in Gandhi Nagar for Gujarat
Govt.
Government of Jharkhand
• Modernisation of Jharkhand Police Communication System
• Implementation
of
Jharkhand
State
Information
Communication Network
Government of Tripura
• Implementation of Tirpura State wide Area Network
Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India
• Operation of Call Centre for Farmers
and
State Wide Area Network for
e-Governance
Voice Extension to
local & remote offices
Internet/ Other
Networks
VSAT
Video Conferencing
Equipment
Hotline
EPAX
1 to n Dial up Ckts
1 to n Data Ckts
to local & remote offices
State Centre
State
level
NMS
Voice Extension to
local & remote offices
1 to n Data Ckts
to local & remote offices
Hotline
E1 Fiber/Copper Links
EPAX
District Centre # 1
...
District Centre # 25
District
Level
2 Mbps leased lines
(8 Mbps)
1 to n Dial up Ckts
Video Conferencing
Equipment
Voice Extension to
local & remote offices
Taluka Centre # 1
1 to n Data Ckts
to local offices
64 Kbps leased lines
(2 Mbps)
Taluka Centre # n
Taluka
Level
State Wide Area Network
Design
Single backbone for Voice, Data & Video
• Industry standard protocols
• Scalability
 No. of Centres
 No. of Interfaces per Centre
 Bandwidth
• Redundancy
 Network elements to avoid single point failure causing total
disruption of service
 Alternate Routes by connecting adjacent DCs whenever
required
• Security
 Physical access
 Logical access
Call Center for farmers
(Toll free number 1551)
Internet
PSTN
Toll free lines
ACD
Switch
IVRS
Web server
Agent
ACD- Automatic Call Distributor
IVRS- Interactive Voice Response
System
Agent
Level-1 Support
Agent
Voice communication through Conferencing
PSTN
Level-2 Support
Agriculture Experts at different locations
Respective Administrative Directorate through letters/post
Level-3 Support
Computerization of post offices
• TCIL and India Post have introduced new services like
money transfer through satellite communication,
satellite post, express parcel post, corporate money
transfer etc.
• Consultancy for setting up Automatic Mail Processing
Centre for INDIA POST
• Executed projects in Uzbekistan and in Maldives for
computerisation of Postal service covering:
- Front office operation
- Back office operation
- Postal banking etc.
Fibre-To-The-Home
• TCIL’s Fibernet solution, Fiber to the home (FTTH) is the ideal
fiber optics architecture in which fiber deployment is carried all
the way to the customer premises for high-speed data, voice
services and high quality video services from a single
source.
• Symmetric broadband services
Video conferencing, Intranet, Tele-consulting
• Asymmetric broadband services
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High speed Internet,
Digital broadcast services,
Video on demand,
Distance learning,
Telecommuting, Telemedicine,
Content based services.
• TCIL has commissioned FTTH for MoC Kuwait, and has order
worth US$17.85 million for FTTH project based on G-PON
technology.
Training
• Infrastructure to provide world-class ICT training to a large
number of personnel at very low cost.
• TCIL provides training at:
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ALTTC( Advanced Level Telecom Training Centre), Ghaziabad,
RGMCTTC (Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Circle Telecom Training
Centre), Chennai and
 CETTM (Centre for Excellence in Telecom Technology and
Management), Mumbai.
• Trained engineers of Afghanistan, Ethiopia and Nigeria.
• Set up training centres in Afghanistan and Nigeria
Supply of technically trained
manpower
• TCIL can supply skilled ICT manpower at very
competitive rates.
• TCIL has supplied the manpower for telecom and IT
projects in Libya, United Nations, Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia
Thanks for the attention