Blazing the Trail:

Singapore’s Next Generation National

Broadband Network (Next Gen NBN)

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 Outline of Presentation

1. About Infocomm Development Authority of

Singapore (IDA)

2. Infocomm Landscape in Singapore

3. iN2015 Masterplan & Next Gen National Broadband

Network (Next Gen NBN)

4. Current Status

5. What’s Next?

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 About Infocomm Development
Authority of Singapore (IDA)

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 About IDA

> Statutory board under Ministry of Information,

Communications and the Arts (MICA)

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 Singapore: An Intelligent
Nation, a Global City,
Powered by Infocomm

People
Infocomm Sector Sector
Government
Industry Transforma- Enrichment
CIO
Developer tion through
Infocomm

Infocomm Infrastructure

Manpower Development

Infocomm Security

Infocomm Policy

International Engagement

Technology

Corporate Functions

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 Infocomm Landscape in Singapore

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 Infocomm usage & accessibility on the rise
Mobile Phone Penetration
2007 123%

2006 105%

2005 100%

2004 93%

Source: IDA Telecom Statistics 2004 – 2007

3G Mobile Subscriptions
3Q08 2,334,400

2Q08 2,136,900

1Q08 1,921,200

4Q07 1,701,000

3Q07 1,440,000

2Q07 1,254,900

1Q07 1,081,400

4Q06 884,000

Source: IDA Telecom Statistics 4Q06 – 3Q08

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 Infocomm usage & accessibility on the rise
Household Computer Ownership
2007 79%

2006 78%

2005 74%

2004 74%

2003 74%

Source: IDA Household Survey 2003 - 2007

Home Broadband Penetration

Q3 2008 93%

2007 77%

2006 61%

2005 51%

2004 42%

Source: IDA Telecom Statistics 2004 – 3Q2008 (includes wireless

broadband subscriptions

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 iN2015 & Next Gen NBN

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 iN2015 < An Intelligent Nation,
a Global City, powered by Infocomm

Mission > To develop the infocomm cluster as a major engine of growth and to
leverage infocomm for economic and social development
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 iN2015 Masterplan :
Our Digital Vision for Singapore

Government

Healthcare
Financial & Biomedical
Services Sciences

Manufacturing
Education & Logistics
& Learning

Tourism,
Digital Media Hospitality
& Entertainment & Retail

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 Next Gen NBN as Part of the iN2015 Vision
Realising the Leading National Infocomm Infrastructure
National Infocomm Infrastructure

National Trust Framework

Wireless Broadband National Broadband

Network (WBN) Network (NGNBN)

Next Generation Networks

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 Strategic Outcomes of the NGNBN Project

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 Layered Approach to ensure Open Access

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 Realising the Next Gen NBN
OPCO RFP

NETCO RFP > Issued on 7 Apr 2008

> Closed on 5 Dec 2008
> Issued on 11 Dec 2007 > To award in end 1st Quarter 2009
> Closed on 5 May 2008 > Grant of S$250M (~USD165M)
> Award on 26 Sep 2008
> Grant of S$750M (~USD496M) > Key Economic Characteristics
> Likely to have multiple OpCos in
> Key Economic Characteristics addition to Next Gen NBN OpCo
> Likely to be natural monopoly > Medium barrier of entry
> High barrier of entry > Medium cost of replication
> High cost of replication
> Key OpCo Targets
> Key NetCo Targets ƒ Adoption target by 2015
ƒ 50% coverage by 2012 ƒ 330,000 Residential
ƒ USO by 2015 subscribers
ƒ 80,000 Non-Residential
subscribers

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NGNBN Bandwidth Requirements

Bandwidth Type By Commercial Beyond Commercial Operations Date

Operations Date

Peak Downstream Shall be scalable to enable future downlink

Bandwidth per 100 Mbps bandwidths in excess of 1Gbps per End-
Residential Connection User Connection

Peak Upstream
Shall keep pace with or even exceed the
Bandwidth per 50 Mbps downlink bandwidth as it is increased
Residential Connection

Committed
Shall increase over time
Downstream Bandwidth
per Residential
25 Mbps (required to support next generation services
e.g. high definition video streams)
Connection

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Next Gen NBN Coverage Requirements
Categories of Premise
Residential Non-Residential Non-Building Address Points

• public housing •commercial blocks • lamp-posts

• private apartments • industrial blocks
• private landed housing • institutional properties
• government offices
• schools
• hospitals
• libraries
• bus stops
• traffic junctions
• lift monitoring rooms
• lift lobbies
• wireless access points
• street-side display signs
• other address points in
Singapore and connected
islands

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 Current Status

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OpenNet Selected as Next Gen NBN NetCo

> OpenNet selected as Next Gen NBN NetCo

OpenNet

Axia SingTel SPH SPT

30% 30% 25% 15%

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Highlights of OpenNet’s Proposal

> New, all-fibre network to the

homes and businesses

> Future-proof, capable of

supporting more than 1 Gbps

> Leverage existing underlying

passive infrastructure assets,
such as ducts, manholes and
exchange buildings

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Highlights of OpenNet’s Proposal
Core Residential

Non-Residential

Non-Building
Central Offices Address Points

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 Singapore in 2015: Totally Connected, Wired
and Wireless
95%
FTTH Penetration

60% Universal
Service
Obligations

1%

2009 Q4 2010 (Dec) Q2 2012 (Jun) 2015

Date

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 What’s Next?

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Ensuring the Success of Next Gen NBN – Getting
Government, Enterprises and Consumers on
board Next Gen NBN
Developing the Next Gen services ecosystem
Delivery & Addressing regulatory framework & policy issues
Adoption of
Enabling ease of delivery & adoption
Services
Championing national strategic projects

Government Usage Community

Facilitating Government Engagement
adoption of Next Gen NBN and Promoting awareness,
delivery of Next Gen e-Gov educating enterprises & consumers,
services and fostering user-driven services

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SINGAPORE: AN INTELLIGENT NATION, A GLOBAL CITY POWERED BY INFOCOMM

www.ida.gov.sg
www.infocommsingapore.sg

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