HOW SUBMARINE CABLES HAVE REDEFINED THE DIGITAL DIVIDE CONCEPT AROUND THE WORLD

COLOMBIA, CASE OF STUDY

Presenter Profile
Involved in OA&M and Management Submarine Cable Projects in Colombia since 1990. Responsible for 10.000 Km Fibre Optic Network Design over power lines for the main partner of MINTIC in Colombia Vive Digital project. Poster presenter in Suboptic 2010 in Yokohama and Baltimore 2007.

Jorge O Garcia L.

Projects Coordinator
Telemediciones S.A.

Father of 3 Children.

Agenda
1. DIGITAL DIVIDE / DIGITAL INCLUSION 2. THE CHALLENGE

3. THE EXPECTATIONS
4. CONCLUSION

DIGITAL DIVIDE DIGITAL INCLUSION

Telecommunications Act 1996
ITU includes variations to also evaluate ICT users Equations need to be updated year by year, because both Human Development and Technology Indexes change continuosly(Moores , Butterss & Nielsens laws) Helps Governments to carry out Digital Inclusion

DOT Force (Digital Opportunity Task Force, Group of 8)

The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. Alvin Toffler

Santa Marta Barranquilla Cartagena Ambush Range

Punto Fijo Caracas

Tolu

ACTIONS TO REDUCE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE

Ciudad Bolivar

Venezuela

G uyana
Santa Elena de Uairen

S u r i n a me F rench G uiana

Colombia
Boavista

Ecuador

2003, HV Line 115 KV + 2011-Optical cable To Santa Elena Uairen, Camuri (Venezuela, 10 Gbps) Brazil
Manaos Tefe Iquitos Manacapuru

Belem

Colombia Leticia Tabatinga

Peru

1895 - 1912, Former Subacuatic cable Manaos - Para du Belem, 3000 Km

EXPECTED RESULTS
The Colombian Government Goal is to reach 1078 Municipalities for 2014.

Close Digital Divide

Source: MinTIC Ministerio de las Tecnologias de la Informacion y las Comunicaciones de Colombia, PNCAV

1. DIGITAL DIVIDE / DIGITAL INCLUSION 2. THE CHALLENGE 3. THE EXPECTATIONS 4. CONCLUSION

AMAZON BASIN MAIN FACTS

Source: http://www-radar.jpl.nasa.gov/carbon/ab/ar.htm

7 Million Km 2 300 Km Wide in rainy season 200.000 m3/sec River flow is 5 m/seg Hamza River Slope is 2 cm/ Km Seasonal levels vary up to 20 m

AMAZON RIVER PATTERNS

The low-water period of late1995, and the second during peak stage in 1996. Land mass oscillates in response to the flow of Amazon River.

source: http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/rivsinkpix.htm, Global rain Forest Mapping Project

LA SUPERCOBRA - LINEA MAZONICA SUBACUATICA PERU - COLOMBIA - BRASIL

Sao Paulo Oliveira (Bra) Caballo Cocha (Peru) San Antonio ICA (Bra) PERU COLOMBIA Pto. Nario (Col) Tabatinga (Bra) BRASIL Fortaleza (Bra), Maiquetia (Ven) Cable over Power lines Forte Boa (Bra) Manacuru (Bra)

Amatura (Bra)

Codajas (Bra)

Iquitos (Peru)

Leticia (Col)

180

70

160

70

270

76

58

190

152

232

235

135

65

65

84

410 Km along Peruvian Amazon River

70 Km along Colombia South Border 1478 Km Unrepeatered Dual Cable System, after Burial Assement Survey Brasil Segment

Land Cable

1000 poles, 50 m through the jungle Peru Colombia Segment Segment

TOTAL LENGHT: 2047 Km, Segment 1 (Manaos - Tabatinga): 1567 Km, Segment 2 (Leticia - Iquitos): 480 Km, 17 Stations without Tele Powering

Manaus (Bra)

Pebas (Peru)

Coari (Bra)

Julal (Bra)

Tefe (Bra)

Anori (Bra)

Ye who enter,abandon all hope. Dante Alighieri, Inferno

1. DIGITAL DIVIDE / DIGITAL INCLUSION 2. THE CHALLENGE 3. THE EXPECTATIONS 4. CONCLUSION

BREAKING PARADIGMS
Cable Ships Airships

Hybrid Concrete Fiberglass Poles

BREAKING THE BALANCE

Revolutionary Technologies Digital Inclusion Government Policies Protection for the Amazon Basin Huge Bussiness

History Environment Hazardous conditions Complex Logistic Rivers change of Course often

Intangible Attributes of Submarine Cables

Submarine cables are saving lives worldwide . Submarine cables are like trees, because they are the bridges to joint different worlds: poverty and richness, darkness and shine, earth and sky. Submarine cables are steel worms, born, grow, and die. Submarine cables are not just technology but also poetry.

1. DIGITAL DIVIDE / DIGITAL INCLUSION 2. THE CHALLENGE 3. THE EXPECTATIONS 4. CONCLUSION

Conclusion (1)
1
THE CHALLENGE Best endeavor to REDUCE the Digital Divide in the Amazon Basin, using Subacuatic or ADSS Fiber Optic Cables, IMPROVING Digital Inclusion. THE ACTIONS Reduce the INTERNAL DIVIDE in Telecommunication Industry to provide on time cost / benefit in Fiber Optic Cable solutions for isolated communities around the world, located along rivers. International bid for US $ 500 M to reach 48 remote Municipalities in Colombia under the High Speed Connectivity Project .

Conclusion (2)
THE STAKEHOLDERS Submarine Cable Industry, Colombia, Peru & Brasil Governments, Suboptic Participants, IIRSA, World Bank, DOT , ITU, Universities, WWF, National Audobon Society, Aerospatial Agencies,Petrobras, IDB, Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Telemediciones.

Conclusion (3)

FURTHER INFORMATION
F. Alberto Lpez Salgado falopez@mintic.gov.co +57 313 487 7142 Bogot, Colombia Proyecto Nacional Conectividad Alta Velocidad MinTIC
Jorge O. Garcia L. jgarcia@telemediciones.com +57 311 5618427 TELEMEDICIONES S.A. Bogot, Colombia

Merci beaucoup!