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SWATI RANGACHARI CHIEF CORPORATE AFFAIRS OFFICER

Rise of Digital Infrastructure

Future belongs to next gen applications Scale, agility and latency

2 Source: Ericsson, BCG, Cisco reports

On the Go (Fully Mobile)

Nomadic (Fixed Access with Limited Mobility)

Bandwidth

<1 Mbps 100 Mbps >1 Gbps

1000 ms

10 ms

1 ms

100 ms

10 Mbps 1 Mbps

Wireless Cloud

based Office

Tactile Internet

Augmented Reality

Autonomous

Driving

Video Streaming

Virtual Reality

Personal Cloud

Social Networking

Real Time Gaming

Dela

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Scale

Late

ncy

Agility

In

f

You Tub

e

3D Printing

Beyond data guzzling applications – Devices and usage take us to triple zettabytes

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0.5

1.1

3.3

2012 2016 2021

3X

HYPERSCALE

Global IP traffic in Zettabytes 1021 bytes

Over half global population

MAJOR TRENDS MORE APPLICATIONS

In f

You

Tube

Source: CISCO VNI Global IP Traffic Forecast, 2016-2021.

Source: www.internetworldstats.com, statista, Cisco, Gemalto, BGR, Cisco, “The Zettabyte Era-Trends and Analysis” July 2016. Sources: Ericsson, BCG, and Cisco’s reports

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Hyperscale Network Modernization Foundation is deep Fiberization

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4G Era 3G Era 2G

Era

5G + FTTH

Era

Fibre reach

leading to

Network

Modernization

Major Cities

All Cities and Suburbs

Towers, Backhaul

FTTx + Small Cells

HYPERSCALE NETWORK MODERNIZATION DEEP FIBERIZATION +

0.5

1.1

3.3

2012 2016 2021

3X

4

607

2,681

5,362

Global Deployment in Mfkm

3G 2002-08

4G+FTTX 2009-17

5G+FTTH 2018-26

2X

Global IP traffic in Zettabytes 1021 bytes

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Fibre consumption directly proportional to data growth

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1200

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Global Annual IP Traffic

(Exabytes)

Global Annual Fibre Consumption

(Mn fkm)

CAGR: 17%

CAGR: 36%

More Data

More Fibre

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India has been on the journey of network modernization

6 Source – STL internal research

5 years: India shall take

to deploy the next fibre

3.6 million km

1.8m

3.6m

In the last 20 Years

Next 5 years*

Is 100% fiberization a distant dream

Route-KM Deployment in India

5.4 mn km

?

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India has approximately 1.5 million kilometres of OFC

Ambitious Targets are set for 2022 by the Govt

2018 2022

Prop. of Towers Fiberization

<25%

60%

2018 2022

Public WiFi Hotspots

36,000

10 m

2018 2022

Wireless BB penetration

1.7%

50%

2018 2022

Minimum BB Speed

512 Kbps

50 Mbps

Digital Infrastructure will be a key enablers and critical determinant of India’s growth and well being

Source: TRAI, NDCP 2018

Fiber will form the backbone of this Digital Infrastructure

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- Strong Foundation Fiber Network for Multiple Use - Drive multiple different types of connectivity

Smart Cities & IOT

Hi Capacity App (VR)

Dark Fiber

FTTP

DAS

Requirements of the Fibre of the future

Unlimited data capacity

Very little attenuation

Ultra-fast speeds

Ease to bend

Secure and safe

Govt supporting data growth with right policy impetus

BharatNet NagarNet

Smart Cities

Common Duct Synergies with utilities GIS Mapping

BB Readiness Index

Building Codes

Right of Way

NDCP 2018

NDCP seeks to unlock the transformative power of digital communications networks

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Connect India

National

Broadband

Mission

50 Mbps Citizen Coverage, fixed line BB access to 50% households 10 Gbps per GPs, 10 M Wi-Fi Hotspots Connectivity to all uncovered areas

PPP: BharatNet, GramNet, NagarNet, Jan Wifi FIBER FIRST INITIATIVE National Digital Grid: NFAI, Common Ducts, Center State Collaboration for RoW, Infra Sharing and convergence – Enhance scope of IP BB READINESS INDEX – States/UT Investment - fiscal and Tax incentives,; and incentivizing fixed line broadband

Establishing BB Infra essential Status and Fiber a Public Utility

Propel India Investments - BB Infra Essential Status, License reforms and Ease of Business Expanding Local Manufacturing and R&D for innovation

Secure India Assuring Security framework to infrastructure (physical and cyber )

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