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World Summit On the Information Society 2015
May 25, 2015
Zaur Hasanov Director
TASIM Role In The New Geopolitical Reality
TASIM History
• Proposed by the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan – 2008
• Endorsed by the UN General Assembly Resolution - December 2009
• Project Group launched - April 2010
• International Workshop on TASIM, Project Secretariat established - July 2011
• UN General Assembly unanimously adopted a new resolution (A/Res/67/194) that reiterated support for the TASIM Project - December 21, 2012
• Preliminary Agreement signed by China Telecom, International
Relations and Accounting Center (Azerbaijan), KazTransCom, Rostelecom, Turk Telekom – December 3, 2013
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Main Goals
• Deployment of one of the shortest transit “Asia – Europe” routes
• Increasing revenue provision and additional value adding services for European, Caucasian, Middle Eastern, Central Asian countries, as well as Turkey and China
• Substantial alternative transit opportunities for European, Middle Eastern and Turkish carriers to bypass Russia
• Redundant “Asia – Europe” transit route deployment via Kazakhstan territory
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(DE – PL) – UA – RU – KZ – CN
• (DE – AT – HU – RO – BG) –• (TK – GE) – AZ – KZ – CN
Existing and Projected Routes
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The Project has been divided into 4 parts based onterrestrial partnership method:
1.Chinese part:• In partnership with China Telecom• The route: Hong Kong – Urumqi – China’s border with Kazakhstan
2. Kazakhstani part: • In partnership with KazTransCom• The route: Kazakhstan’s border with China – Caspian marine
border of Kazakhstan with Azerbaijan
3. Caucasus part: • In partnership with IRAC of MCHT AR • The route: Caspian marine border of Kazakhstan with Azerbaijan –
Istanbul
4. European part: • In partnership with Turk Telekom Int. • The route: Istanbul – Frankfurt
Project Parts
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Volume and Profit Forecast
Anticipated traffic volume (Gbps & mln USD) between Asia and Europe until 2019.
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Benefits
• Improved regional and global connectivity
• Route diversification
• Improved disaster resiliency
• Bridging digital divide and contribution to Sustainable Development Goals
• Advantage for finance and ICT industries
• Contribution to regional innovation and modernization
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