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What makes the bandwidth backbone, the sense of network in Africa, Middle East and Latin America?

Since the network infrastructure in every region As a solution for the bandwidth more sense (and why) network design solutions to business voice / data needs will be right? This is a difficult question to respond to the challenges faced by each region. The reality may be that there is no simple answer. There is no “one size fits all” for all these regions at a time. So everyone should be treated separately and clearly, to have a chance of success. Some factors that are likely to be important for companies (such as industry, the number of sites in the network) technology (eg copper, fiber, wireless backhaul) business (financing, implementation include ROI, budget), political ( For example, stable government nationalization, entrepreneurship, free market driven) and regulation (eg, lack of internal governance, international connectivity constraints). For example : DS3 is a workable solution for WAN-based multi-site network in Nigeria? T1 from a place in Brazil? Ethernet LAN campus in Bahrain? These regions of the world is also commonly known as “developing countries”, which is usually the case, the infrastructure, including communications infrastructure known. Emirates of the Persian Gulf and to some extent Brazil (in town) are well developed and can be the same telecommunications service to a certain extent as in the U.S. and Europe expect.
In addition, availability is limited and contradictory. For this reason, many countries are focusing on developing mobile communications with the intent to “bypass” cable infrasructure full development. For example, based on direct satellite service, such as VSAT. There are, of course, the question of the delay with this approach to voice and highly interactive, so if the delay is an important factor might be necessary, the use of iridium (we did not know what to think of themselves) or another low orbiting satellites. Before digging in the technical aspects of the Middle East or Africa network infrastructure should be taken into account the political situation. Most of these countries still have their phones municipal utilities. At best, they operate a monopoly of local political power and the rich. If you tap the right people, these countries are among the leading technologies and bleeding. Customers in these regions tend to be “the last-and-greatest” primarily for reasons of novelty use. In the end, no matter what your customers sign up to when the business is here!

In Africa, there are some improvements in the transport of groundwater have been, but this does not take long to get to certain places backhaul offering. Similarly, the traditional VSAT solution for Africa and other remote regions, but the deployment of WiMAX interference problems is always more. This is exacerbated by the unpredictability of licenses and inspections. In my opinion, America has improved significantly in the provision of universal access, but the quality and the cost is still difficult to predict and control. Without a major investment in the Middle East, but in this case would be the biggest obstacle of a legislative nature and the lack of an open market for delivery. A real “answer” can only be achieved through the detailed study on the prospects of IT and telecommunications and the availability of existing infrastructure in each region. To do this, the following factors must be considered;

The technology : This type of research it all depends on the type of services offered (as the voice of “fixed or mobile” WAN leased lines, broadband, triple play, IPTV, etc.), users (for example, the number of users, individually or collectively, distributed or concentrated), the coverage of existing services and backbone infrastructure is available (for example, the CFE network PDH, SDH, DWDM or MW of PDH, SDH) .. .. then we may be able to predict the backbone of the band, to evaluate the existing infrastructure, improvements in the technology plan, select, if necessary, and estimate the investment costs. The short answer is that the T1, DS3, OC3 bandwidth and infrastructure makes sense if the line is for the preservation of the fibers more sense (Ethernet), if the network is available and supported. If none of these is in a reasonable amount of VSAT as the solution of choice with a link to a minimum of hard-line structure of “nodes” are currently in progress.

Business / Economy : To prepare a business model, need factors, including CAPEX, OPEX, NPV, IRR, income ARPU for sacrifice or service fees, license fees, the rate of inflation, the decline in ARPU is expected to be based Because of competition, the last mile connectivity for enterprise customers and the costs involved in licensing / permits and implementation projects. This category seems to be more self-limiting technological challenges. Controllers / administrative (political) Factors for each administrative region would be different monopoly and the political situation in Africa and the environment in part, in most countries of the Middle East, de-regulated Normally, a license is a difficult task in many countries. For each of these regions (Africa, Middle East, Latin America) Analysis according to the factors mentioned above  It ‘possible that a realistic solution, which includes a mix of technologies that will be needed. For example, can provide a VSAT network and global integration with terrestrial networks (T1, DS3, OCX, Fast Ethernet), to the extent possible and available. At the end there is no single solution to suit every situation have flexible and innovative solution for the lead right for every situation in which their merits.

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