The Internet Ecosystem of Pakistan Presented By Maroof Shahani CYBERNET A Lakson Group Company The Lakson Group was established in 1954 The Group has presence in all major cities and towns ID: 764139
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The Internet Ecosystem of Pakistan Presented By Maroof Shahani
CYBERNET - A Lakson Group Company The Lakson Group was established in 1954. The Group has presence in all major cities and towns of Pakistan. Lakson Group of Companies generate sales revenues in excess of US$ 550M The Group assets exceed US$ 1Bn. The Group is one of the leading employers in the country with over 14,000 employees. The Group also has successful experience working with a number of established foreign partners.
About Cybernet History Employees Strength Network Offerings Corporate Clientele Established in 1996 as a private limited company with investment from the Lakson Group 700+ (adding 100 per quarter) Service Provisioning in 70+ Cities & Towns FTTH (GPON and Metro-Ethernet), Radio P2P/ PtMP, 3G/4G/LTE*, Limited WiMAX*, VSAT (iDirect DVBS2, SCPC), DSL, CIR Internet Services, International and Domestic MPLS Services & Leased Circuits, Backhauling Solutions, Cloud Powered Hosting, Enterprise Voice Solutions 1500+ Corporate Customers
SERVICES WE OFFER BACKED BY STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY AND NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE HIGH SPEED INTERNET CIR Internet Bandwidth DARK FIBER CONNECTIVITY BACKHAUL 2G TDM Backhaul 3G/4G Internet Backhaul CLEAR HD VOICE SERVICE MANAGED SERVICES SYSTEM INTEGRATION IP/MPLS VPN National IP/MPLS VPN International IP/MPLS VPN ETHERNET VPN Metro EVPN National EVPN International EVPN
CYBERNET has been granted licenses by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority to offer a range of telecom services. These licenses include Telecom Infrastructure Provider (TIP) license, IPTV License, Local Loop licenses (in all 14 regions of Pakistan) and nationwide CVAS license. The company has deployed thousands of kilometers of access fiber across major areas of Pakistan. The company also operates its own VSAT hubs and data centers across Pakistan. LICENSES TELECOMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDER FIXED AND WIRELESS LOCAL LOOP CVAS IPTV LDI (in process)
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The Internet Ecosystem of Pakistan
Internet in Pakistan Availability since early 1990’s. Currently, several undersea telecommunications cables are deployed by Pakistan. Pakistan’s internet bandwidth capacity now hovers around 60 Tbps .
Pakistan: Internet Service Providers And many more…
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) National Telecom Corporation Pakistan Software Export Board National IT Board Special Communication Organization Telecom Foundation Universal Service Fund Ignite National Technology Fund Virtual University of PakistanPakistan: Key Players in Information Technology and Telecommunication
Internet in Pakistan: Backbone Submarine Cable Operator Capacity ( Tbps ) SEA-ME-WE-3 PTCL 0.48 TWA-1Transworld Associates1.28SEA-ME-WE-4 PTCL1.28IMEWEPTCL3.86SRG-1 (Silk Route Gateway)Multinet20 SEA-ME-WE-5Transworld Associates24AAE-1PTCL40PEACE (Pakistan East Africa Cable Express)Cybernet60 Pak-China Fiber Optic CableSpecial Communications Organisation
Internet Backbone: SRG-1 Designed Capacity 20 Tbps
Internet Backbone: TWA-1 Designed Capacity 1.28 Tbps
Internet Backbone: SEA-ME-WE3 Designed Capacity 0.48 Tbps
Internet Backbone: SEA-ME-WE 4 Designed Capacity 1.28 Tbps
Internet Backbone: IMEWE Designed capacity 3.84 Tbps
Internet Backbone: AAE-1 Designed capacity 40 Tbps
Internet backbone: SEA-ME-WE-5 Designed Capacity 24 Tbps
Internet Backbone: PEACE (Pakistan East Africa Cable Express) Designed Capcity 60 Tbps
Mobile and Internet Subscribers in Pakistan
3G/4G subscribers
3G/4G subscribers
Teledensity of Pakistan
Broadband Subscribers in Pakistan b y Technology
Pakistan: Challenges in developing Internet Ecosystem
Pakistan: Challenges in developing Internet Ecosystem Lack of innovative R&D. Lack of Intellectual Property Protection. Inadequate legal framework for ICT. Few technology parks and ineffective incubators. ICT businesses face a lack of funding.
Pakistan: Challenges in developing Internet Ecosystem | Taxation T axation is high compared to region, and also compared to other industries within Pakistan. The State Bank of Pakistan acknowledged that taxation on ICT industry is heavy. As per Digital Pakistan Policy 2018 IT & ITeS Export Income Tax exemption till June 2019 (Extended till 2024 just recently).Income tax holiday for Venture Capital companies/funds till June 2024.Extension of zero-rated tax regime on IT/ ITeS exports till 2025.5% cash reward on IT export remittances.Reduction of sales tax to 5% on domestic revenues in Islamabad capital territories (ICT).
What is the Internet Ecosystem?
Internet Ecosystem: Introduction The internet is the world’s most popular computer network. B egan as an academic research project in 1969. Became a global commercial network in the 1990s.Used by more than 2 billion people around the world.Successful in large part due to its unique model .
Internet Ecosystem: Introduction Shared global ownership, open standards development, and freely accessible processes for technology and policy development. Thrives because the Internet model is open, transparent, and collaborative. R elies on processes and products that are local, bottom-up and accessible to users around the world.
Internet Ecosystem Responsibilities
4 Core Technical & Management R esponsibility Areas Internet Protocol Development, maintenance and upgrades to the protocols and standards that enable basic end-to-end communications. IP addresses and the Domain Name System The resources that direct internet ecosystem communications. Satellite/Cable Operators and Internet Exchange Points The provision of reliable connectivity that ensures the communications reach their intended destinations, thus linking end-users. Policies and RegulationsThe policies and education necessary to ensure the Internet’s openness, continuity and flexibility.
Who Makes up the Internet Ecosystem?
Technologists, Engineers , Architects , Creatives & Organizations Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) The IETF is an open organization; anyone is free to attend meetings, propose new standards, and recommend changes to existing standards. Consensus-based decision-making process helps to ensure that its recommendations are generally adopted by the internet community. The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) An international consortium where Member organizations, a full-time staff, and the public work together to develop Web standards.IEEE-SAThe Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) undertakes its standardization work through the IEEE Standards Association. Produces the 802 Standards for Local and Metropolitan Area Network Wireless.Who Makes up the Internet Ecosystem
Global and Local Organizations Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) : a not-for-profit public benefit corporation that coordinates the system of unique names and numbers needed to keep the Internet secure, stable, and interoperable. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA): responsible for the global coordination of the Domain Name System (DNS) Root, Internet Protocol (IP) addressing, and other Internet protocol resources. Regional Internet Registries (RIR): oversee the allocation and registration of Internet number resources within a particular region of the world.Domain Name Registries and Registrars Who Makes up the Internet Ecosystem
Operators, engineers, and vendors Domain Name Service (DNS) providers M aintain a directory of domain names and translate them to Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. Network Operators P rovider of wired and wireless communications services that owns or controls the infrastructure necessary to sell and deliver services to Mobile Network Operators (MO), Virtual Network Operators, and end users. Internet Exchange Points (IXPs)IXP is the physical infrastructure through which Internet service providers (ISPs) and content delivery networks (CDNs) exchange Internet traffic between their networks (autonomous systems).Who Makes up the Internet Ecosystem
Internet Users Individuals and Organizations that use the Internet to communicate with each other and offer services. They create the content which makes the internet relevant and a valuable resource for all. Who Makes up the Internet Ecosystem
Policy and Decision Makers Organizations that provide education and build capacity for developing and using Internet technologies, such as multilateral organizations, educational institutions, and governmental agencies. Who Makes up the Internet Ecosystem
Developing the Internet Ecosystem
Developing the Internet Ecosystem Expanding Internet access infrastructure. Efforts to promote local access: submarine cables, terrestrial backbones, and Internet exchange points (IXPs ).Internet adoption now lags behind access availability in many regions.Existing access infrastructure may be under-utilized, with the broader Internet ecosystem also remaining under-developed.
Developing the Internet Ecosystem Locally relevant content increases interest and drives adoption of the Internet.Ensuring the infrastructure and conditions required to promote the local hosting of relevant content.Locally relevant content that is hosted in-country, either on servers, in caches, or delivered by content delivery networks (CDNs) with a presence in the country. Local content developers should have choice on where to host their content, locally or overseas.
Developing the Internet Ecosystem The lack of locally hosted content can have significant impacts on the entire Internet ecosystem in a country . Accessing any type of content abroad can be costly for ISPs which limits usage.Limits on demand restrict the creation of further Internet content, stifling the entire ecosystem.
Detriments of International Hosting
Detriments of International Hosting Cost International Internet transit is still expensive and usually much more costly than domestic Internet traffic. Latency Adds latency in accessing the content. Diminishes the user experience in accessing content and services. Renders some services, such as interactive content and games, nearly unusable. UsageTogether, the cost and latency involved in accessing content abroad depresses usage.
Challenges in Developing Internet Ecosystem
Challenges in developing Internet Ecosystem Economic/ Business Prices Promoting conditions that can encourage local hosting Technical/Skills The hosting environment, impacts where the content is hosted.Hosting T&C Reliable supply of electricity Availability and training of staff. Legal/PolicyCommerce is dependent on the institutional framework in which it operates. Legislation/regulation that affects the liability of the developer, the hosting company, and any intermediary distributor.
Internet Ecosystem Infrastructure
Global Submarine C able Network
I nternet Ecosystem: 3 Basic I nfrastructure P arts Data Centers Backbone Last Mile
The Social and Cultural Implications of the Internet Ecosystem on Pakistan
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