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Making Africa ready for the broadband future
15 October 2019
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Ankit AgarwalCEO- Connectivity SolutionsSterlite Technologies Limited (STL)
Discussion for today
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African new-age network needs
Solutions for these “Networks of Tomorrow”
STL – An introduction
New Technologies – Newer use cases – Exponential growth in data
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Consumer led use cases Enterprise led use cases
Connected everything
Contextual automated experience
Need for Hyperscale networks
These hyper scale networks are fundamentally different from current networks…
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Denser Networks Deep Fiberization Open SourceVendor neutral and
disaggregatedCompute and storage
at the Edge
Fiber intensive network to support latency and capacity
requirements
Access layer end points will multiply
More Programmable and intelligent network
Data Center at the edge
Characteristics of hyperscale new age networks
1 2 3 4
Telcos and OTT players alike are leading the way globally
Denser Networks
Deep Fiberization
Vendor neutral & disaggregated networks
Compute and storage at the edge
Access layer end points will multiply
Fibre intensive network to support latency and capacity requirements
More Programmable and intelligent network
Data Center at the edge
• Jio launched Gigafiber (FTTH) to connect 50 mn homes across 1100 cities
in India
• Orange to target 20 mn homes passed in 2021
• Deutsche Telekom earmarked $27B for the next five years for its German
landline and mobile networks, small cells and the digitalization of
infrastructure
• Deutsche Telekom and Aricent to create open source, low latency edge
platform available to operators to enable to launch 5G applications faster
• Successfully tested edge computing on a live 5G network in Houston
• TIP, the Facebook backed Telecom Infra Project forms new edge
computing unit
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African ecosystem presents some unique set of challenges
Currency FluctuationsIncreasing financial pressure, inhibitions in new investments
Non cognizance of Fibre impactLow uptake leading to even lower ARPUs
Unskilled ManpowerSlower and expensive network provisioning cycle
High network ownership costDiscouraged investment by players across network stack
Financial pressure continue, but outlook improving
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Currency FluctuationsIncreasing financial pressure, inhibitions in new investments
Non cognizance of Fibre impactLow uptake leading to even lower ARPUs
Unskilled ManpowerSlower and expensive network provisioning cycle
High network ownership costDiscouraged investment by players across network stack
Near-term revenue growth volatility but should stabilize post-2020
By 2025, $60 bn investment in network – almost a fifth on 5G
Source: GSMA Report- The Mobile Economy – Sub Saharan Africa 2019
Best-in-class user experience and data monetization to improve fibre acceptability
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Currency FluctuationsIncreasing financial pressure, inhibitions in new investments
Non cognizance of Fibre impactLow uptake leading to even lower ARPUs
Unskilled ManpowerSlower and expensive network provisioning cycle
High network ownership costDiscouraged investment by players across network stack
Fibre optic Connection 69%
63%Manufacturing
Fibre optic connection pegged lower than fixed landlines in terms of business importance
Impacting implementation by obvious verticals like Manufacturing
Source: 1. http://www.connectingafrica.com/author.asp?section_id=761&doc_id=753732&2. World Wide Worx and Syspro survey of 400 IT Decision makers in South Africa
Focus on technology to de-skill installation and speed-up provisioning
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Currency FluctuationsIncreasing financial pressure, inhibitions in new investments
Non cognizance of Fibre impactLow uptake leading to even lower ARPUs
Unskilled ManpowerSlower and expensive network provisioning cycle
High network ownership costDiscouraged investment by players across network stack
Forgiving optical solutions – Bend insensitive fibre
Advanced optical product designs – Faster rollouts
Retractable solution for Faster FTTx provisioning
Programmable networks for optimized operations and reduced ownership cost
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Currency FluctuationsIncreasing financial pressure, inhibitions in new investments
Non cognizance of Fibre impactLow uptake leading to even lower ARPUs
Unskilled ManpowerSlower and expensive network provisioning cycle
High network ownership costDiscouraged investment by players across network stack
Software defined access network with virtualized network functions to make networks more agile
FTTX, 5G NR & PRIVATE LTE, WIFI, WDM, SD-WAN, MEC PODS, NETWORK AGNOSTIC
CONTROLLER & EDGE ORCHESTRATOR
SDN, NFV & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEProgrammable
Open
Disaggregated
Solutions
Considering the unique challenges, African new-age networks want something EXTRA
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Denser Networks Deep FiberizationVendor neutral and
disaggregatedCompute and
storage at the Edge
Fiber intensive network to support latency and capacity
requirements
Access layer end points will multiply
More Programmable and intelligent network
Data Center at the edge
1 2 3 4
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Experience and Monetization, in addition, necessary to drive acceptability and implementation
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Denser Networks Deep FiberizationVendor neutral and
disaggregatedCompute and
storage at the Edge
Fiber intensive network to support latency and capacity
requirements
Access layer end points will multiply
More Programmable and intelligent network
Data Center at the edge
1 2 3 4
Experience, Data monetization
New wave of Engagement, Experience and Stickiness
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Discussion for today
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African new-age network needs
Solutions for these “Networks of Tomorrow”
STL – An introduction
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Denser Networks Deep FiberizationVendor neutral
and disaggregated
Compute and storage at the
Edge
Fiber intensive network to support latency and capacity
requirements
Access layer end points will multiply
More Programmable and intelligent network
Data Center at the edge
1 2 3 4
Experience, Data monetization
New wave of Engagement, Experience and Stickiness
5
As networks become dense, they are more susceptible to bend losses
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Increasing losses with increasing geographical spreadMore no. of tight bends & turns
Limited tech migration with legacy solutionsAt higher wavelengths and tighter bends
GPON
10G-PON
40G-PON
4X2.5X
3X
C-Band
L-Band
Increasing losses of G.652.D fibre at higher wavelengths and tighter bends
Study of a leading India telco’s access network reveals accidental bends in trays as the prime reason
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6 out of 16 routes tested positive for lossesSignificant (>0.5 dB) macro bend losses found in JBs, Tapping Boxes etc.
0,713
0,934
1,169
0,000
0,200
0,400
0,600
0,800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1310 nm 1550 nm 1625 nm
F 04
0,230
0,347
0,495
0,000
0,100
0,200
0,300
0,400
0,500
0,600
1310 nm 1550 nm 1625 nm
F 06
0,997
0,739 0,686
0,000
0,200
0,400
0,600
0,800
1,000
1,200
1310 nm 1550 nm 1625 nm
F 09
1,409
1,0710,963
0,000
0,500
1,000
1,500
1310 nm 1550 nm 1625 nm
F 11
2,218
2,464 2,480
2,000
2,100
2,200
2,300
2,400
2,500
1310 nm 1550 nm 1625 nm
F13
1,896
2,816 3,000
0,000
0,500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
1310 nm 1550 nm 1625 nm
F14
Innovative bend insensitive solution to de-skill installation and improve network performance
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Attribute OH-LITE NOVA(Enhanced A1 + D)
BOW-LITE (E)(A2 Fibre)
Typical Attenuation Values (in dB/km)
@ 1310nm 0.33 0.34
@ 1550nm 0.19 0.20
@ 1625nm 0.21 0.22
@ 1383nm +/- 3nm 0.31 0.34
MFD @ 1310nm 9.1 +/-0.4
8.6 +/- 0.4
Typical Macro Bend Loss Values (in dB)
1 turn 10mm radius, 1550nm
≤0.5 ≤0.1
1 turn 10mm radius, 1625nm
≤1.5 ≤0.2
0.33
0.19
0.21
0.31
9.1 +/- 0.4
≤0.1
≤0.2
40x lesser macro bens loss than legacy fibreImproved network performance
MFD same as legacy fibreUniversal compatibility with all fibre types
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Deep FiberizationVendor neutral
and disaggregated
Compute and storage at the
Edge
Fiber intensive network to support latency and capacity
requirements
Access layer end points will multiply
More Programmable and intelligent network
Data Center at the edge
2 3 4
Experience, Data monetization
New wave of Engagement, Experience and Stickiness
5
Denser Networks
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Deeper – Fibre intensive – Networks made possible with Bend Insensitive Solutions
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Maximum
Packing densityMicro-duct size
Maximum Feasible Fiber Count
G.652.D Fiber Bend Insensitive Fiber*
80%
16mm/13mm 192192
432
12mm/10mm 144144
192
10mm/8mm 7272
144
* 200 um Fiber
~13% improved Micro-bending performance allows for tighter cable design without compromising on attenuation/km
A. Conventional cable with 72 fibre (250
micron) @ 13.5 mm diameter
B. Micro Cable with 288 fibre (250
micron) @ 9.4 mm diameter
C. Micro Cable with 432 fibre (200
micron) @ 8.6 mm diameter
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Retractable cable design with Bend insensitive fibre enabling faster SDU home-pass
Accelerated broadband expansion in South Africa
Challenges • Expensive Right of Way permission within city
• Time consuming home pass readiness for SDUs
48F Retractable Cable Solution • Upto 33% reduced trench depth• Low skill and craft friendly installation• Easy fibre pulls upto 100 meters
30% Faster Network Buildout
35% Cost SavingsReduced trenching cost and time
Splice free connection for SDU Easy fibre mid span, retract and premise drop
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Deep FiberizationVendor neutral
and disaggregated
Compute and storage at the
Edge
Fiber intensive network to support latency and capacity
requirements
Access layer end points will multiply
More Programmable and intelligent network
Data Center at the edge
2 3 4
Experience, Data monetization
New wave of Engagement, Experience and Stickiness
5
Denser Networks
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Programmable networks make networks intelligent and agile –Improve experience and reduce cost
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Intelligent and Smart networksSoftware Defined with virtualized Network Functions
Aligned with ONF Programmable, Agile and Intelligent
Hardware and Software AbstractionControl and Data Plane separation
Reduced OPEXNear ZTP deployment
Faster to marketLess time taken in new service provisioning
FTTX, 5G NR & PRIVATE LTE, WIFI, WDM, SD-WAN, MEC PODS, NETWORK AGNOSTIC
CONTROLLER & EDGE ORCHESTRATOR
SDN, NFV & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEProgrammable
Open
Disaggregated
Solutions
Connectivity and Speed Convergence SNL’s Path to Progressive Transformation
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Alignment with COMAC reference Design
Sterlite Networks Limited STL’s production trial ground with 150k+ subscribers for future ready tech.
SNL SD-Access network covering 165K premium home MDU and Enterprise customers
o Ring protection till primary splitter
o 100% underground network
o Multiple rings to covers big geographical
area
o High fibre count (144F & 288F) deployed
in each ring path
Topology Snippets Differentiation and Results
o Network uptime 99.94%
o Centralized CO room architecture supporting co-
location and Caching needs of Tenants
o Semi-Mesh Architecture for high resilience and
multiple application support
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Deep FiberizationVendor neutral
and disaggregated
Compute and storage at the
Edge
Fiber intensive network to support latency and capacity
requirements
Access layer end points will multiply
More Programmable and intelligent network
Data Center at the edge
2 3 4
Experience, Data monetization
New wave of Engagement, Experience and Stickiness
5
Denser Networks
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Compute and storage at the edge enabling near zero latency use cases
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Access points
RadioSmall Cells | Pico Cells | Private LTE
WiFi ServicesFixed Wireless Access
Aggregation siteVirtualised edge compute layer
Switching Compute and StorageHardwareCommercial off the shelf
Software SDN/ NFV
Virtualized Network Functions
AAA SMP PCRF
EMS . . .
Service Orchestration
AI based Network Operations
vRAN stack
MEC Workloads
WL1 WL2 WL3
WLn . . .
Integration & Orchestration
Kubernetes based Micro-services
Multi-Access Edge Compute stack
Software defined vRAN functionalities combined with Multi-access Edge Compute Bringing computational
power, service orchestration and advanced analytics closer to the edge to improve system latency and data security
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Denser Networks Deep FiberizationVendor neutral
and disaggregated
Compute and storage at the
Edge
Fiber intensive network to support latency and capacity
requirements
Access layer end points will multiply
More Programmable and intelligent network
Data Center at the edge
1 2 3 4
Experience, Data monetization
New wave of Engagement, Experience and Stickiness
5
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Analytics layer on top to get real time updates on consumer experience and network health
ISP typical wantsIntellza solutionProvides a flexible data solution to improve customer experience and provide monetization avenues
VolumePetabytes- Exabytes
Availability15 min. old to real time data
VelocityReal time integration with source
UniformityStandardized data set across operating units
Real time system health
For traffic planning
Customer network
experience analytics
30x improvement in SLA
as compared to legacy system
Subscriber usage and finger print
persona
Cybersecurity analytics for data
security
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Multiple application areas, multiple solutions –Increases search cost
Aimed at
efficient broadband network expansion
While solving major issue of…
Multiple VendorsTime consuming and high cost
SD- Access and Software
Passive Ancillaries
Fibre Solutions
Network Design & Rollout
Company A
Company B
Company C
Company D
Software Defined Access Software Controlled, Virtualized Functions
Passive Product PortfolioMulti-purpose, Plug n Play
Innovative Cable Designs2F-3456F, Micro Cable, Micro Modules
Network Design & BuildAlgorithmic Design, Structured Roll Out
We brought an Integrated Play...
Discussion for today
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African new-age network needs
Solutions for these “Networks of Tomorrow”
STL – An introduction
Unique set of solutions across network layers
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AI Driven
Engagement
Affordable & Edge
Virtualization
Hyper Scale & Fast
Deployment
Algorithmic/ End to End
Design
Hyper Scale Optical
Connectivity
Intellza
Advanced Photonics Materials Science
Precision Manufacturing
AI AnalyticsWeb scale DevOps
Programmable Networks
Ultra Fast DeploymentAutomation & Robotics
Algorithmic Design
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CoreBusiness
1
InnovationEngines
3
We are the
Data Networks
Connectivity Solutions
NetworkServices
NetworkSoftware
• Algorithmic Design
• Ultra Fast Deployment
• Automation & Robotics
• Advanced Photonics
• Materials Science
• Precision Manufacturing
• AI Analytics
• Programmable Networks
• Web scale DevOps
Distinguished
Capabilities
9
We drive innovation through
backed by our unique capabilities in
Innovator
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STL in numbers
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• Partnering with 8 of 10 Top Telcos
• Working with Top 2 Cloud Co.
• Operating in more than100 countries
• 4 Innovation Centres • 90% -Y-o-Y patent filing growth in FY19• 103% - 5-year CAGR for optical fibre cable
patent portfolio growth
• 7 Global Production Facilities• 50 million fkm Fibre Capacity
• 3.1k+ Associates• 30+ Nationalities• Great Place to Work
Certified
• $1.5 billion Order Book
• $737 million in revenue
• 43% revenue from exports
• 100% Recyclable Packaging Material
• STL GarvRural-connectivity platform
• STL Academy 1.5k certified youth
• Zero Waste to Landfill
Customers Innovation Global Footprint
People Financials Environment & Society
beyond tomorrow
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