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DOST-ICTO’s Free Wi-Fi Internet Access in Public Places

Project

Context: Philippines’ Standing

COUNTRY GDP GROWTH ANALYSIS

INDIA • Robust services and industrial, and manufacturing sector • Government-led investment in infrastructure • Lower global oil prices boosted economic activity • Some success in Foreign Direct Investments due to attractiveness of large consumer market • Export growth dropped in first half of 2015 due to subdued global demand

SOUTH KOREA

• Free trade agreements give access to international markets • Export-driven economy (technology products) • Vulnerable to weakening GDP growth in China

THAILAND • Modest growth aided by strengthening investment • Decline in private consumption and exports • Rapid increase in government spending

PHILIPPINES • Lower commodity prices, strong remittance inflow and foreign direct investments • Rebound in agricultural sector and a faster increase in industry • Largest center for business process outsourcing • Strong industrial sector: Electronics manufacturing for overseas corporations

VIETNAM • Weak export growth • Banking sector and state-owned enterprises to improve efficiency of capital allocation • Deeper ties with US, implemented key trade agreements such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership

Agreement

Steps Taken towards Connectivity: ASIA

International Initiatives

COUNTRY TYPE OF ECONOMY CONNECTIVITY

INTIATIVE YEAR INITIATED

VIETNAM Developing Economy Free Wi-Fi available in

heritage sites and tourist spots

2012

INDIA Developing Economy Bhadra: First City in India to have FULL

Wi-Fi Coverage 2015

THAILAND Developing Economy 20-year Digital Thailand Plan

2015

SOUTH KOREA Developed Economy Seoul: To implement Free Wi-Fi in Public

Places by 2017 2016

Impact of Free Wi-Fi:

COUNTRY BENEFITS

INDIA

Economic: - Increase in trade: buying items and trading shares online through e-Commerce websites; online business transactions Education: - Increase of online training centers which students can use for online lessons, job applications, and alerts

VIETNAM Added incentives for tourism; plans to implement Free Wi-Fi in public transportation

SOUTH KOREA FWPP to deliver Internet of Things (IoT) Technology to the metropolis

THAILAND

20-year Digital Thailand Plan to prioritize rural areas and small businesses; promotion of farmers as “small-scale entrepreneurs”

Steps Taken towards Connectivity: ASIA

STATISTICAL INDICATOR INDIA VIETNAM SOUTH KOREA PHILIPPINES

TOTAL POPULATION 1, 285 million 93.95 million 50.44 million 101.5 million

Urbanisation rate 31% 34% 82.5% 44%

ACTIVE INTERNET USERS 350 million 47.30 million 45.31 million 47.13 million

Penetration rate 27% 50% 88% 46%

ACTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA USERS

134 million 35 million 15.13 million 48.00 million


MOBILE CONNECTIONS 590 million 142.99 million 54.97 million 119.2 million


ACTIVE MOBILE SOCIAL USERS

97 million 29 million 13.63 million 41.00 million


Source: WeAreSocial.sg, UN, US Census Bureau, InternetWorldStats, Facebook,GSMA Intelligence

PHILIPPINES: Where we Stand

PUBLIC PLACES COVERED

• Plazas and Parks; • Public Libraries, • Schools, Colleges and Universities; • Rural Health Units and Government

Hospitals; • Train Stations, Airports, and Seaports • National and Local Government

Offices

aims to provide free broadband Internet access to

1,462 Class 1-6 municipalities, and 44 key cities

nationwide

First of its kind in South

East Asia in terms of scope:

NATIONWIDE COVERAGE,

with 18 Points of Presence

(PoP) across the Philippines

Connectivity Hierarchy

IPTI

WWW

ASTI

IPTS-C

Wi-Fi AP

IPTM

IPTD

MPOP

Wi-Fi AP Wi-Fi AP

IPTS-MC

BENEFICIARY

SITES

IP

CORE ICTO

POP

IPTS-R

Wi-Fi AP Wi-Fi AP

Network Diagram

Network Diagram

2 Sites •ASTI •ICTO

18 Sites • Dagupan • Batangas City • Cebu • Davao

• Tuguegarao

• Legazpi

• Puerto Princesa

• Iloilo

• Calbayog

• Tacloban

• Cagayan de Oro

• Pagadian

• Zamboanga City

966-1435 Sites

More than 7118 sites

Online Information Regulatory Assessment

Cotobato

Butuan

Cauayan

Lipa

BENEFITS • Beneficiaries will have 24/7 access to Internet-based communication and

government online services

• ECONOMIC IMPACT

– Growth in GDP (for every 10% growth in broadband penetration*)

– expanded access to local and overseas markets

– Increase in job opportunities (local and abroad)

– increase in tourism

• SOCIAL IMPACT

– Cheaper avenue for communication

– Easier access to educational content

Source: *McKinsey

ICT-ENABLED SECTORS APPLICATIONS

eHealth Allows Quality Healthcare for Every Filipinos

- Telemedicine

-Philippine Health

--Information Exchange

eDRRM Allows Wider Coverage and More Participative Disaster

Response in the Countryside - Project NOAH

eGovernment Brings Government Services Straight to the Filipino People

- eGovernment Portal

eRuralEconomy Brings Business and Market Opportunities to the Countryside

- SmartAgri

- eInnovation

- Juan Store

eEmployment Brings Job Opportunities to the Countryside

- eSkills

- eEducation

- eRecruit

eCommunity Strengthens Family Bonds and Preserves Filipino Values and Welfare

Project’s Impact

CAPTIVE PORTAL PREVIEW

Instant Access (50 MB) – Level 1


Level 2 and 3 Access


Level 2 Access


Level 3 Access


PROJECT ISSUES

Crucial to the provision of the service is the complete bid of the suppliers to the following links: (1) international IP transit; (2) domestic IP transit; (3) middle mile connectivity; (4) last mile connectivity •The Project experienced significant delays in its deployment due to:

Low turnout of bidders from the Private Sector

ADDRESSING THE ISSUE

Fine-Tuning the Free Wi-Fi Project’s TOR •Increased the ABC for every item/lot being bid •Proper Grouping of items: to cover more items in a single lot •Reducing the requirement for the number of items a bidder must include in his bid •Fast tracking of bidding process

PROJECT UPDATES PILOT SITES PROVINCES WITH SIGNED MOAs

1. Quezon Memorial Circle

2. Quezon City Hall

3. SSS East Ave.

4. LTO East Ave.

5. Phil. Coconut Authority

6. Rizal Park

7. MRT North Ave. Station

8. Lipa City Tourism and Museum Council **

9. Lipa City National High School **

10. Lipa City District Hospital **

11. Lipa City South Central School **

1. Tarlac (3)

2. Pangasinan (11)

3. Ilocus Sur (9)

4. Laguna (1)

5. Occidental Mindoro (1)

6. Albay (1)

7. Catanduanes (1)

8. Cebu (3)

9. Cavite (1)

10. Davao Oriental (1)

11. Agusan del Norte (6)

12. Davao del Sur (2)

13. Iloilo (1) ** added as of February 2016

PROJECT UPDATES COMMISIONED SERVICE PROVIDERS (as of May 2016): SERVICE PROVIDER SITES

Innove Communications Inc. & Yondu Inc (JV)

14

We are IT Philippines, Inc.

518

Converge ICT Solutions, Inc.

186

AZ Communications Network, Inc, and Omniprime Marketing, Inc

497

PLDT Alpha 2

PLDT 350

TOTAL 1567 SITES

PROJECT UPDATES BREAKDOWN OF MUNICIPALITIES TO BE COVERED PER PROVINCE REGION PROVINCE NO. OF MUNICIPALITIES COVERED

REGION I ILOCOS NORTE 17

ILOCOS SUR 28

LA UNION 19

PANGASINAN 45

REGION II

CAGAYAN 26

ISABELA 35

NUEVA VIZCAYA 5

QUIRINO 7


REGION III AURORA 3

BATAAN 12

BULACAN 22

NUEVA ECIJA 28

PAMPANGA 20

TARLAC 18

ZAMBALES 14

REGION IV-A BATANGAS 33

CAVITE 18


REGION IV-A LAGUNA 25

QUEZON 20

RIZAL 14

REGION IV-B MARINDUQUE 4

OCCIDENTAL MINDORO 8

ORIENTAL MINDORO 13

PALAWAN 19

ROMBLON 8


REGION V ALBAY 7

CAMARINES NORTE 12

CAMARINES SUR 33

CATANDUANES 7

MASBATE 20

SORSOGON 16

REGION VI AKLAN 16

ANTIQUE 13

CAPIZ 17


REGION VI GUIMARAS 4

ILOILO 41

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL 19

REGION VII BOHOL 37

CEBU 41

NEGROS ORIENTAL 20

SIQUIJOR 4

REGION VIII BILIRAN 6

EASTERN SAMAR 9


REGION VIII LEYTE 37

NORTHERN SAMAR 12

SAMAR (WESTERN SAMAR) 8

SOUTHERN LEYTE 13

REGION IX ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE 19

ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR 25

ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY 11

REGION X BUKIDNON 5

CAMIGUIN 5


REGION X LANAO DEL NORTE 18

MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL 12

MISAMIS ORIENTAL 15

REGION XI COMPOSTELA VALLEY 2

DAVAO DEL NORTE 1

DAVAO DEL SUR 6

DAVAO ORIENTAL 3

REGION XII COTABATO 1

NORTH COTABATO 2


REGION XII SOUTH COTABATO 10

SULTAN KUDARAT 2

REGION XIII AGUSAN DEL NORTE 11

AGUSAN DEL SUR 1

DINAGAT ISLANDS 2

SURIGAO DEL NORTE 13

SURIGAO DEL SUR 12

ARMM BASILAN 1

LANAO DEL SUR 5


ARMM MAGUINDANAO 10

SULU 6

TAWI-TAWI 1

CAR ABRA 5

APAYAO 2

BENGUET 5

IFUGAO 5

MOUNTAIN PROVINCE 3

NCR FOURTH DISTRICT 1

TOTAL 1073 MUNICIPALITIES

PROJECT UPDATES

• 160 NGAs, LGUs, schools, and hospitals in NCR to be covered by the Project; 354 sites across seven provinces in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao (Tuguegarao; Baguio; San Fernando, Pampanga; Legazpi; Iloilo; Palo, Leyte; and Butuan)

• all LRT-1 (18) and LRT-2 (11), MRT-3 (13), and PNR (15) terminal stations included in the roster of beneficiary sites as well

PROJECT UPDATES DEPLOYMENT SCHEDULE

QTR 1 2016 QTR 2 2016 QTR 3 2016 QTR 4 2016

TRANCHE 1

TRANCHE 2

TRANCHE 3

PROJECT UPDATES DEPLOYMENT SCHEDULE

TRANCHE

LOCALITIES COVERED

NUMBER OF SITES PER SMA BID

1 34 CITIES AND 91 MUNICIPALITIES

(TOTAL: 125) SMA 1 (1,326)


(TOTAL: 989)

SMA 1 (1,381) SMA 1B (3,661)

SMA 2 (834)

TOTAL = 5876 (+ 1326) = 7202


(TOTAL: 435)

SMA 1 (586) SMA 1B (1,290) SMA 2 (4,654)

TOTAL = 6530

TOTAL 36 CITIES AND 1073 MUNICIPALITIES

(TOTAL: 1,109 LOCALITIES) 7,202

NEXT STEPS, MOVING FORWARD

Garner Support in the following areas:

Private Sector

• Urge stakeholders to participate in the implementation of the Project

Public Sector

• Political Backing for the Project from the LGU and NGA levels

• Continued government backing (continued funding) for the Project

THANK YOU

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