• FINAL REPORT EAST AFRICA REGIONAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE – Volume I
    • EAC-Cross-boarder-connectivity
    • FOREWORD
    • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
    • TABLE OF CONTENTS
    • Acronyms and Abbreviations
    • Executive Summary
    • 1 Introduction
    • 2 Problem statement and study objectives
      • 2.1 Background
      • 2.2 Effect of liberalization on the Communications Sector in East Africa
      • 2.3 Some persistent challenges to the Communications Sector in East Africa
      • 2.4 Some of the implementation and operational challenges
      • 2.5 Study objectives
    • 3 Methodology of the study
    • 4 Situational analysis
      • 4.1 Overview
      • 4.2 Indicative statistics
      • 4.3 Selected major projects
        • 4.3.1 East African Sub-marine Cable System (EASSy)
        • 4.3.2 East Africa Backhaul System (EABs)
        • 4.3.3 The East African Marine System (TEAMS)
        • 4.3.4 The East African Carrier Project
        • 4.3.5 Lake Victoria Maritime Communications Project
        • 4.3.6 The Regional Communications Infrastructure Project (RCIP)
        • 4.3.7 The Regional ICT Support Program (RICTSP)
        • 4.3.8 The East African digital transmission network project
        • 4.3.9 The East Africa trade and transport facilitation project
        • 4.3.10 Private sector initiatives
        • 4.3.11 Wireless broadband networks
      • 4.4 Selected regional (continental) projects
        • 4.4.1 The African Regional Action Plan on the Knowledge Economy (ARAPKE)
        • 4.4.2 The Indian/Pan-African Satellite (e-network) Project
        • 4.4.3 NEPAD regional broadband ICT infrastructure for Eastern & Southern Africa
        • 4.4.4 COMESA Telecommunication network (COMTEL)
        • 4.4.5 The Southern Africa Regional Information Infrastructure (SRII)
        • 4.4.6 The Pan-African Satellite Project (RASCOM)
        • 4.4.7 Other relevant initiatives
      • 4.5 Policy and regulatory profile
      • 4.6 Institutional framework
        • 4.6.1 Central government level
        • 4.6.2 Regulators
        • 4.6.3 Professional associations
        • 4.6.4 The EAC secretariat
        • 4.6.5 The EAC Summit and Council
        • 4.6.6 The East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA)
        • 4.6.7 Selected best practices
        • 4.6.8 Proposed structure for consideration for the EAC
      • 4.7 Summary
    • 5 Emerging key issues
      • 5.1 Interconnection framework
      • 5.2 East African Submarine Cable System (EASSy)
      • 5.3 East African Backhaul system (EABs)
      • 5.4 TEAMS project
      • 5.5 Under-sea or terrestrial?
      • 5.6 Wireline versus Wireless Broadband Connectivity
      • 5.7 Mobile networks
      • 5.8 Policy, regulatory and legal framework
      • 5.9 Framework for resource sharing
      • 5.10 Institutional arrangements
      • 5.11 Areas needing ITU intervention
        • 5.11.1 Support to EAC Secretariat
        • 5.11.2 Support to EARPTO
        • 5.11.3 Support towards a professional ICT Association
      • 5.12 Summary
    • 6 Recommendations
      • 6.1 Summary of Recommendations
      • 6.2 Short term
      • 6.3 Medium term
      • 6.4 Long term
      • 6.5 Proposed timelines and indicative budget
      • 6.6 Resource mobilization
      • 6.7 Assumptions
      • 6.8 Risks
    • 7 Proposed institutional framework
      • 7.1 Phase I - Strengthened EAC Secretariat and EARPTO
      • 7.2 Phase II - A semi-autonomous Multi-Stakeholder Organization
    • 8 Summary of Responses to Terms of Reference
    • 9 Proposed Further Work
    • 10 Way Forward
    • 11 Conclusions
    • References
    • Bibliography
    • ANNEXES
      • ANNEX I – Sample list of core ICT indicators (Source: [ITUI’06])
      • ANNEX II – Terms of reference of study
      • ANNEX III – Overview of communications infrastructure in East Africa
        • 1 Importance of the communications sector
        • 2 Infrastructure development
        • 3 State of the communications sector
        • 4 Persisting problems of the communications sector
        • 5 Ongoing efforts
        • 6 Way forward
      • ANNEX IV – EAC WORK PLAN
      • ANNEX V – ITU, TCRA & ICTS stakeholders’ meeting
        • 1 Meeting agenda
        • 2 Meeting proceedings
        • List of participants at ITU/TCRA ICT stakeholders workshop
      • ANNEX VI – Report on ITU/UCC consultative meeting on management and development of connectivity of ICTS in the East...
        • 1 Introduction
          • 1.1 Objectives
        • 2 Agenda
        • 3 Attendance
        • 4 Introductory remarks
        • 5 Tumelo’s presentation
        • 6 Open discussion
          • 6.1 ISP-ITU relationship
          • 6.2 Unsuitable ICT equipment
          • 6.3 ITU role in Internet development
          • 6.4 ICT infrastructure development
          • 6.5 ISP development
          • 6.6 Lake Victoria GSM Project
          • 6.7 ISPs want profit
          • 6.7 IXP development
          • 6.8 Cross-Border Connection
          • 6.9 EARPTO status
          • 6.10 Flexible EASSy Project
          • 6.11 Lack of Sensitisation
          • 6.12 Content development
          • 6.13 ICT sustainability
          • 6.14 Formation of task force
          • 6.15 Holistic national telecommunications policy
          • 6.16 National consultation
          • 6.17 Redefinition of VOIP
        • 7 Any other business
      • ANNEX VII – Report of the ICT industry stakeholders’ meeting on connectivity
        • 1 Introduction
        • 2 Opening remarks
          • 2.1 Eng. John Waweru - Director General, CCK
          • 2.2 Ms. Chali Tumelo, Senior Advisor for networks management and development, ITU regional office for Africa
          • 2.3 Dr Bitange Ndemo - Permanent Secretary, Ministry of information and communication
        • 3 Stakeholder discussions
          • 3.1 Session I: Government perspective on connectivity
          • 3.2 Deliberations
        • 4 Session II: Operator perspective on connectivity
          • 4.1 Enhancing the capacity of carriers and digital links for cross-border connectivity
          • 4.2 Deliberations
        • 5 Conclusions
        • ANNEX A – List of participants
      • ANNEX VIII – The Arusha communiqué on the regional ICT broadband infrastructure
        • 9 Duration and project costs i) Project cost
        • documentation and publication. ii) Time frame
      • ANNEX IX – Update on status of the RICTSP within the EAC
        • 1 Objectives
        • 2 Scope
        • 3 Key activities
        • 4 Current status
      • ANNEX X – Responses and clarifications to some of the questions raisedduring the ITU/TCRA ICT stakeholders workshop
      • ANNEX XI – Status of policy, regulatory and legislative regimes in the EAC
      • ANNEX XII – Functions of the EAC Secretariat
      • ANNEX XIII – Sample Minutes of the EALA Committee on Communications, Trade and Investment
      • ANNEX XIV – A summary of stated functions, achievements and structures ofAfrican Regional Associations of Regulatory Authorities
      • ANNEX XV – The Southern Africa Telecommunications Association (SATA) – Its functions, mandate, structure and relationship with SADC
      • ANNEX XVI – Objectives and principles of NEPAD
        • NEPAD’S primary objectives
        • Principles of NEPAD
      • ANNEX XVII – Project concept for harmonization of regulatory regime
        • 1 Project name
        • 2 Programme / Sector
        • 3 Project objectives
        • 4 Background
        • 5 Justification
        • 6 Intervention strategy
        • 9 Duration and project costs
        • ANNEX A – Outline of terms of reference for the consultant
      • ANNEX XVIII – Summary of recommended actions, with benefits,possible impacts and responsible agencies
      • ANNEX XIX – Summary of recommended actions, with timelines and budget
      • ANNEX XX – Proposed timelines for institutional restructuring
      • ANNEX XXI – Organization structure of the East African community