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APSITT 2003
Keynote Presentation
Telecommunications in New Caledonia
Office des Postes &Telecommunications –New Caledonia
Telecommunications in New Caledonia
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Presenters:
• Bruno MANOT, Head of Telecommunications Division, OPT New Caledonia ([email protected])
• Olivier VERDIER, Head of External Relations, Telecommunications Div., OPT New Caledonia ([email protected])
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IT in the Pacific Islands countries & territories (PICTs)
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IT in the PICTs• Overall population: 8,000,000 islanders
(≈ Azerbaïdjan, or twice Singapore population)• Domestic communication : heterogeneity in
customer bandwidth, ranges of services, infrastructures used, penetration rate, and somewhat in standards used
• Mobile standards: GSM taking over AMPS (Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Cook Islands…)
• International field: a unique & universal means: satellite (except Fiji)
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Mobile networks in the PICTs • Analog networks still in: Cook Isl., Mariana, Palau,
Niue, Kiribati, Solomon Isl.• TDMA in: Mariana• GSM in: New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Fiji,
Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, American Samoa, Solomon Isl., FSM
Forecasted launches:• Dec. 2003 : GSM in Cook Isl. & Tuvalu • Q1, 2004: GSM in Kiribati• Dec. 2004 : GSM in Palau
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IT in New Caledonia
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General overview:
1 main island (« la Grande Terre »)
& 4 secondary islands (Maré, Lifou, Ouvéa, the Isle of Pines)
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The main island: 5 key figures:• Length: ≈ 400 km• Width: ≈ 50 km• Surface area: ≈20,000
sq kms• Population: ≈200,000
people• Density: ≈10 persons/sq
km
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Main island: facts• A mountainous country• Plains along the western coasts• Valleys opening on the eastern coast• 1 city: Nouméa // Nouméa + suburbs
≈120,000 inhabitants = 60 p. cent of NC overall population
• Over 30 villages• Remainder of population: scattered in rural
areas
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Secondary islands: facts• Most: coral islands• Moderately hilly (low
plateaux in Maré & Lifou)
• Small & scattered populations (about 20,000 in all)
• Rural & modern lifestyles side by side
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Telecommunications: actors• Domestic
telecommunications: a single operator: the Office des Postes & Télécommunications (OPT-NC)
• International telephony:a subsidiary of France Telecom: France Câble & Radio (FCR)
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Domestic telecommunications:services
• Fixed telephony (≈ 51,000 subscribers)• More than 1,000 public phone boothes (1 =
VSAT)• Mobile telephony (≈ 95,000 users): currently
GSM/G2 [see details below] // GPRS forthcoming• Internet: ≈ 17,000 accesses (among which 10 p.
cent ADSL) [see details below]
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Telecommunications: solutions used
• Domestic uses: several types of information carriers (fibre optic, radio links) high capacities
• Standards of network: PDH, SDH, ISDN, IN, GSM 2G, ADSL
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External telecommunications:satellite
1 dedicated international leased line (ILL):• Customer: Goro Nickel (mining company/ INCO
subsidiary) - 1 link Goro (NC) Brisbane (Australia)
• 1 project thus supported: nickel mining in South of New Caledonia’s main island
3 public purpose ILLs:• 2 links dedicated to Internet global connectivity:
PanAmSat & Teleglobe (through FCR) [C Band]• 1 link dedicated to VSAT service [Ku Band]
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Domestic telecommunications:transport network
• An optic tranport system on the main island
SDH loops in Nouméa (synchronous optical network/SONET)
South to North on the West coast (Koné reached & should be in service by end of year 2003)
West coast to East coast (should be in service between Koné & Poindimié by beginning of year 2005)
• Optic segments in coral islands: currently existing in Maré; service in Lifou forecasted for 2004
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Domestic telecommunications: radio link systems
• T o d a y : • Terrestrial transport system mainly hertzian• About 2,700 km of radio links• Through sea channels as well (Main island
secondary ones: average legth of 150 km)• T o m o r r o w : maintaining of radio link
systems for support purpose (redundancy with main fibre optic network portions)
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Domestic telecommunications: radio link systems
Local loop uses in really remote areas (fixed GSM/DECT technologies): for public telephone booths & at private particulars’
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Domestic telecommunications: VSAT
• A solution for rural & remote areas• 1st & only use to date: Petit Borendi
settlement [Eastern Coast] from September 12 th, 2003
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Domestic telecommunications:copper wire
• Transport lines (burried): > 700 km long• Traditional local loop use• Last move towards an optimization of
copper wire: launch of ADSL service on July 1st, 2001
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Domestic telecommunications: mobility
Currently: a GSM, 900 Mhz network• Effective since year 1996• ≈100 transmitting stations covering all densely
inhabited areas• Number of users (Nov. 2003): ≈ 95,000
Postpaid users: ≈ 22,000/steady growth (MobilisTM)Prepaid service users: ≈ 73,000/quickly growing (LibertéTM)
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Domestic telecommunications: Mobility/SMS
Currently: a tremendous growth in usage & volumes.
• In October, 03: ≈ 10 p. cent of MobilisTM & LibertéTM connections were SMS MO! (20 p. centof LibertéTM connections!)
• New services implemented at fast pace: logos/ringtones downloading, games, direct marketing, subscription to regular information messages (bank accounts, etc.), SMS premiums,…
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Domestic telecommunications: mobility G 2.5
In a near future: a GPRS network• Implementation: 2004
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External telecommunications:satellite
A secondary operator: the OPT-NC itself
• Means: 5 antennas, OPT’s property (4 in New Caledonia/1 in Brisbane, Australia)
• Contractual relations with 2 internationalsatellite operators (PanAmSat & Intelsat)
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External telecommunications:tomorrow, a connection to
a submarine cable network?Interest: enormous depending on Internet
trafficbulk of traffic enabledopportunity for traffic to growpossibility to secure cable communications by maintaining satellite linksseveral schemes considered
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Roaming:New Caledonia’s partnerships
15 GSM fellow operators throughout 12countries:
Switzerland: 1Liechenstein: 1Italy: 1Spain: 1Vanuatu: 1Fidji: 1 (temporarily unilateral)
Metropolitan France: 3Australia: 2New Zealand: 1United Kingdom: 1Hong Kong: 1French Polynesia: 1
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Roaming:New Caledonia’s partnerships
• Negotiations with others currently running including 2 Japanese operators
• General idea: getting as roaming partners:South Pacific countries GSM operatorsOperators from countries experiencing bulky human exchanges with New CaledoniaMetropolitan France surrounding countries operators
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Internet
• Total international Internet bandwidth: ≈ 30 Mbps downstream/16 upstream
• Traditional Internet access available almost everywhere (where telephone lines available)…
• …But high-speed Internet (ADSL) cantoned:availability depends on fibre optic network / Yet span growing fast
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Internet• 4 private ISPs [3 providing ADSL connectivity],
+ 1 governmental• All Internet services: hosting, analog & ISDN
access, leased lines, high-speed connections (ADSL: OPTIMOTM service from OPT New Caledonia),…
• Some educational entities (secundary & higher courses, & research) connected to french international education & research network RENATER
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Internet• An overall 17,000 Internet accesses
- 90 p. cent: PSTN- 10 p. cent: ADSL; data rates available
ranging from 256 Kbps to 4,000 Kbps• Under way: implementation of an multi-
government Internet awareness programme 10 primary schools from all over New Caledonia connected from School Year 2003; more schools about to rally round in a near future
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Thank you!
Any questions?
Reminder: e-mails: [email protected] & [email protected]
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