Telecommunications institute, General Director

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE OF KAZAKHSTAN
Dr. Karine Kotoyants
Telecommunications institute, General
Director karin_at_kit.kz
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Kazakhstanintroduction
Area 2,717,300 km2 Climate continental, cold
winters and hot summers Population 14,896,000
(July 2001 est.) Population density 5.5
km2 Capital Astana
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Key Economic Indicators
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Economy
The economy of Kazakhstan is oriented on mining
extraction of minerals and industrial production

• The richest stocks of natural resources
• - The huge agricultural potential
• - Obtaining and a process industry

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GNP (USD billions ) 18,2 GNP (per capita, USD)
1223.2
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Telecommunications Infrastructure
In total about 70 basic operators
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TERRESTRIAL BACKBONES
- Cable gt 15.000 km
- Fiber gt 5.000 km - TAE (China-Germany) 1750
km - NISM 11.600 km
- Microwave gt 7000 km
National-wide Data Internet Network (ADSL),
Kazakhtelecom
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NATIONAL-WIDE SATELLITE NETWORKS
Kazakhtelecom (Gilat, DAMA)
Voice, Data for rural areas gt 200 points
Nursat (ARC)
Voice, Data, Internet, Videoconference, 26
points
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BUSINESS NETWORKS
TNS (ISBN, Hughes,
Gilat)
Voice, Data, Internet
ASTEL, Ratel (Dial-away, Gilat)
multifunctional
Katelco (ISBN, Hughes,
Dial-away, Gilat)
Data, Internet
Kaztranscom (Far-away,
Dial-away, Gilat)
Voice, Data, Internet
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SATELLITE BROADCAST
Katelco (DigiCipher II)
National Network of Satellite TV
Digital TV Direct-to-Home
Katelco PLUS (DigiCipher II )
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SATELLITE MOBILE
Thuraya
Voice, Data, SMS, GPS, Internet
Iridium
Voice, Data, SMS, GPS, Internet, Paging
Voice, Data, SMS, GPS, Internet
Globalstar
Not available yet
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MOBILE
Altel (N-AMPS)
50.000 subscribers
K-Cell (GSM 900)
250.000 subscribers
500.000 subscribers
K-Mobile (GSM 900)
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SOME FIGURES
Mainlines - Cable - Fiber
67,5 mln channelskm gt 5 000 km
Telephones - Telephones - Mobile
phones - Internet
11.8 / 100 inhabitans 5.4 / 100 inhabitans 4 /
100 inhabitans
Total market value (2001)
500 mln USD
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Telesol in progress
- Experience in EC Telematics projects

• DENEMA 1997-1999
• Eurasia On-line 1998
• TeleInVivo 1998-2000

- Geographical and economical specifics
- Telecommunications infrastructure
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- Telesol national web-site
- Concept of national TCC
- Regional conference 2004
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Questions?

• Karine Kotoyants
• e-mail karin_at_kit.kz
• tel [phone]

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