TV White Spaces Network deployment in Malawi By Jonathan Pinifolo

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1 Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) TV White Spaces Network deployment in Malawi By Jonathan Pinifolo ICTP School on Applications of Open Spectrum and White Spaces Technologies

2 MAP OF MALAWI AND ITS POSITION ICTP School on Applications of Open Spectrum and White Spaces Technologies

3 OUTLINE Collaborating Partners Motivating factors Network deployment Related activities Roadmap Conclusion ICTP School on Applications of Open Spectrum and White Spaces Technologies

4 COLLABORATING PARTNERS ICTP School on Applications of Open Spectrum and White Spaces Technologies

5 MOTIVATING FACTORS 5

6 MOTIVATING FACTORS Internet connectivity is driving demand for spectrum hence this could a stepping stone for spectrum sharing in other bands Prime Spectrum(Great propagation and coverage) Strong industry interest to deploy new services in TVWS Socio-economic development Institutional knowledge Promoting Universal ICT access Promoting Universal ICT Access

7 ICT STATISTICS # STATISTIC INDICATOR YEAR COLLECTED 1 Telephone Operators 5 (4 operational) 2013 ICTP 2 TV / Radio School Broadcasters on 77 Applications Internet / Data Operators 46 (22 operational) 2013 of Open Spectrum and White Spaces 4 Mobile signal coverage Technologies (pop.) % Teledensity (Telephone) 34.6 % Teledensity (Internet) 4.5 % 2012 Promoting Universal ICT Access

8 MOTIVATING FACTORS TRUE HEROISM IS NOT THE URGE TO SURPASS ALL OTHERS AT WHATEVER COST, BUT THE URGE TO SERVE OTHERS AT WHATEVER COST. ~ARTHUR ASHE~ Promoting Promoting Universal ICT Access

9 MOTIVATING FACTORS Porters five force model

10 NETWORK DEPLOYMENT Spectrum Occupancy Network Setup Beneficiaries Promoting Universal ICT Access

11 WHY SPECTRUM OCCUPANCY?

12 SPECTRUM OCCUPANY RESULTS FOR 600 MHz Promoting Universal ICT Access

13 HEATMAP FOR 546 MHz

14 NETWORK SETUP-Star Topology 2.4 km 1.7 km 7.5 km 1-BS at Chanco 40m FM mast 3 active clients/stations (CPE) 1 client under installation 4 W TVWS BS with PoE set 25 m mast for UHF monopole UHF Yagi-Uda antennas CPE radios Backhauling 5GHz radios LAN switches ALIX boards

15 TERRAIN COVERAGE SCOPE

16 BS INSTALLATION WORK

17 NETWORK MONITORING Terminal Description Station Name CST00162 ICTP CPE 162 St. Mary s Sec School CST00163 ICTP CPE 163 AirWing CST00164 ICTP CPE 164 GPS (Seismology Dept.) CSB00490 ICTP Base 490 ZA TVWS Basestation 17

18 NETWORK PERFORMANCE

19 BENEFICIARIES Seismology Unit where earth-quake monitoring is done Malawi defence force Saint Mary s Girls Secondary School Promoting Universal ICT Access

20 Access Environment for the TVWS Internet : St Mary's Girls Secondary School 13 th March,2014 Promoting Universal ICT Access 20

21 DSpace Architecture: St-Mary s Sec., School Linked to University and National Library Digital Repositories Using the TVWS Infrastructure Digital Librarian Professor, Researcher, Doctor Student Promoting Universal ICT Access 13 th March,

22 Malawi TVWS Network Infrastructure: BS and CPE Installation 13 th March, 2014 Promoting Universal ICT Access 22

23 RELATED ACTIVITIES Local TVWS training conducted Draft regulations have been developed Business model to strategise Internet provisioning sustainability Research and Development Promoting Universal ICT Access

24 RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS TV White Spaces, I presume? M.Zennaro, E.Pietrosemoli, A.Arcia-Moret, C.Mikeka, J.Pinifolo, C.Wang, S.Song TV White Spaces, I presume?, in proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD2013) An Assessment Study on White Spaces in Malawi Using Affordable Tools M.Zennaro, E.Pietrosemoli, JSP Mlatho, M.Thodi, C.Mikeka An Assessment Study on White Spaces in Malawi Using Affordable Tools, in proceedings of the IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference 2013 (Award Paper) Piloting White Spaces for DSpaces in Malawi, Ubuntu-Connect (UC2013) C. Mikeka Malawi Television White Spaces (TVWS) Pilot Network Performance Anaylsis C.Mikeka, M.Thodi, JSP Mlatho, J.Pinifolo, D.Kondwani, L.Momba, M.Zennaro,A. Moret 13 th March 2014 Promoting Universal ICT Access 24

25 ROADMAP Stakeholder consultations on TVWS regulations Installation of Pirimiti health Health Centre Opening up to Commercial Investors Promoting Universal ICT Access

26 APPLICATIONS A typical application has been demonstrated i.e. White Spaces for Dspace. Future efforts will expand on this and we call for partners. Other apps in health, agriculture, security and navigation will be explored. Promoting Universal ICT Access 13 th March

27 CONCLUSION As a concluding thought, the immediate key use case for White Spaces in Malawi will be Rural Internet access where the use of TV broadcast spectrum is sparse. Regulations are yet to be put in place with most notable trend towards Dynamic Spectrum Allocation. Promoting Universal ICT Access

28 MALAWI WARM HEART OF AFRICA Promoting Universal ICT Access

29 THE END Promoting Universal ICT Access

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