1. TOWARDS LIBYAN RESEARCH AND EDUCATION NETWORK (LIBREN) A.Abdelsadiq Elmergib University Libya

2. LIBREN OBJECTIVES  Dedicated high-speed network  Internet access to LibREN participants  Support teaching and learning  Support\Undertake research activities  Encourage relationships with other institutions  Offer advisory\counselling services

3. LIBREN CHALLENGES AND OBSTACLES  Awareness  Access (Last-mile) Networks  Lack of University campuses  Regulations and ICT structure  Deployment and funding model

4.  Combined capacity exceeding 4 Tbps  Three submarine cables  Two submarine landing stations  Secure International connectivity  High capacity  Meets current & future medium-term needs Natalija Gelvanovska, Michel Rogy, C. M. R. (n.d.). Broadband Networks in the Middle East and North Africa. Washington DC 20433: The World Bank. CONNECTIVITY STATUS International Submarine Cable Connectivity

5.  Combined capacity exceeding 4 Tbps  Three submarine cables  Two submarine landing stations  Secure International connectivity  High capacity  Meets current & future medium-term needs Natalija Gelvanovska, Michel Rogy, C. M. R. (n.d.). Broadband Networks in the Middle East and North Africa. Washington DC 20433: The World Bank. CONNECTIVITY STATUS LPTIC NGBN Infrastructure, 2013 New Generation Bakbone Network - NGBN

6.  Combined capacity exceeding 4 Tbps  Three submarine cables  Two submarine landing stations  Secure International connectivity  High capacity  Meets current & future medium-term needs Natalija Gelvanovska, Michel Rogy, C. M. R. (n.d.). Broadband Networks in the Middle East and North Africa. Washington DC 20433: The World Bank. CONNECTIVITY STATUS LPTIC NGBN Infrastructure, 2013 GECOL ’s National Fiber Optic Infrastructure, 2013 General Electricity Company Of Libya - GECOL

7.  Combined capacity exceeding 4 Tbps  Three submarine cables  Two submarine landing stations  Secure International connectivity  High capacity  Meets current & future medium-term needs Natalija Gelvanovska, Michel Rogy, C. M. R. (n.d.). Broadband Networks in the Middle East and North Africa. Washington DC 20433: The World Bank. CONNECTIVITY STATUS Fiber-Optic Infrastructure of Libyan Gas and Oil Companies, 2013

8.  Combined capacity exceeding 4 Tbps  Three submarine cables  Two submarine landing stations  Secure International connectivity  High capacity  Meets current & future medium-term needs Natalija Gelvanovska, Michel Rogy, C. M. R. (n.d.). Broadband Networks in the Middle East and North Africa. Washington DC 20433: The World Bank. CONNECTIVITY STATUS Fiber-Optic Infrastructure of MMR, 2013 Man Made River (MMR)

9. LPTIC Covering the main cities of Libya NGBN Planned to install 24,000 km of new fiber-optic infrastructure GECOL Energy Grid fiber-optic infrastructure along its THT/HT power lines. Oil and Gas Companies Laid fiber- optic cable along their pipelines Man-Made River A network of pipes that has been equipped with fiber-optic cable. CONNECTIVITY STATUS

10. ITC market structure in Libya

11. WHATS IS THE BEST DEPLOTMENT MODEL FOR LIBREN?  Model 1 – LibREN build its own networks  Model 2 - Lease the infrastructure  Model 3 - Lease dark fiber where providers owning all transmission equipments.  Model 4 - Purchase capacity or bandwidth from service providers

12. WHATS IS THE BEST DEPLOTMENT MODEL FOR LIBREN?  Model 1 – LibREN build its own networks  Model 2 - Lease the infrastructure  Model 3 - Lease dark fiber where providers owning all transmission equipments.  Model 4 - Purchase capacity or bandwidth from service providers

13. CONCLUSIONS  Awareness about the benefits of LibREN is highly required (workshops, tv programs, etc…)  Wealthy resource (Fiber optic infrastructure) must be exploited properly for the benefit of academics, industry and for the benefit of citizens in general  LibREN steering committee must be formed very soon to guide the project  LibREN will be a major asset for the Libyan economic growth and prosperity  It will be a source of much Internet innovation, that would benefit the whole society  LibREN have just started and it will be around very soon

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