1. THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA STATUS BACKBONE www.infrastructure.go.tz OPEN ACCESS Inter - Conference Ministry of Infrastructure Development Eng A. B. KOWERO NOVEMBER 2007

2. Tanzania Basic Country Data Area: total: 945,087 sq km ; Coastline: 1,424 km Climate: varies from tropical along coast to temperate highlands Terrain: plains along coast; central plateau; highlands in north, south Population: ~ 37 m Population growth rate: 1.95% (2004 est.) Population below poverty line : 36% (2001 est.) GDP: $21.58 billion (2003 est.) Telephones – fixed: 161,600 (2006) - mobile: 6.5m (2007) lines in use Transport: railways: total: 3,690 km – roads: total: 88,200 km (3,704km paved) Internet hosts: 1,731 (2006) Internet users: 250,000 (2006) Source: CIA World Fact Book

3. INTRODUCTION ICTICTCONVERGENCY Policies and ActsPolicies and Acts

4. YESTERDAY WORLD Microwaves, valves, POWER, fixed lines etc Radio transmissions morse, teletype, fax etc Teleprinters, etc TODAY WORLDS State of art wireless GSM CDMA/ internet Fiber optic cables THE ICT WORLD

5. End of exclusivity 2005 in TZ DEVELOPMENTAL NETWORK ICT Service Neutrality CURRENT STATUS TECHNICAL TEAM LEGAL TEAM FINANCIAL TEAM BACKGROUND(1)

6. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ICT BODY PROGRESS 15 October 2007 Ministerial meeting venue Tambo Inter Airport RSA NEPAD Protocol : UHURUNET, UMOJANET SPV: BAHARICOM RATIFICATION PROCESS ONGOING……….. Kigali Connect Summit PRESENTATION: NEPAD, EASSY,SEACOM,TEAMS BACKGROUND(2)

7. THE UHURU CABLE CONNECTIVITY

8. Routes of the Backbone Transmission Network

9. NATIONAL ICT BACKBONE Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5

10. IT IS NOT THE STRONGEST SPECIES THAT SURVIVE, NOR THE MOST INTELLIGENT, BUT THE ONES MOST RESPONSIVE TO CHANGE CONCLUSION