1. USAASA Broadband Programme
Presentation to Portfolio Committee

2. The Mandate USAF EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PAYMENT OF SUBSIDIES FOR -
Assistance of needy persons towards cost of provision of ICT equipment/services.
Facilitation of the construction or extension of electronic communications networks in underserviced areas.
Facilitation of the construction or extension of broadcasting networks in underservices areas.
Public schools & Public FETs: procurement of broadcasting & electronic communications networks.
Other schools & FETs registered under the South African Schools Act & the FET Act
Establishment & operation (incl. training of & payment of allowances to personnel of centres.)

3. Broadband Infrastructure Overview

4. USAASA’s Role in Broadband
USAASA funds (through the USAF) the construction/extension of backhaul and last mile infrastructure and deployment of user devices (including connectivity) at schools, clinics and other government buildings

5. Underserviced Areas USAASA’s mandate is limited to underserviced areas
A total of 195 underserviced local municipalities identified across 7 priority provinces
Going forward priority in those provinces will be given to 8 NHI pilot sites
Dr. Kenneth Kaunda
Gert Sibdande
OR Tambo
Pixley ka Seme
Thabo Mofutsanyane
Umgungundlovu
Umzinyathi
Vhembe

6. Broadband Infrastructure Rollout Model
USAASA follows an “Anchor Tenancy” rollout model
Government and other stakeholders are identified (beneficiaries)
These stakeholders are engaged with the objective of seeking their support and becoming paying anchor clients of the infrastructure
This addresses the issue of sustainability of the infrastructure
Following engagement with key stakeholders, USAASA invites operators, through a competitive bidding process, to apply for subsidies to rollout the infrastructure
The winning operator is then required to connect and service key points of interest within the local municipality and provide on-going support

7. APPROACH: Integrated Rural Broadband Network
UNDERSERVICED LOCAL MUNICIPAL BROADBAND NETWORK
Total of 10 base stations
Int. ICT Gateway ( SAT3, Easy, etc) …
Schools
Small Business centres
District office of education
Primary Health centres (clinics)
PTA
Small Town 1
JHB
DBN
Big Town
BLM
Small Town 2
CPT
Small
Town 3 PE
Backbone Telecoms Network
Backhaul Network

8. Project Msinga and Emalahleni
Emalahleni Local Municipality (Eastern Cape)
Msinga Local Municipality (Kwazulu-Natal)

9. 2013/14: Project Msinga and Emalahleni
USAASA awarded a subsidy to MTN to rollout the broadband infrastructure in Msinga and Emalahleni
MTN deployed HSPA networks, providing coverage of over 85% in each municipality
As part of the end to end, MTN further provided:
Dedicated connectivity to the 3 Emalahleni municipality offices
Dedicated connectivity to the KZN DOE District Office in Tugela Ferry
Connectivity and devices to 25 clinics in Emalahleni and 23 clinics in Msinga
Connectivity and devices (tablets and smartphones) to 3 top performing schools in each municipality
Local economic development by providing small businesses with the ability to offer banking, electronic payments, connectivity and other services to citizens

10. 2014/15: Current Projects

11. Current Projects
The two areas were selected based on their status as the most underserviced in their respective provinces
USAASA has concluded all stakeholder engagements at the local municipality, district municipality and at provincial levels
USAASA has invited operators to apply for the subsidies and awaiting Board approval
Similar end-to-end model as Msinga and Emalahleni to be followed

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