1. AfPIF 2013 Casablanca, Morocco Prenesh Padayachee Chief Technology Officer Internet Solutions

2. 2Company Confidential – AfPIF 2013] | © Internet Solutions – a division of Dimension Data (Pty) Ltd About Internet Solutions Started in 1993 – 20 years young this October A subsidiary of Dimension Data Group who are owned by NTT AS 3741 Multiple Points of presence across Africa and Globally Both public and private peering arrangements with over 300 peers Transit arrangements with 3 providers Faced the same challenges many service providers across Africa face today, where telecommunications monopolies exist today.

3. 3Company Confidential – AfPIF 2013] | © Internet Solutions – a division of Dimension Data (Pty) Ltd Current Internet Usage WORLD INTERNET USAGE AND POPULATION STATISTICS June 30, 2012 World Regions Population ( 2012 Est.) Internet Users Dec. 31, 2000 Internet Users Latest Data Penetration (% Population) Growth 2000-2012 Users % of Table Africa1,073,380,9254,514,400167,335,67615.6 %3,606.7 %7.0 % Asia3,922,066,987114,304,0001,076,681,05927.5 %841.9 %44.8 % Europe820,918,446105,096,093518,512,10963.2 %393.4 %21.5 % Middle East223,608,2033,284,80090,000,45540.2 %2,639.9 %3.7 % North America348,280,154108,096,800273,785,41378.6 %153.3 %11.4 % Latin America / Caribbean593,688,63818,068,919254,915,74542.9 %1,310.8 %10.6 % Oceania / Australia35,903,5697,620,48024,287,91967.6 %218.7 %1.0 % WORLD TOTAL7,017,846,922360,985,4922,405,518,37634.3 %566.4 %100.0 % Source :- www.internetworldstats.com. Copyright © 2001 - 2013, Miniwatts Marketing Groupwww.internetworldstats.com

4. 4Company Confidential – AfPIF 2013] | © Internet Solutions – a division of Dimension Data (Pty) Ltd Current cable capacity for Africa Approximately 75 fibre projects across the African continent Under 10% of the fibre projects are cross border projects More undersea capacity than overland to interconnect countries Approximately 32 INX’s in Africa

5. 5Company Confidential – AfPIF 2013] | © Internet Solutions – a division of Dimension Data (Pty) Ltd Current Broadband pricing Source :- www,point-topic.com Source :- www.world-bank.org GNI per capita $9000 GNI per capita $2500 avg

6. 6Company Confidential – AfPIF 2013] | © Internet Solutions – a division of Dimension Data (Pty) Ltd What needs to change Telco monopolies in various African countries need to change Internet connectivity needs to be considered an essential service across Africa Break Africa up into regional INX’s Cross border connectivity for the purposes of peering needs to be subsidised regionally A balance needs to be obtained between the large and small players Service providers need more education on the essential components of running an Internet service business Reduction in broadband prices will allow for the creation of more local content

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