Investment Opportunity National Broadband Network Fiber Backbone National
Investment Opportunity National Broadband Network Fiber Backbone
National Broadband Network Overview Houses Schools Business Government Fiber Transmission Network
Investing in a connected Liberia
Demand Projections for ICT services (Projections based on experience of other developing countries. ) 4
Extend Access to ACE Cable Countrywide • Direct broadband connection to the ACE Submarine Cable since 2013, enabling the development of broadband access (3 G and 4 G mobile networks, broadband fixed Internet access etc. ) and enhanced ICT services • Opportunity Gap to fully utilize this key infrastructure to connect broadband between Monrovia and the other parts of Liberia • The optical fiber backbone will fill this gap and provide the broadband capacity required for the next 20 years 5
Proposed Liberia Fiber Network 6
Current Metro Fiber Map
Network Characteristics Route # #1 Length (km) Points of presence Number of nodes 760 Monrovia (ACE Station), Monrovia (4 operators), Paynesvillle, Kakata, Gbarnga, Ganta, Sanniquellie, Yekepa, Danané, RIA, Buchanan, Brewerville, Klay, Robertsport, Bo at Sierra Leone Border 18 #2 861 #3 500 #4 245 CLSG - Total 2 366 Gbarnga, Voinjama, Foya Town, Nongoa , Tappita, Toulépleu, Zwedru, Fish Town, Pleebo, Harper, Tabou Pleebo, Barclayville, Greenville, Cestos, Buchanan Klay, Tubmanburg, Bopulu, Foya Town Yekepa, Ganta, Wayzohn Community, Kakata, Monrovia, Buchanan, Bo - 10 3 2 6 39 8
PROJECTED CAPEX COSTS • Average cost per m: $27. 9 ( based on a 2016 study) Breakdown of costs per route Route Length (km) Number of Po. Ps Total cost (USD) Route #1 760 18 22, 116, 083 Route #2 861 10 20, 531, 869 Route #3 500 3 13, 253, 367 Route #4 245 2 5, 884, 648 CLSG - 6 4, 294, 510 Total 2366 39 66, 080, 476 9
Proposed ECOWAN 10
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