METRONET 1 The Goal Build and operate METRONET

METRONET 1

The Goal Build and operate METRONET a resilient Broadband Network in selected cities of Nigeria, to provide Content Rich Multimedia Internet Service for Nigerians under the NCC State Accelerated Broadband Initiative (SABI) 2

How Broad will be Broadband METRONET will satisfy the following criteria: n n n Acquisition cost should not be more than N 20, 000 Provide Access Bandwidth of not less than 256 Kilobits per Second Data Cap of not less than 2 Gigabytes Traffic volume in a month Offer Video Streaming as a basic service Cost not more than N 7, 500 per month for the basic service. 3

A Global view of the Challenge “The cellular carriers have tried for years to offer broadband to the average consumer, but only a few people use those PCMCIA card services. They’re looking for an alternative. ” http: //telephonyonline. com/wimax/news/motorola_wimax_092706/ 4

A local view of the Challenge n n NITEL has been in operation for many years, it is only offering Broadband in the capital city. Glo the SNO has been in operation for over 3 years, It is only offering Cellular services, and has not deployed a single terrestrial SOHO link. At least 2 Fixed Wireless operators were licensed by NCC in each state. None is offering SOHO Broadband Services till date There are over 300 Licensed ISPs, but less than 60 are in operation, with over 30 of them concentrated in Lagos 5

State Accelerated broadband Initiative An initiative of NCC to address the lack of robust and resilient telecommunications infrastructure in the country, provide a platform to realize a knowledge based economy and social, enrich the lives and living conditions of Nigerians in areas such as healthcare, e-learning, e-commerce and e-governance, and in general accelerate productivity and economic growth by facilitating the deployment of Broadband Infrastructure in Nigeria in a Public-private Partnership arrangement. 6

T. E. A. M. METRONET 7

Together Each Achieves More METRONET, A Special Purpose Entity (SPE) is made up of a Consortium of ISPs, IAPs and VAPs including: n n n Atmospace Ltd General Data Engineering Services (SKANNET) HS Communications Ltd INET Global Services Ltd PINET Informatics Ltd VDT Network Systems (A part of the Bitcom group) 8

Atmospace Nigeria Ltd 9

What we do We build robust, scalable and secure wireless networks, designed to deliver our services in different terrains ranging from the inside of the building (eg apartment complexes, single or multiple residential dwellings, shopping malls, business premises etc) to campuses or city wide areas. Atmospace has unleashed the power of wireless Internet Technologies aimed at delivering Wi. Fi and Value Added Solutions to our clients where you live, work and play 10

Our Values We are the cutting edge for wireless Internet Services in the region. Our Value Added solutions is unique and pioneering. We are innovators, able to provide the best solutions for you to function effectively in your business. We have a passion for growth and believe in spirited teamwork. Let us connect you to the rest of the world. 11

Our Team We maintain the highest standards in order to deliver best quality of services by recruiting, training and retaining the best in the industry. Our team comprises of experienced experts in all relevant fields whose number one motto is customer satisfaction 12

Business Ethics Our approach to customers is built on a foundation of transparency, accessibility, honesty and professional pride. We are proud to serve you. 13

Working with us Whether you are a client or supplier, Atmospace will accord to all partners the highest level of professional collaboration. We remain committed to developing collaborations and partnerships with individuals and businesses. 14

Our Achievements in Nigeria n n n Windnet hotspots at Airports Created first shopping mall hotspot Enable nomadic Internet use Delivery of solutions at reasonable cost Value Added service bundles TM 15

Contact Atmospace Ltd 62 b Itafaji Street Dolphin Estate Ikoyi, Lagos Tel: 01 7240400, 01 7240401 www. atmospace. com 16

General Data Engineering Services 17

General Data Engineering Services (GDES) Opened to the public on the in October 1996. GDES has TEN years experience in Internetworking Service Delivery in Nigeria. GDES is the Company, SKANNET is the network 18

GDES services Include …. n n n n Internet/Value Added Network Services LAN & WAN Design & Installation Sales and maintenance of Systems Consultancy services Web services & hosting, Domain Name Registration Engineering services Training services 19

SKANNET Products include … n n n n Skan. Dial (Dialup internet connection) Skan. Direct (Wi. Fi Wireless Access) Skan. Max (Wireless for home users) Skan. Sat (VSAT Solution) Skan. Talk (Vo. IP services) Skan. SMS (Web to SMS text Services) Skan. Switch (Vo. IP Telephone Switches) 20

Core business values Client service. n To provide prompt, reliable, functional and affordable communication services. n To develop innovative technological solutions n To build and sustain a countrywide network, based on cooperation and collaboration. Client satisfaction. n To meet and exceed client expectations by adding value. n To continually recognize and appreciate patronage. Continuity. n To continually make the business a viable and profitable entity. 21

Core business values Staff satisfaction. n To hire highly skilled and innovative employees, and to continually train them to enhance productivity. n To continually provide a conducive working environment. Investor satisfaction. n To maximize stakeholder returns. Social contract. n To be socially relevant within our community. 22

Third Party Products Include … n n Earlyon Cafecentra Timing Software http: //www. cafecentra. com Microworld's e. Scan Anti-virus suite http: //www. mwti. com n Mikrotik Wireless/Router Products http: //www. skannet. com/mikrotik http: //www. mikrotik. com n Skyvision Global LLC – C-Bandwidth http: //www. sky-vision. net n Tranzeo Wireless Products http: //www. tranzeo. com 23

The GDES edge 24

Market Depth n GDES is present in Ibadan, Enugu, Ilorin, Abeokuta; partnership in Kaduna, Akure and Ado-Ekiti n n n xxx xxx Dialup Customers Wireless Home Subscribers Wireless Office Subscribers Commercial (Cybercafe) Subscribers Earliness to Market. n n Over SKANNET has evolved as a network of choice due to its consistent performance in the market Flexible pricing model that fits all pockets 25

Robust and Resilient Network SKANNET was conceived and built as a network with n A robust Network design n Consistent Network elements n Network Monitoring and Support n Centralized billing and Customer management n Web Access to billing details since 1999 26

Extensibility via Open Source SKANNET has run open Source software from day 1, and continue to internally deploy open source software Our Open Source History runs like n 1996 Linux (Slackware) n 1997 Linux (red. Hat) n 1998 my. SQL n 1999 Portslave [Terminal emulator] n 2000 Free. Radius n 2001 Free. BSD n 2002 Netsaint/Nagios n 2003 Request Tracker & RRD n 2004 Asterisk PBX n 2005 Smokeping [Latency monitor] n 2006 Mambo CMS 27

Trainings/Knowledge base Apart from using diverse networking techniques in its Network, GDES conducts specialized Trainings in the following areas n n n n Unix System Administration Linux-Apache-Mysql-PHP (LAMP) Asterisk Open Source VOIP/Internet Telephony Dynamic Web design Network Process Accounting Large Scale routing Cyber Cafe Management 28

HS Communications Ltd 29

I-NET Global Services 30

I-NET Global Services v v I-Net Global Services Limited is a limited liability company, registration no RC 358576. I-Net Global Services was established in June, 1999 and commenced operations in October, 1999. v It has points of presence in Abuja, Kano, Gusau, Kebbi, Zaria and Kontagora. v I-net has three Access points in Kaduna metropolis. v 31

VISION To be a leading telecommunications company in Nigeria and to empower people by providing quality internet solutions MISSION STATEMENT To provide affordable and reliable internet and allied communication services with consistent service delivery aimed at satisfying changing customer needs. 32

The Company offers the following services : n n n n Dial-up Internet Access Wireless Internet Access for Corporate and SOHO Users Web Design, Hosting and Domain name registration Network Design, Installation and Administrative services VSAT solution Training and Consultancy Service Satellite transmission capacity 33

Board of Directors n n n n Col. Sani Bello(RTD) - CHAIRMAN Mrs Hussaina M. Usman - MANAGING Mallam. Ahmed. Shuaibrep SAMCON Mr Sunday. Folayanrep GDES Alh. Babangida. Inuwa Dr Joseph Lori rep. Jaftlor. Ventures Mr David Obiorarep Khemsafe. Computers Alh Abu Bello 34

MANAGEMENT TEAM i. ii. iii. iv. Hussaina M Usman Director Umar Yahaya Mujeeb Abdulrauf Accounts Bilkisu Sani Marketing Keji Bamidele Managing Head, Admin Head, Operations 35

n I- Net services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This includes 24 x 7 Help Desk to assist clients spread across the Country. 36

Contact Sanbel House No. 6 B Sultan Road GRA Kaduna. Telephone : 062 -218795, 062 -370391 Fax: 062 -218794 info@inet-global. com www. inet-global. com 37

PINET Informatics Ltd 38

VDT Communications Ltd 39

METRONET DESIGN 40

“In the Internet era, reliability is becoming something you have to build, not something you buy. That is hard work, and it requires intelligence, skills and budget. Reliability is not part of the basic package. ” Joel Snyder – Network World Test Alliance 1/10/2000 “Reliability: Something you build, not buy” 41

METRONET Infrastructure n The design takes into consideration the following factors: n n n n Modular Physical infrastructure Topological/protocol hierarchy Scaling and Redundancy Addressing aggregation (IGP and BGP) Policy implementation (core/edge) Management/maintenance/operations Cost 42

METRONET Infrastructure n n n the network is designed with resilience in mind It utilizes technology to identify and eliminate single points of failure Has processes in place to reduce the risk of human error Design Technology Process 43

Tiered/Hierarchical Design Other Cities Core Other Cities n Hierarchy is used in the design to scale the network Distribution Layer Access Layer 44

Hierarchies in the Design n Intercity Backbone n n Intra-City/Metropolitan Backbone n n The ring-like link within a city. Must be Fiber, but may start off as Wireless due to economy of scale Metropolitan Hub n n Terrestrial Link between different cities We believe this will be provided by LDC Telecommunication companies where they exist, otherwise VSAT links will suffice initially. A distribution point within a city, that connects to the metropolitan backbone. Access points metropolitan hubs. Access Points (AP) n The Mesh-Like links that ultimately connect to the Customers. What is generally referred to as the last mile. An access point must connect to at least 2 Metro-hubs. AP may provide Fiber, Wireless or DSL connectivity Service. 45

METRONET is Intra-city only n There a number of initiatives creating Inter-City Fiber/Wireless links right now. These include: n n n n MTN Yellobahn Glo National Fiber Ring O’NET in the South. West Nigeria Phase 3 BCN Networks PHCN Fiber over High Tension METRONET will purchase service from these existing backhauls, to achieve economy of scale and provide circuit diversity 46

Modular/Structured Design n The Network is Organized into separate and repeatable modules n n n n Inter-city Backbone Intra-city Backbone Metropolitan Hubs Access Point (AP) Hosting services ISP Services Support/NOC ISP Services (DNS, Mail, News, FTP, WWW) Backbone link to Another Po. P Consumer DIAL Access Nx 64 Customer Aggregation Layer Channelised T 1/E 1 Circuits Nx 64 Leased Line Circuit Delivery Other ISPs Hosted Services Backbone Link to Another Po. P Network Core Consumer Cable and x. DSL Access Nx. T 1/E 1 Customer Network Aggregation Layer Operations Centre T 1/E 1 Leased Line Circuit Delivery Channellized T 3/E 3 Circuits 47

Modular/Structured Design n Modularity makes it easy to scale METRONET n n n smaller units of the network are plugged into each other Each module will exist for a specific function in the network Upgrade paths will be built around the modules, not the entire network 48

Multiple Levels of Redundancy n METRONET Po. Ps are designed to have Triple layers of redundancy n n n OSI L 2: Two of everything OSI L 3: IGP and BGP provide redundancy and load balancing OSI L 4: TCP re-transmissions recover during the fail-over Failure occurs first at Lowerlevels Lower-level failures may trigger higher-level failures System is immune to all these, as it will just run Backbone Border Intra-POP Interconnect Po. P Intraconnect Access 49

The Network Architecture Access L 2 AP Distribution L 3 Highly hierarchical multiple subnetworks Controlled Broadcast and Multicast Core L 3 Distribution L 3 Server farm Access L 2 50

Technology METRONET has a Layer 3 backbone We chose to build METRONET with a Layer 3 Backbone because: n n n Broadband is IP. This is an IP Network Load balancing works better on L 3 No blocked links on L 3 Fast routing convergence OSPF/EIGRP Greater overall scalability Router peering is greatly reduced 51

Circuit Diversity n n n METRONET design ensures that each City has diverse circuit paths to the backhaul Within each redundant equal cost array, Load sharing occurs. Load sharing provides a powerful redundancy technique, since it provides an alternate path should a path fail 52

Po. P Design External BGP Peering Neighboring Po. P Core 1 Neighboring Po. P Core Routers SW 2 SW 1 Access 2 Dedicated Access Core 2 NAS 1 NAS 2 Dialup/ISDN 53

Servers will be Multi-homed L 3 (router) Core Using Adaptive Fault Tolerant” Drivers and NICs NIC Has a Single IP/MAC Address (Active on one NIC at a Time) L 3 (router) Distribution When Faulty Link Repaired, Does Not Fail Back to Avoid Flapping L 2 Switch 1 Server Farm Dual-homed Server—Primary NIC Recovery (Time 1– 2 Seconds) 54

Everything TWO n METRONET will be managed from a Network Operations Center and a backup Disaster Recovery Center 55

Detailed costs of the n n Intracity Backbone Metropolitan Hubs Access Points Network Operations Center are annexed 56

Network Management 57

“In order to operate a reliable service, the network must be managed according to a determined discipline, using a coherent structure of information management. ” Geoff Huston , ISP Survival Guide 58

Network Operations Centre The METRONET Network Operations Center (NOC) will provide the means to n Monitor and manage the METRONET network. n It will provide n Information about current, historical and planned availability of systems n Network status and operational statistics n Fault monitoring and management 59

Disaster Recovery Center The DRC will be similar in all operations to the NOC, but will be unmanned. It will be used, should the NOC become inaccessible due to Natural disasters, war or acts of God. 60

Network Management Components Specifically, components of the Network that will be managed at the NOC include: n n Configuration/Change management Performance/Accounting management Fault management Security management 61

Configuration Management Maintaining information relating to the structure of the network and its current configuration n Network State n Record of network topology n Static n n n what is deployed where it is deployed how it is attached Who is responsible for it How can they be contacted Dynamic n operational status of the network elements 62

Performance Management Everything necessary to guarantee a Consistent level of network performance n Data collection n n n n interface statistics throughput error rates usage percent availability Data analysis for performance metrics and trends Establishment of performance thresholds Capacity planning and deployment 63

Accounting Management n Detailed accounting for n n n Upstream services purchased Use of the network and the services it provides Accounting Data affects Business Models. Proper data will allow n n Bill on usage Flat-rate billing 64

Fault Management METRONET will manage faults using a consistent discipline, which is: n Identify the fault n n Isolate the fault n n Diagnosis of the network components Respond to the fault n n Regular polling of network elements Allocate resources to resolve the fault Priority scheduling Technical/management escalation as necessary Resolve the fault n notification 65

Cities of Interest 66

Our goal is to start with cities where METRONET partners currently offer services. Cities have been grouped into 4 Tiers. These are: n n Tier 1 2 3 4 – – Must Have Cities Should Have Cities Could Have cities Why not Have Cities 67

The METRONET Consortium is interested in: n n n n n TIERS-1 & 2 Lagos - 1 Ibadan - 1 Abuja -1 Port-Harcourt - 1 Warri - 2 Kaduna - 2 Benin – 2 Onitsha - 2 Kano – 2 n n n TIERS-3 & 4 Ilorin - 3 Enugu - 3 Abeokuta - 3 Aba – 3 Asaba - 3 Jos – 3 Zaria - 3 Akure - 4 Ado-Ekiti - 4 Nnewi - 4 68

Constructing and running METRONET will have capital and running costs 69

Required Funds for Capex n We believe the funds needed will construct: n n 9 Points of Presences (Po. P) 52 Metro-Hubs (Tubs) 156 Access Points (APs) Location and order of Points of Presence, Metro-Hubs and Access points will be based purely on economics 70

Running Costs Running costs including personnel costs will be met from short-term loans and funds obtained from banks and revenue arising from the operations of METRONET 71

Capex Breakdown n A total of N 1, 296, 072, 800 broken down as n n N 46, 620, 000 for 2 NOCs N 139, 725, 000 for 9 Points of Presence N 996, 676, 200 for 39 Metro-Hubs N 114, 051, 600 for 117 Access Points 72