TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE OF KAZAKHSTAN Dr. Karine Kotoyants Telecommunications institute, General Director karin@kit. kz
In total about 70 basic operators
TERRESTRIAL BACKBONES - Cable > 15. 000 km - Fiber > 5. 000 km - TAE (China-Germany) 1750 km - NISM 11. 600 km - Microwave > 7000 km National-wide Data Internet Network (ADSL), Kazakhtelecom
NATIONAL-WIDE SATELLITE NETWORKS Kazakhtelecom (Gilat, DAMA) Voice, Data for rural areas > 200 points Nursat (ARC) Voice, Data, Internet, Videoconference, 26 points
BUSINESS NETWORKS TNS + (ISBN, Hughes, Gilat) ASTEL, Ratel (Dial-away, Gilat) multifunctional Katelco (ISBN, Hughes, Dial-away, Gilat) Data, Internet Kaztranscom (Far-away, Dial-away, Gilat) Voice, Data, Internet
SATELLITE BROADCAST Katelco (Digi. Cipher II) National Network of Satellite TV Katelco PLUS (Digi. Cipher II ) Digital TV Direct-to-Home
SATELLITE MOBILE Thuraya Voice, Data, SMS, GPS, Internet Iridium* Voice, Data, SMS, GPS, Internet, Paging Globalstar* Voice, Data, SMS, GPS, Internet * Not available yet
SOME FIGURES Mainlines - Cable - Fiber 67, 5 mln channels*km > 5 000 km Telephones - Mobile phones - Internet 11. 8 / 100 inhabitans 5. 4 / 100 inhabitans Total market value (2001) ~500 mln USD