As part of its regular UAP public reporting, Telecommunications Radiocommunications and Broadcasting Regulator (TRBR) has released its 3rd UAP Update Public Report to inform stakeholders on progress made in TRBR’s implementation of the Government’s UAP to 30 June 2015. TRBR acknowledges the commitment of the three Players’: Digicel (Vanuatu) Ltd, Telecom Vanuatu Ltd and Telsat Broadband Ltd, and the industry at large for the achievements made to date.
TRBR has effectively and actively negotiated, and now concluded arrangements with the Players’ through signing of Undertaking Agreements that establishes the Players’ commitment to build and roll out telecommunications services in accordance with the UAP to areas that have been identified by TRBR as the UAP sites.
The rollout plans include building and extending networks to remote areas of Vanuatu, which will impact positively on and stimulate Government services and businesses; particularly in education, health, tourism and agriculture across the islands. They also include the upgrade of existing mobile services to 3G+ services, or equivalent technology, that can deliver internet broadband speeds specified under the UAP.
Importantly, TRBR is pleased to inform stakeholders that the Government’s innovative UAP and leading approach has resulted in a successful rollout, based on the latest and current UAP deployment plans of the Players and TRBR’s estimated existing mobile coverage, of a population coverage rollout that is now expected to reach, and may potentially exceed, the overall UAP target of 98%.
A detailed PDF version of TRBR’s 3rd UAP Public Report can be downloaded from the link below.
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 UAP stakeholder report 3 | 604 kB |