ALGERIA CYBER PARK ,WIRELESS TRAIN ,WI FI NETWORK PIONNER
The technopole of Sidi Abdallah is situated at 30 km western south of Algiers. This site covers a surface of 1,870 hectares through the municipalities of Mahelma and Rahmania. It comprises three technology parks, which will be able to accommodate firms specialized in advanced technologies, and an industrial park:
Technopark El Boustène
Technopark Ibnou-Sina
Cyber Park
Park of Sidi Bennour
International cooperation
The World Bank has started in 2002 an ICT Development Support Project in cooperation with the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications with the aim of creating an enabling environment and improve access to efficient and affordable ICT services, facilitate private sector development growth in ICT sector; improve the competitiveness of local ICT companies; and foster the efficiency of government in delivery of services. Among these aims the project intends to support also the development of new ICT companies through the so-called "Net-enterprise" development program. The programme envisages support to the set-up of the CyberPark and an incubation facility, "Technobridge Incubator" with the technology park to support ICT R&D initiatives and/or start-up companies with innovative projects; to set a seed capital R&D grants mechanism to support IT start-ups and innovative SMEs and providing institutional development support to the Institut National des Telecommunications (INT) and to the Ecole Centrale des Postes et Telecommunications to renew its curricula and courses on ICT management and cyberentrepeneurship
LINK OFF CYBER PARK
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EMERGING ALGERIA
ALGERIA IS AND WILL BE TOP 5 AFRICAN COUNTRY IN ANY SECTOR THIS IS NOT A WILL BUT A FACT
Algeria becomes the Arab World’s WiMAX pioneer
Posted: 22-04-2006 , 07:43 GMT
WiMAX/IEEE 802.16 is a global standard-based technology for Broadband Wireless Access. WiMAX vendors state that WiMAX systems are able to cover a large geographical area, up to 50 km and to deliver significant bandwidth to end-users at up to 72 Mbps. According to the WiMAX forum, WiMAX provides coverage economically and combines both Line of Sight (LOS) and None Line of Sight (NLOS) coverage. With Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) technology, WiMAX has been optimized to provide NLOS coverage (up to 15 Km around the base station) and long-range transmission up to 50Km in Line of Sight conditions. WiMAX technology can be deployed as a Point Multi-Point in last mile connection and as part of the backhaul to the PSTN and Internet access points.
The first commercial deployment of WiMAX in the Arab World was in Algeria. Smart Link Communication (SLC) has deployed WiMAX to provide broadband wireless services in Algeria. The frequencies SLC uses for WiMAX are in the 3.5 GHz band and 5.8 GHz band. SLC’s goal is to build a wireless broadband backbone covering the national territory, to develop the metropolitan broadband networks, and to set up an independent new generation telecom infrastructure. On July 25, 2005, SLC launched the first national multi-services network. The deployment of this network makes it possible to develop services based on Broadband Wireless Access (BWA), VoIP, Virtual Private Network (VPN-IP MPLS). Algeria’s tough and mountainous terrain makes it an ideal candidate for wireless connectivity solutions.
A new report, “WiMAX in the Arab World: Current status and regulations.” was released to the Arab Advisors Group’s Telecoms Strategic Research Service subscribers on April 13, 2006. The 20-page report, which has 9 detailed exhibits, investigates the availability of WiMAX regulations in 18 Arab countries, the frequencies used, entities that have tested WiMAX or pre-WiMAX services, and vendors for equipment. The report covers the following Arab countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, and Yemen.
“There are still no detailed regulations specific to WiMAX in Arab countries. Some Arab countries, however, have specified the type of license that needs to be obtained to provide WiMAX service. For example, in Algeria, the company should have a VOIP authorization and regulator has specified the 3.5 GHz band for WiMAX, while in Jordan, the company should have an individual license needed to use the frequency (a scare resource).” Ms. Serene Zawaydeh, a consultant at Arab Advisors Group wrote in the report.
FIRST WIRELES TRAIN IN AFRICA
Algerian trains speed to wireless network
“This contract is a result of Nortel’s long term commitment to the Algerian market and our role as a major telecoms player in Africa, with over 20 years in the region.” Ramin Attari, vice president, Middle East, Nortel.
Algerian railways operator Société Nationale des Transports Ferroviaires (SNTF) has begun deployment of a GSM-R-based wireless networking system, the first in Africa.
GSM for railways (GSM-R) is a communications technology developed for use by rail operators in Europe, based on the GSM mobile telecoms standard. SNTF’s system is being supplied by Nortel, one of the main providers of GSM-R equipment.
“The international GSM-R standard is a key component to upgrading the Algerian railway communication infrastructure. It is part of a much larger railway infrastructure project, including the construction of new conventional and high speed lines, upgrades of signalling systems and other railway infrastructure,” said Ali Leulmi, central director of infrastructures at SNTF.
”As a world leader in GSM-R, Nortel ensures for this first phase, along the El Gourzi – Touggourt line, that we are equipping our railway service with the most advanced communication technologies.”
The GSM-R technology allows railway operators to maintain constant contact with trains, crew and maintenance staff. Each train maintains constant contact with the control centres, via a dedicated data connection across the GSM-R network.
GSM-R also allows railway staff to communicate, with individual and group calling options available. GSM-R systems are designed to be very secure, with high levels of redundancy built in to the infrastructure.
“Nortel has been challenged by SNTF to provide this first phase of SNTF’s project with a solution that matches the growing need for communication in a fast expanding network,” said Ramin Attari, vice president for the Middle East at Nortel.
“This contract is a result of Nortel’s long term commitment to the Algerian market and our role as a major telecoms player in Africa, with over 20 years in the region.”
Nortel’s partner, SNEF, will work on the specific implementation.
“Our local channel partner, SNEF Algeria, will supply construction, installation and commissioning support. SNEF and Nortel share the same commitment to enhancing network quality and reducing the overall cost of operations,” said Vincent Pratlong, Algeria operations director, SNEF.
“Our local experts will work closely with the Algerian railway SNTF to realize the first GSM-R network on the continent.”
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