DOST-ICTO’s

Free Wi-Fi Internet Access in Public Places

Project
 Context: Philippines’ Standing
COUNTRY GDP GROWTH ANALYSIS
INDIA • Robust services and industrial, and manufacturing sector
• Government-led investment in infrastructure
• Lower global oil prices boosted economic activity
• Some success in Foreign Direct Investments due to attractiveness of large consumer market
• Export growth dropped in first half of 2015 due to subdued global demand

SOUTH • Free trade agreements give access to international markets

• Export-driven economy (technology products)
KOREA • Vulnerable to weakening GDP growth in China

THAILAND • Modest growth aided by strengthening investment

• Decline in private consumption and exports
• Rapid increase in government spending

PHILIPPINES • Lower commodity prices, strong remittance inflow and foreign direct investments
• Rebound in agricultural sector and a faster increase in industry
• Largest center for business process outsourcing
• Strong industrial sector: Electronics manufacturing for overseas corporations

VIETNAM • Weak export growth

• Banking sector and state-owned enterprises to improve efficiency of capital allocation
• Deeper ties with US, implemented key trade agreements such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Agreement
 Steps Taken towards Connectivity: ASIA
International Initiatives
CONNECTIVITY
COUNTRY TYPE OF ECONOMY YEAR INITIATED
INTIATIVE

Free Wi-Fi available in

VIETNAM Developing Economy heritage sites and 2012
tourist spots
Bhadra: First City in
INDIA Developing Economy India to have FULL 2015
Wi-Fi Coverage

20-year Digital
THAILAND Developing Economy 2015
Thailand Plan

Seoul: To implement
SOUTH KOREA Developed Economy Free Wi-Fi in Public 2016
Places by 2017
 Steps Taken towards Connectivity: ASIA
Impact of Free Wi-Fi:
COUNTRY BENEFITS

Economic:
- Increase in trade: buying items and trading
shares online through e-Commerce websites;
online business transactions
INDIA
Education:
- Increase of online training centers which
students can use for online lessons, job
applications, and alerts

Added incentives for tourism; plans to

VIETNAM implement Free Wi-Fi in public
transportation
FWPP to deliver Internet of Things (IoT)
SOUTH KOREA
Technology to the metropolis
20-year Digital Thailand Plan to prioritize
rural areas and small businesses; promotion
THAILAND
of farmers as “small-scale entrepreneurs”
 PHILIPPINES: Where we Stand
STATISTICAL INDICATOR INDIA VIETNAM SOUTH KOREA PHILIPPINES

TOTAL POPULATION 1, 285 million 93.95 million 50.44 million 101.5 million
Urbanisation rate 31% 34% 82.5% 44%

ACTIVE INTERNET USERS 350 million 47.30 million 45.31 million 47.13 million
Penetration rate 27% 50% 88% 46%
ACTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA
USERS
134 million 35 million 15.13 million 48.00 million
Penetration rate 10% 37% 30% 47%

MOBILE CONNECTIONS 590 million 142.99 million 54.97 million 119.2 million
Penetration rate 46% 152% 109% 117%
ACTIVE MOBILE SOCIAL
USERS
97 million 29 million 13.63 million 41.00 million
Penetration rate 8% 31% 27% 47%

Source: WeAreSocial.sg, UN, US Census Bureau, InternetWorldStats, Facebook,GSMA Intelligence

 aims to provide free broadband Internet access to
1,462 Class 1-6 municipalities, and 44 key cities
nationwide PUBLIC PLACES COVERED
• Plazas and Parks;
 First of its kind in South • Public Libraries,
East Asia in terms of scope: • Schools, Colleges and Universities;
NATIONWIDE COVERAGE, • Rural Health Units and Government
Hospitals;
with 18 Points of Presence
• Train Stations, Airports, and Seaports
(PoP) across the Philippines • National and Local Government
Offices
 Connectivity Hierarchy
WWW

IPTI

ICTO IP ASTI
CORE
IPTD
POP

IPTM
IPTS-C IPTS-MC IPTS-R
MPOP

BENEFICIARY
SITES
Wi-Fi AP Wi-Fi AP Wi-Fi AP Wi-Fi AP Wi-Fi AP
Network Diagram
 Network Diagram
Online Information Regulatory Assessment

• Tuguegarao
• Legazpi Cotobato
18 Sites • Puerto Princesa
• Dagupan • Iloilo Butuan
2 Sites • Batangas City • Calbayog Cauayan
• Cebu • Tacloban
•ASTI • Davao • Cagayan de Oro Lipa
•ICTO • Pagadian
• Zamboanga City

966-1435
Sites
More than
7118 sites
 BENEFITS
• Beneficiaries will have 24/7 access to Internet-based communication and
government online services
• ECONOMIC IMPACT
– Growth in GDP (for every 10% growth in broadband penetration*)
– expanded access to local and overseas markets
– Increase in job opportunities (local and abroad)
– increase in tourism

• SOCIAL IMPACT
– Cheaper avenue for communication
– Easier access to educational content

Source: *McKinsey
 Project’s Impact
ICT-ENABLED SECTORS APPLICATIONS
- Telemedicine
eHealth -Philippine Health
Allows Quality Healthcare for Every Filipinos
- -Information Exchange
eDRRM
Allows Wider Coverage and More Participative Disaster - Project NOAH
Response in the Countryside

eGovernment - eGovernment Portal

Brings Government Services Straight to the Filipino People

- SmartAgri
eRuralEconomy - eInnovation
Brings Business and Market Opportunities to the Countryside
- Juan Store
- eSkills
eEmployment - eEducation
Brings Job Opportunities to the Countryside - eRecruit

eCommunity
Strengthens Family Bonds and Preserves Filipino Values and Welfare
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Instant Access (50 MB) – Level 1
CAPTIVE PORTAL PREVIEW
Level 2 and 3 Access
CAPTIVE PORTAL PREVIEW
Level 2 Access
CAPTIVE PORTAL PREVIEW
Level 2 Access
CAPTIVE PORTAL PREVIEW
Level 3 Access
CAPTIVE PORTAL PREVIEW
Level 3 Access
 PROJECT ISSUES
Crucial to the provision of the service is the complete bid of the
suppliers to the following links:
(1) international IP transit;
(2) domestic IP transit;
(3) middle mile connectivity;
(4) last mile connectivity
•The Project experienced significant delays in its deployment due to:
 Low turnout of bidders from the Private Sector
 ADDRESSING THE ISSUE
Fine-Tuning the Free Wi-Fi Project’s TOR

•Increased the ABC for every item/lot being bid

•Proper Grouping of items: to cover more items in a single lot

•Reducing the requirement for the number of items a bidder

must include in his bid

•Fast tracking of bidding process

 PROJECT UPDATES
PILOT SITES PROVINCES WITH SIGNED MOAs
1. Tarlac (3)
1. Quezon Memorial Circle
2. Pangasinan (11)
2. Quezon City Hall
3. Ilocus Sur (9)
3. SSS East Ave.
4. Laguna (1)
4. LTO East Ave.
5. Occidental Mindoro (1)
5. Phil. Coconut Authority
6. Albay (1)
6. Rizal Park
7. Catanduanes (1)
7. MRT North Ave. Station
8. Cebu (3)
8. Lipa City Tourism and Museum
9. Cavite (1)
Council **
10. Davao Oriental (1)
9. Lipa City National High School **
11. Agusan del Norte (6)
10. Lipa City District Hospital **
12. Davao del Sur (2)
11. Lipa City South Central School **
** added as of February 2016 13. Iloilo (1)
 PROJECT UPDATES
COMMISIONED SERVICE PROVIDERS (as of May 2016):
SERVICE PROVIDER SITES
Innove Communications
14
Inc. & Yondu Inc (JV)
We are IT Philippines,
518
Inc.
Converge ICT Solutions,
186
Inc.
AZ Communications
Network, Inc, and 497
Omniprime Marketing, Inc
PLDT Alpha 2
PLDT 350
TOTAL 1567 SITES
 PROJECT UPDATES
BREAKDOWN OF MUNICIPALITIES TO BE COVERED PER PROVINCE
REGION PROVINCE NO. OF MUNICIPALITIES COVERED

REGION I ILOCOS NORTE 17

ILOCOS SUR 28

LA UNION 19

PANGASINAN 45
REGION II
CAGAYAN 26

ISABELA 35

NUEVA VIZCAYA 5

QUIRINO 7
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REGION PROVINCE NO. OF MUNICIPALITIES COVERED

REGION III AURORA 3

BATAAN 12

BULACAN 22

NUEVA ECIJA 28

PAMPANGA 20

TARLAC 18

ZAMBALES 14

REGION IV-A BATANGAS 33

CAVITE 18
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REGION PROVINCE NO. OF MUNICIPALITIES COVERED

REGION IV-A LAGUNA 25

QUEZON 20

RIZAL 14

REGION IV-B MARINDUQUE 4

OCCIDENTAL MINDORO 8

ORIENTAL MINDORO 13

PALAWAN 19

ROMBLON 8
 PROJECT UPDATES
BREAKDOWN OF MUNICIPALITIES TO BE COVERED PER PROVINCE
REGION PROVINCE NO. OF MUNICIPALITIES COVERED

REGION V ALBAY 7

CAMARINES NORTE 12

CAMARINES SUR 33

CATANDUANES 7

MASBATE 20

SORSOGON 16

REGION VI AKLAN 16

ANTIQUE 13

CAPIZ 17
 PROJECT UPDATES
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REGION PROVINCE NO. OF MUNICIPALITIES COVERED

REGION VI GUIMARAS 4

ILOILO 41

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL 19

REGION VII BOHOL 37

CEBU 41

NEGROS ORIENTAL 20

SIQUIJOR 4

REGION VIII BILIRAN 6

EASTERN SAMAR 9
 PROJECT UPDATES
BREAKDOWN OF MUNICIPALITIES TO BE COVERED PER PROVINCE
REGION PROVINCE NO. OF MUNICIPALITIES COVERED

REGION VIII LEYTE 37

NORTHERN SAMAR 12

SAMAR (WESTERN SAMAR) 8

SOUTHERN LEYTE 13

REGION IX ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE 19

ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR 25

ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY 11

REGION X BUKIDNON 5

CAMIGUIN 5
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REGION PROVINCE NO. OF MUNICIPALITIES COVERED

REGION X LANAO DEL NORTE 18

MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL 12

MISAMIS ORIENTAL 15

REGION XI COMPOSTELA VALLEY 2

DAVAO DEL NORTE 1

DAVAO DEL SUR 6

DAVAO ORIENTAL 3

REGION XII COTABATO 1

NORTH COTABATO 2
 PROJECT UPDATES
BREAKDOWN OF MUNICIPALITIES TO BE COVERED PER PROVINCE
REGION PROVINCE NO. OF MUNICIPALITIES COVERED

REGION XII SOUTH COTABATO 10

SULTAN KUDARAT 2

REGION XIII AGUSAN DEL NORTE 11

AGUSAN DEL SUR 1

DINAGAT ISLANDS 2

SURIGAO DEL NORTE 13

SURIGAO DEL SUR 12

ARMM BASILAN 1

LANAO DEL SUR 5

 PROJECT UPDATES
BREAKDOWN OF MUNICIPALITIES TO BE COVERED PER PROVINCE
REGION PROVINCE NO. OF MUNICIPALITIES COVERED

ARMM MAGUINDANAO 10

SULU 6

TAWI-TAWI 1

CAR ABRA 5

APAYAO 2

BENGUET 5

IFUGAO 5

MOUNTAIN PROVINCE 3

NCR FOURTH DISTRICT 1

TOTAL 1073 MUNICIPALITIES

 PROJECT UPDATES

• 160 NGAs, LGUs, schools, and hospitals in NCR to be

covered by the Project; 354 sites across seven provinces in
Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao (Tuguegarao; Baguio; San
Fernando, Pampanga; Legazpi; Iloilo; Palo, Leyte; and
Butuan)

• all LRT-1 (18) and LRT-2 (11), MRT-3 (13), and PNR (15)
terminal stations included in the roster of beneficiary sites
as well
 PROJECT UPDATES
DEPLOYMENT SCHEDULE

TRANCHE LOCALITIES COVERED NUMBER OF SITES PER SMA BID

QTR 1 2016 QTR 2 2016 QTR 3 2016 QTR 4 2016

34 CITIES AND 91 MUNICIPALITIES

1 SMA 1 (1,326)
(TOTAL: 125)

TRANCHE 1 SMA 1 (1,381)

SMA 1B (3,661)
2 CITIES AND 987 MUNICIPALITIES SMA 2 (834)
2
(TOTAL: 989)
TOTAL = 5876 (+ 1326)
= 7202
TRANCHE 2
SMA 1 (586)
SMA 1B (1,290)
8 CITIES AND 427 MUNICIPALITIES
3 SMA 2 (4,654)
(TOTAL: 435)
TOTAL =36530
TRANCHE
36 CITIES AND 1073 MUNICIPALITIES
TOTAL (TOTAL: 1,109 LOCALITIES)
7,202
 NEXT STEPS, MOVING FORWARD
Garner Support in the following areas:

 Private Sector
• Urge stakeholders to participate in the implementation of the Project

 Public Sector
• Political Backing for the Project from the LGU and NGA levels
• Continued government backing (continued funding) for the Project
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