AFRICAN PROGRAMME;

JAP Telecom® believes in the concept of Universal Access. We are investing towards improving Africa's low telephone teledensity, and contributing towards Africa’s set target telephone teledensity of 10% by 2010. To achieve our gold we will be concentrating our efforts primarily in the rural and suburban communities where over 70% of the population is resident. The business communities and expatriate communities in particular will benefit from our Total communications solutions.

 Services will be:

1.     Cost-Competitive

2.     High Quality

3.     Reliable services

Target Market Sectors:

1.     Retail Sector;

1.   Digital Mobile services

2.  Fixed wireless with limited mobility

3.  Fixed Telephony

4.  Fax/Data transmission

5.  Broadband Multimedia services

2.     Carrier Sector;

1. Wholesale Voice, data and Fax services

2. IP Clearing House

3. Conference Bridging

3.     Corporate Sector;

1.      Voice (fixed wireless with mobility), Fax and Data transmission

2.      VPN services

3.       PBX services

4.      Corporate Calling cards

5.      Broadband Internet access (64kbps - 2Mbps)

6.      Website design and hosting services

7.      Database design and management

8.      Network construction and management

9.      Unified Messaging service

10.      Web Conferencing and Collaboration

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL BENEFITS OF AFRICAN PROGRAMME;

The project will be beneficial to all bringing about marked improvement in the economic and social standard of the society.

•  Urban, Suburban and  Rural Communities

• Residential and Corporate Sector

• Government & Multinational organizations

• Educational institutions  

• Health organization

ECONOMIC Development;

1. Provide Employment for citizens  
2. Quality Voice services that will be cost-competitive
3. Reliable and faster Internet Services to businesses will lead to:  
   1. Global business presence and marketing
   2. Secure business transactions
   3. E-Commerce
4. Increased business productivity with increased profit
5. Web conferencing and collaboration will reduce business travel expenditure and operational cost, improve man-power productivity and provide a more relaxing and conducive business environment.
6. Our Unified Messaging Service will improve reach /availability, reducing lost businesses when not in immediate vicinity.
7. Attraction for foreign investors in African business environment

Social Impact;

1. More reliable and Cost – competitive means of communication
2. More Value-added services
3. Easy access to fast internet access by the general public through Internet Cafes
4. Fast Internet access that is always on (no dial-up required)
5. No additional telephone connection cost
6. Develop high content that will be native to individual communities and countries

Educational Impact;

1. Reliable and faster internet access
2. Distant learning services will improve and ease technology transfer
3. General improvement in knowledge
4. Improve awareness as the world becomes a single information globe
5. High content will stimulate innovations
6. Easier and rapid interaction with peers
7. Establishment of Information Society

Health Impact

1. Access to database information for health service providers
2. Ability to rapidly access information for better patient management.
3. Regular updates on new treatments and drugs for better care of patients
4. Hospitals or Medical staffs are more able to easily join in Multinational drug trials that will not only provide global recognition but also lead to investment from the multinational Pharmaceutical companies
5. E-health as distant learning.

COMMUNITY Telephony

1. Work closely with the government to increase telephone teledensity in the suburban and rural communities
2. Community Communication centers with fast Internet Access, Telephone service and Digital Television service.