Network Setup in Argentina
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The document provides an overview of Argentina's telecom and internet market, highlighting its significant mobile penetration and competitive broadband sector, while detailing a business proposal for a new network structure. Recommendations for a central location in Buenos Aires and key suppliers like Cargill and Rioplatense are discussed, alongside necessary security measures to prevent breaches. The emphasis is on leveraging Argentina's strengths in agriculture and telecommunications to enhance operational efficiency.
Network Setup in Argentina
- 1. Implications for GAIA Management Network Setup in Argentina 758Z Inc. Group – 7 Gupta, Shruti Miller, John Ratnaparkhi, Aditya Saxena, Mohini Yang, Alex BUDT758Z Data Networks and Infrastructures
- 2. 01 Country Profile An overview of Argentina’s background. Agenda 02 Telecom and Internet Market Brief summary of telecom and internet market environment in Argentina. 03 Business and Network Structure Brief description of the network structure and assumptions made 04 Recommended Region and Service Provider Feasible location and service provider for supplier outsourcing. 05 Recommendations for Security Steps which need to be taken to prevent security breaches.
- 3. Country Profile 01 ● Geography --8th largest country, fertile lands, good location for exporting globally ● History--Spanish foundation and culture, nationalist and populist traditions ● Politics --Stable representative democracy with rule of law
- 4. Economy Country Profile ● Key sectors are agribusiness, pharmaceuticals, automobiles and energy, mining ● A world leading producer of soy, sunflower and beef ● Agriculture is in highly accessible regions with good infrastructure
- 5. Telecom and Internet Market02 ● Argentina has highest mobile phone user penetration rate in Latin America ● The rate of mobile phone users is projected to jump to 75% - showing a positive impact on GAIA’s telecommunications outlook Telecom ● Four active mobile network operators (MNOs) - America Movil (AM)-backed Claro, Telefonica unit Movistar, Telecom Personal and Nextel Argentina ● 4G carrier aggregation (CA) connectivity using the 1700MHz and 700MHz bands is said to be available to 63% of the population ● As of September 2017 the country’s 62.075 million wireless subscribers equated to a population penetration rate of 141% – higher than the regional average of around 108%
- 6. Telecom and Internet Market Internet ● In contrast to the saturated wireless market, there remains room for growth in Argentina’s still developing fixed broadband sector ● The broadband market has been very competitive for many years between fixed line incumbents Telefonica de Argentina (TdA) and Telecom Argentina, and cable giant Cablevision ● Additional players of note include Buenos Aires-based cableco TeleCentro, which offers the country’s fastest download speeds via 1Gbps service, launched in Buenos Aires in November 2017
- 7. Telecom and Internet Market Network Coverage- Claro Network Coverage- Movistar Network Coverage- Telecom
- 8. Business Proposal03 ● Agriculture: 54% of Argentina’s exports ● Argentina has a comparative advantage in this sector ● Initiate contracts with: Cargill: crop resources Rioplatense: animal resources
- 9. Network Structure ● One building for an office which oversees operations ● 50 employees ● 3 floors; central cubicle area and exterior offices pre-wired to wiring closet on each floor ● IT data center will be located on 2nd floor ● 6 LANs with 2 LANs on each floor ● Conduit between floors ● One router which networks together multiple Wi-Fi access points over Ethernet cabling
- 10. Recommended Region04 Central Location - Buenos Aires - country’s chief port and the largest in South America - chief point of consumption, processing, and shipping, - GAIA’s suppliers for crops and meat will be Cargill and Rioplatense, which have headquarters in Buenos Aires as well as their manufacturing plants and slaughterhouses Extended area of operations - Pampas region - Pampas region has majority of agriculture, cattle raising and industry that is beneficial to GAIA - The deployment telecommunications coverage in the area is generally good with an expected further infrastructure investment of $6.8 billion by the major telecommunications companies by 2021
- 12. Recommendations for Security05 Cyber Attacks (High priority) Compromises Integrity → Risk Mitigation → Antivirus (CyberArk) DDOS Attack (High priority) Compromises Availability → Risk Mitigation → Firewall Natural Disasters / Device Failures (Medium priority) Compromises Integrity and Availability → Risk Mitigation and Risk Sharing → Inventory, Backup Plan, Insurance Risk Acceptance Risk Mitigation / Risk Sharing Employee Theft (Low priority) Compromises Confidentiality → Risk Acceptance Phishing (Low priority) Compromises Confidentiality → Risk Acceptance Crucial Impact Area: Productivity / Operations
- 13. Vendor Recommendation for Security ● CyberArk ● Specializes in privileged access management solutions ● Market share leader and number one vendor in the privileged access security space. ● Customer list includes 40% of the Fortune 100 and 17 of the biggest banks in the world, and it is the only PAM solution certified by the U.S. Department of Defense. ● Enables efficient protection, monitoring and control of privileged access across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid infrastructure