A project presentation describing the analysis for a business plan and network setup in Argentina, for a grocery firm.

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

11. Recommended Service Provider

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

14. Questions
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