CPE Localization

Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) and Telecom Egypt (TE) will sponsor up to three projects for the design and development of high-speed internet routers (CPE), implemented by three experienced enterprises operating in the Egyptian market specialized in the Electronics design and/or manufacturing entity of telecom-electronic products to achieve the first Egyptian design and production for CPE routers.




Brief
 


Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) and Telecom Egypt (TE) will sponsor up to three projects for the design and development of high-speed internet routers (CPE), implemented by three experienced enterprises operating in the Egyptian market specialized in the Electronics design and/or manufacturing entity of telecom-electronic products to achieve the first Egyptian design and production for CPE routers.

Objectives
 


Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) and Telecom Egypt (TE) are aiming to deepen local manufacturing through localization of the telecom products needs and devices requirements.


Roadmap
 
 
ITIDA in collaboration with TE is issuing this call to solicit proposals from qualified ICT/electronics enterprises (design house, manufacturer or consortium) operating in the Egyptian market. This solicitation targets the design and development of a complete product of high-speed internet routers (CPE) ready for mass production, while owning its Intellectual Property (IP) thus fulfilling Telecom Egypt (TE)’s local and regional demands through local manufacturing.
 
Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) and Telecom Egypt (TE) will sponsor up to three projects for designing and developing high-speed internet routers (CPE).
 
The developed projects will include end-to-end product satisfying all defined specifications and requirements including software functions, features, hardware specifications, mechanical requirements, communication standards.
 
The successful projects will be qualified to contract for mass volume production.
Timeline
 


Twelve-month duration is envisioned from call of proposal to prototype testing and validation, whereas nine-month duration is envisioned from contract signature to accomplish the design and implementation and deliver final prototype with full features. The timeline is shown in the following graph.


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Eligible Companies
 

The eligible proposals should meet the following conditions:

 
The company must be operating in the Egyptian market as a design house or a manufacturer or consortium from the design house and manufacturer.
 
The company must have a dedicated R&D team in Egypt in related electronics or telecom products and capable of achieving local product design and manufacturing.
 
Previous experience in similar projects in design, development and Manufacturing.
 
There is an agreement (LOI or MOU) with one of the chipset suppliers

Requirements
 

The applicants should fulfill the below requirements within their proposal.

# Requirement Description
1 Company Profile Company background and domain of expertise. Company size, no. of staffs, presence in Egypt market, no. of offices and locations Company profile, and profiles of technology or manufacturing partners
2 Regional/ International Experience International or regional experiences working in other markets
3 Company financial situation – financial statement Income statement for last 2 years
4 Previous experience in similar projects Submit a company portfolio including previous experiences in similar design project
5 Previous mass production experience of similar products Submit a company previous experiences dealing with electronic devices mass manufacturing
6 Customer references Reference contacts for company’s customers (name, address, main contact numbers)
7 R&D team The company must have a dedicated R&D team.
8 Agreement with chipset Submit LOI or MoU with chipset provider (ex. Qualcomm, MTK, Realtek, Maxilinear,…etc.)
9 Time plan for design phase with detailed breakdown and milestones Submit nine-months project plan for the design phase, including needed resources, task breakdown and milestones
10 Technical/commercial/legal Requirements Adhere to TE technical, commercial, and legal requirements attached in all Requirements available in the Annex in Section 11.
11 Budget estimation & design cost breakdown Submit a cost breakdown for all design stages grouped for each and every milestone
12 Estimated production price based on volume tiers Submit unit price in case going for mass production based on volume tiers (10K, 50K, 100K, 200K, 500K, 1M) units.
13 Local Manufacturing Plan Provide a local manufacturing plan in case of contracting for local mass-production, including pre-agreement with one of local manufacturer (LOI or MOU).



REGISTRATION
 

To register, please fill out the Proposal Application Form and send it to hmfouad@ITIDA.gov.eg

 
Q&A Session Date: Monday, 31st July 2023
 
Submit Due Date: Thursday, 31th August, 2023

Resources
 
 
Call Description: Call for CPE localization   
 
Application Templates: Company Profile Template.
 
Budget Template: Budget Template.