15 YEARS - Zain

In addition, Zain Jordan is currently investing in transformingsome of its base stations to utilise hybrid technology reducingenergy use, costs and environmental impact.Base Station Vandalism2008 2009 2010 2011 TargetSite Sharing2008 2009 2010 2011 TargetNumber of Stand Alone Sites 1,218 1,167 1,179 1200Number of Sites on ExistingStructures0 46 70 113Number of Shared Sites 44 165 229 230% of Shared Sites 3.5% 12% 15.5% >15.5%Number of Hybrid Sites 0 8 12 17Network Security and VandalismZain Jordan’s base station sites, which span the lengthand breadth of Jordan, have been subject to incidents ofvandalism and theft over the past few years, but the numberof incidents is continuing to fall.Number of Sites Vandalised 55 15 13 ≤ 13% of Base Station Vandalism 4% 1% 0.9% ≤ 0.8%In 2010, we managed to reduce the number of incidents from55 in 2008 to 13. This was mainly due to a number of actionstaken including the isolation of sites, hiring security guards,and installing/maintaining fences and security alarms.Mast Siting and MaintenanceZain follows the TRC’s policy and regulations in choosingappropriate sites for all base stations which includes acquiringapproval from citizens in the surrounding area. A number ofchallenges are faced by Zain Jordan in locating new basestation sites including the placing of sites in highly populatedareas, expensive land rentals, difficulty acquiring citizens’consent and health concerns raised by residents.The TRC supports Zain Jordan in resolving issues surroundinghealth as Zain Jordan complies with all of the TRC’sregulations on emissions and Electromagnetic Field (EMF)issues, which are in line with the International Commission onNon-Ionising Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) guidelines.51