Date:23/11/12
Implementing a broadband Internet development project in Azerbaijan will increase Internet penetration to 85 per cent, the Minister of Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan Ali Abbasov told the media. "The successful implementation of the project will increase the quality of the services rendered to users of internet services," he said.
"The access speed will range from 10 to 100 megabits per second." According to preliminary estimates, the cost of the project exceeds 400 million manat. It will be financed through the country's State Oil Fund. The entire territory of the republic will be covered by optical communication lines, including remote areas by late 2015. At present, Internet in Azerbaijan has 65 per cent coverage while 30 per cent is broadband.
Penetration level of broadband Internet to reach 85%
Implementing a broadband Internet development project in Azerbaijan will increase Internet penetration to 85 per cent, the Minister of Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan Ali Abbasov told the media. "The successful implementation of the project will increase the quality of the services rendered to users of internet services," he said."The access speed will range from 10 to 100 megabits per second." According to preliminary estimates, the cost of the project exceeds 400 million manat. It will be financed through the country's State Oil Fund. The entire territory of the republic will be covered by optical communication lines, including remote areas by late 2015. At present, Internet in Azerbaijan has 65 per cent coverage while 30 per cent is broadband.
Views: 1123
©ictnews.az. All rights reserved.
Similar news
- 24% of U.S. Adults have made phone calls on the Internet
- UNESCO puts sustainable learning online
- Australia gives incentives for the use of telehealth
- US launches computer programme for poor kids
- UN declares web access as human right
- Facebook growth slows in stalkerbase heartlands
- One Third of Millionaires Use Social Media
- Facebook Seeks Bigger Role in Software for Mobile Apps
- Icann increases web domain suffixes
- IBM launches new social networking platform for enterprises
- Google Notches One Billion Unique Visitors Per Month
- Internet providers cut international channel renting costs by 60%
- Azerbaijan launches standard time on internet
- Icann launches facility to ease DNSSec adoption
- Social network data mining yields worrying results for traditional media
