Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) and Nepal Telecom (NT) today signed an agreement to lay 2,500-kilometre-long optical fibre in the Karnali Province and Sudurpaschim Province along the East-West Highway, Mid-Hill Highway and Postal Highway.
On the occasion, chairman of NTA Purushottam Khanal and managing director of NT Dilli Ram Adhikari signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) – on behalf of their respective institutions – to lay the optical fibre cables within two years. They will sign construction agreement within a month, after detailed study of the project.
Following the construction agreement, Nepal Telecom will be responsible for laying optical fibre cables in both the provinces in areas stretching from Musikot of Rukum to Jhulaghat of Baitadi district. It will lay minimum 96 core optical fibre cables along the aforementioned three highways and 48 core optical fibre cables along routes connecting the highway with the headquarters of 20 districts, a press note issued by the Nepal Telecom reads. “Likewise, it will lay 24 core optical fibre cables in routes connecting the highway with different municipalities in these districts.”
According to the government’s plans to make a communication super highway, we have accelerated the fibre laying works,” Khanal said, expressing hope that the entire project will be completed within the set deadline. “Laying the optical fibre along various highways and connecting areas is part of the government’s long-term target to expand broadband network across all district headquarters, municipalities, schools and health centres.”
The agreement for laying optical fibre cables will play a crucial role in achieving the goals set through the Broadband Policy 2015 and the National Information and Communication Policy, the press note reads, adding that the NTA had – in June 2016 – signed another agreement with Nepal Telecom to lay optical fibre cables along the East-West Highway and the project is nearing completion. “The NTA had scrapped its earlier agreement with Smart Telecom – on October 28 – citing snail-paced work and lack of significant progress in laying fibre cables in Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces.” Smart had been awarded the contract in September 2017, with the completion deadline of two years.
Nepal Telecom managing director Adhikari, on the occasion, expressed his commitment to complete the project on schedule. “Nepal Telecom will soon call a global tender and award the contract to lay the optical fibre in the two provinces.”
On the occasion, chairman of NTA Purushottam Khanal and managing director of NT Dilli Ram Adhikari signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) – on behalf of their respective institutions – to lay the optical fibre cables within two years. They will sign construction agreement within a month, after detailed study of the project.
Following the construction agreement, Nepal Telecom will be responsible for laying optical fibre cables in both the provinces in areas stretching from Musikot of Rukum to Jhulaghat of Baitadi district. It will lay minimum 96 core optical fibre cables along the aforementioned three highways and 48 core optical fibre cables along routes connecting the highway with the headquarters of 20 districts, a press note issued by the Nepal Telecom reads. “Likewise, it will lay 24 core optical fibre cables in routes connecting the highway with different municipalities in these districts.”
According to the government’s plans to make a communication super highway, we have accelerated the fibre laying works,” Khanal said, expressing hope that the entire project will be completed within the set deadline. “Laying the optical fibre along various highways and connecting areas is part of the government’s long-term target to expand broadband network across all district headquarters, municipalities, schools and health centres.”
The agreement for laying optical fibre cables will play a crucial role in achieving the goals set through the Broadband Policy 2015 and the National Information and Communication Policy, the press note reads, adding that the NTA had – in June 2016 – signed another agreement with Nepal Telecom to lay optical fibre cables along the East-West Highway and the project is nearing completion. “The NTA had scrapped its earlier agreement with Smart Telecom – on October 28 – citing snail-paced work and lack of significant progress in laying fibre cables in Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces.” Smart had been awarded the contract in September 2017, with the completion deadline of two years.
Nepal Telecom managing director Adhikari, on the occasion, expressed his commitment to complete the project on schedule. “Nepal Telecom will soon call a global tender and award the contract to lay the optical fibre in the two provinces.”
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