Baghdad launches an important phase of the optical cable project

Baghdad launches an important phase of the optical cable project


 Baghdad / Zahraa Al-Jassem

Iraq is suffering from the deterioration of terrestrial communications networks and underdevelopment, which led to the reluctance of citizens to use, especially after 2003 with the spread of mobile phones and enjoy the flexibility and evolution compared to landline, but landline phone service has been required with the complaint, up mobile phone service prices. The Ministry of Communications revealed on Monday, close to return to landline phone service, announced at a ceremony held in Baghdad, announced the opening of an important new phase in the optical cable project to develop ground telephone services, declaring that this project, as well as offer sophisticated communication services, will be his financial returns estimated at one billion dollars by the end of next year.
Communications Minister Hassan Kazem Al - Rashed, said in the opening speech, the optical cable "FTTH" project serves the state and the Iraqi citizen at the same time , and in all respects, as it is twofold useful, economic and security, which is part of a series of projects being implemented in all Iraqi provinces, including Baghdad, Basra, Karbala, Najaf, Wasit, Kirkuk, Diwaniyah, Maysan and Dhi Qar, and the other was stopped in the areas affected by terrorism, noting: that the first project opened in the Karkh district in Baghdad on 6/3 90 a - line, activated them 50 thousand line, as we have four other regions, will be worked out through a Japanese loan, and up to more than 90 000 I in the Karkh district.
Al - Rashed also confirmed: the opening of the Rusafa project today, with companies working with the Ministry of Communications, and we have in Rusafa 189 000 line, ready including 5000 line, this project offers three main services is very high speed, the first landline voice and video service, and it will be almost free, the citizen can get online service and all applications in which the well through the capacities granted optical Balkeppl, and the second "IBM Tiffy" television service , referring to the presence of about 99 channels , including the "encrypted", and this also can citizens benefit from free of charge , The third is the postal service bank.
In the context of his speech, assured the Minister of Communications, towers for Internet networks and mobile phone owners, the possibility of their use in this service through cooperation with mobile phone companies and Internet companies, reiterating that the work of the cable light, will not affect their work, the ministry that the recommended and emphasized the companies, the need to take advantage of the owners of the towers, to the success of the optical cable project, which may reach financial returns planned it to the state treasury to one billion dollars by the end of 2018, and the project was completed through a partnership with the Ministry of communications without the state pays any amount , a project based on 26% of net profit and 17% of Camel imports.
In turn , Director General of the Telecommunications Company and e Nazim confirmed gesture Khcjor, in his speech that, this project will ensure the provision of many services is very low fees, one of the important projects implemented by the General Company for Communications and mail with the Ministry of Communications, according to a new strategy Achtttha since the period of investment projects to modernize modern communications technologies sector, noting that, the project , which took its way to the homes of citizens, and we still continue to ply him to cover all areas of Baghdad, which we expect to see a large turnout of citizens, pointing at the same time: that his company will take juridical actions Yeh all, to maintain the telephone network of the acts of sabotage that can occur against it .
IQ networks company, explained in her speech, that the company has implemented optical cable project, known as "FTTH" being a partner strategically General Company for Post & Telecommunications, a simple initiative, intending to which make a lot of Internet dial - up optical and other services, and added: we started applying the project in the student areas and banks, in Rusafa in the capital Baghdad, according to the planned, the service will be delivered to many subscribers during the current year, and with respect to other provinces, Karbala, Diwaniya, Diyala, Kirkuk, Babil, has embarked by providing them with subscribers to internet services, and look forward as well as vinegar For this year, to reach the largest possible number of customers, especially since this service is one of the globally applicable technologies, and features high data transfer speeds and are not affected by external factors such as bad weather.
The Iraqi Ministry of Communications, announced in 01/17/2017, announced the launch of optical cable service in the east of the capital Baghdad areas, to deliver communications services and advanced Internet to citizens ' houses at affordable prices, and as pointed out that, a monthly subscription service online prices range from 30 to 75 thousand dinars, it seeks cooperation with the owners of the internet towers in securing multi - project services confirmed.


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