The Ministry of Communications Launches optical access network and confirm the absence of pecuniary

2017/04/18


Baghdad/Fadia Rahman


Ministry of communications launched today optical access network services (FTTH) carried the Japanese loan customizations facilitator for Iraq.

The head of the Ministry's information Office Hazem Mohamed at a press conference held at the Ministry headquarters in Baghdad today that achievement in optical access network project in the Beirut square in Palestine Street exceeded 80%, pointing to a plan to accomplish the optical lines in the Cairo neighborhood and people with 35 thousand lines, as well as the installation of light-cabin 79 of 139 cabin in Rusafa districts, dyed that capacity per cabin costs 256 error.

He noted that this project launch events will be held in the Cabinet next Monday, and noted that this project offers a lot of services in the field of communications and information technology in addition to other services into the service of the citizen.

The Office Manager said: the professional staffs contributed to repair the damage in water pipes and electrical installations during the installation of the optical wiring, in order not to dig sites by providers telecommunications work, after pointing out that this project works within a decade (L1/17/pq) is a Japanese loan-funded projects, with the number of lines where 150 000 college optical line in Baghdad.

On a related level Ministry emphasized the lack of financial or security damage in optical cable project, stating that they had taken all the legal procedures and security before proceeding with the project, warning that the project would cause shutdown.

Mohamed said that the Ministry of communications has every legal and security procedures before proceeding with the optical cable project», that «these actions also presented to the media, adding that "the project offered the National Security Committee, which in turn gave its approval, saying «no security or financial damage, particularly with regard to waste public money, but the project did not cost the State any amounts incorporeal».

And the Director of the information Office to «executing company for project stages, 80% of it, and any stop work happen damage on Ministry of communications through financial commitments.

Communications Minister Hassan Kathem Al Rashed earlier that «telecommunications company signed a contract with sky skyline cable network in Karkh side and other areas of Baghdad, noting that the network will deliver to subscribers ' homes.

The Minister added that «50 will be a network line demo which will provide services of encrypted satellite channel 99 HD quality as well as audio and video communication and Internet», that «project would restore land phone service new technology».

Rashid said that the network will also provide special security services to control information and cameras to reduce security breaches ", pointing out that the project was approved by the national security and others» Iraq suffers. who introduced terrestrial communications networks and impacts resulting reluctance of citizens about their use, especially after 2003 and steadily growing proliferation of mobile phones and its flexibility and evolution compared with landlines and signed limtech mail earlier contract with company f s sky for communications and Internet Services Ltd for network operation Optical telephone in Baghdad – Karkh and Wasit Governorate. Ministry spokesman ADI Kassem Alwan said in a statement that the contract included sky skyline company running telephone networks (FTTH) optical cable delivery to all homes in the areas covered by the contract and provide services Tel and Internet services and other technical services.

He added that new terrestrial networks are very modern technique developed world and provide high speed packet data communications in addition to these networks offer more than one service at once.

For his part, General Manager of company communications Saleh Hassan this contract represents a great step in the development of a service provided to citizens and landline telephone networks are cornerstone in the infrastructure of the Ministry of communications, urging all sky and horizon company administrators need to make greater efforts to develop the telecommunications sector in Iraq and working to provide better services to citizens at reasonable prices and high quality.

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