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Infrastruktur / Infrastructure

  • NG: FG Targets 50% Broadband Penetration by the End of 2020

    The federal government has said going by its projections, digital economy would contribute more than 45 per cent to the Gross Domestic Products (GDP) given that the contributions of the ICT sector to the GDP stands at 17 per cent.

    The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, who disclosed this at the weekend, noted the COVID 19 pandemic is fast-tracking adoption of digital technology in the country.

  • NP: Minister for expanding optical fibre links along highways

    Minister for Information and Communications Madhav Prasad Paudel has expressed commitment to increase the optical fibre links along highways and feeder roads. The commitment has come at the time when the government has not been able to work effectively on the district optical fibre project.

    Addressing a workshop organised to mark the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) here on Friday, Paudel called on to bring projects for laying optical fibre along highways and feeder roads. “The government will arrange the required funds,” he said.

  • Pan-African E-Network Project Inaugurated

    The Ministry of Communication, in collaboration with the Government of India, has inaugurated the Pan-African E-Network project in Accra.

    The project, which would connect all the 53 nations of the African Union (AU) by a satellite and fiber-optic network, is to provide tele-education, tele-medicine, internet, Nideo-conferencing and VOIP services, and also support e-governance, e-commerce and effective communication among the nations.

  • PK: PM asks IT ministry to ensure high speed internet across country

    Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Friday asked the Ministry of Information and Technology to ensure reliable and cheap broadband connectivity across the country, particularly in remote areas, to ensure availability of digital facilities to the common man.

    Addressing a ceremony at a contract signing of Broadband for Sustainable Development Projects in FATA; Khyber, Mohmand Agency, and DI Khan, the prime minister commended the initiative and said it would help bridge the gap between the urban and rural areas by providing modern facilities to the people at their doorstep.

  • Qatar’s robust digital infrastructure offers growth opportunities

    Qatar’s thriving digital infrastructure offers huge opportunities through innovation and technological advancements.

    By establishing a robust digital infrastructure and leveraging cutting-edge technology, the country aims to enhance economic and productivity growth.

    Speaking to The Peninsula , Mohamed Suhail, Head of Execution at Siemens Qatar said, “Qatar is moving to make itself a smart city with lot of initiatives especially focusing on sustainability. We have a lot of initiatives which are coming up and Qatar is going in the right direction.” Siemens has a lot of projects and solutions that we are providing from our side.

  • Rwanda, WB sign US$24m grant to provide broadband services

    The World Bank (WB) country manager, Victoria Kwakwa and Rwandan minister of finance and economic planning James Musoni, Monday signed a US$24 million grant agreement here, to develop a national capacity to provide broadband services and cheap internet services.

    The Rwanda project is part of the World Bank’s $424m Regional Communication Infrastructure Program which is designed to improve the regional communications infrastructure and increase the deployment of e-government in Southern and Eastern Africa.

  • Rwanda: Kigali Gets $24 Million Boost for Regional Broadband Networks

    The World Bank has announced that it has approved $24 million for a program that will see Rwanda develop her national capacity to provide broadband connectivity.

    The money that was cleared through an International Development Association (IDA) financing grant for the Regional Communication Infrastructure Program - Rwanda Project (RCIPRW), is supposed to increase the availability of broadband to more than 700 Rwandan institutions including schools, health centers and local government administrative centers. IDA is the concessional lending arm of the World Bank.

  • Rwanda: Korea Telecom in $40 Million Backbone Deal

    Korea Telecom (KT) has signed a US$40million deal with the Rwanda government to implement a national backbone project expected to connect the entire country on a fiber optic network.

    When complete, a national backbone will enable Rwandans to use e-applications and for the government to execute e-services and business and information exchange that need high speed broadband Internet.

    The contract obliges KT to provide technology, equipment and relevant application materials to the government of Rwanda.

  • SA: "Investing in digital infra is not a luxury anymore"

    Acceleration of digital adoption across infrastructure development in Saudi Arabia has been multifold, implemented at the supply chain level, in building smart cities, and leading to strengthened investments towards "digital infra," panellists deliberated on the first panel of Day 1 of Construction Week's recently-concluded virtual KSA Infrastructure Summit.

    The first panel of the conference - Analysing the Current State of Saudi Arabia's Infrastructure Sector - comprised Depa Interior's Director, Abdoullah Albizreh, the KSA Country Manager at ACCIONA Cultural Engineering, Daniel Orti, Mohamed Saad, Senior Development Director at Diriyah Gate Development Authority, and finally Autodesk's Senior Director for Infrastructure and Business Strategy, Theo Agelopoulos.

  • SEACOM “connects” Kenya’s tech innovation centres

    International fibre-optic cable provider SEACOM has given 100mbps internet connectivity to Kenya’s innovation centres, in a move to enhance the hubs’ ability to generate local content for a global audience.

    The four centres – iHub, m:Lab, naiLab and 88mph – will access high speed internet to enable developers and startups to launch and browse their applications faster on the web.

  • SEACOM goes social: plans community outreach programmes in Africa

    Cable and communications company, SEACOM is today celebrating the anniversary of its commercial launch by committing itself to community outreach programmes across the African continent.

    Going by the tagline “Building the African Internet,” the company is mainly known for launching Africa’s first broadband submarine cable system along the eastern and southern coastlines in 2009. This year’s initiatives revolve mainly around ICT and social development. Community projects across Africa are being carried out in an effort to further the company’s social investment programme in the name of Foundation Day.

  • SL: Lack of Effective and Reliable Energy may undermine the usefulness of the Fiber Optic Cable

    Since 2009 when President Koroma approached the World Bank for their support so that Sierra Leone can be connected to rest of the world through submarine fiber optic cable. The World Bank wasted no time and supports the government of Sierra Leone with $31million dollars as loan. It has been said by the government that the said amount has been given to the Sierra Leone government as a grant so that the money the Sierra Leone government should pay to World Bank the country can used it to develop its ICT Sector.

    The cable has been landed received and commissioned by no less a person but President Ernest Bia Koroma. Since the landing of the cable many Sierra Leoneans both home and abroad are still asking why the landing of the cable is unable to improve the country’s ICT sector soonest.

  • Smart city, smart infrastructure: Do the benefits outweigh the costs?

    With a focus on sustainable urban development, the concept of smart city has never been quite as prevalent or as compelling as it is right now, says Nelson Thomas, Associate Director, Pace

    The concept of a smart city has progressed with frequent innovations in ICT and an ever-increasing number of devices that now connect to the internet.

    Data collected from such devices across all sources are stored in the cloud or on servers and used by government and private firms to improve quality of life and of course for commercial gain.

  • Submarine connectivity a boon for Tanzania

    Tanzania hopes that a new submarine cable, that began running in 2009, will continue to help boost the country’s telecom connectivity and increase potential for investment.

    As a result of the underwater cable, costs with the ICT sector have been gradually reduced over the past three years. As a result, penetration has also begun to be increased in the East African country.

  • telecommunications|21 July, 2020 UAE No.1 in Arab world for telecom infrastructure, 7th globally: UN report

    The UAE also ranked 1st in the Arab Region and 4th globally in launching and using 5G networks

    The UAE has been ranked first in the Arab region and seventh globally in the Telecommunication Infrastructure Index (TII), according to the UN E-Government Survey 2020. It also ranked second in Asia, according to the index.

    In addition, the UAE made significant progress in the global competitiveness indicators of the telecommunications sector in the report, maintaining the 1st place globally in the mobile subscription index, and advancing from 2nd to 1st globally in the mobile broadband Internet subscription index. As for the Internet users index, the UAE moved up to 5th from 13th globally, achieving a qualitative leap in the fixed broadband subscription index, as it moved up to 29th from 68th in the world.

  • Telkom Kenya Gets Three More Years to Manage National Optic Fibre Backbone Infrastructure

    The government, through the Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology has renewed its ongoing agreement with Telkom Kenya to manage the National Optic Fibre Backbone Infrastructure (NOFBI). Renewed in March 2013, the agreement, extends validity for a continuing period of three years.

    NOFBI, a joint initiative between the Directorate of eGovernment, Telkom Kenya and Soulco, a Belgian communications firm that specialises in the delivery of last mile solutions, connects 29 counties under the County Connectivity project.

  • The future of city infrastructure

    Smart cities have been established to optimise city functions and promote economic growth, whilst also improving the quality of life for the growing population. Local authorities have deployed vast IoT networks and other smart technologies across cityscapes to track real-time information and improve day-to-day public services.

    However, the rise in natural disasters, such as the recent wildfires and storms, calls for a far more resilient infrastructure, one that can provide early warning signs and enable more emergency response teams and authorities to be more proactive when monitoring for such events.

  • The Future of Infrastructure: Solar Roadways and Smart Cities

    Exploring the Future of Infrastructure: Solar Roadways and Smart Cities

    As we look towards the future of infrastructure, two key concepts stand out: solar roadways and smart cities. These innovative ideas are set to revolutionize our urban landscapes, transforming the way we live, work, and interact with our environment.

  • TZ: Here’s our chance to gain from ICT

    Reports that the government has wrapped up the National Information Communication and Technology Broadband Backbone (NICTBB) project can only mean good tidings. The new infrastructure is expected to transform traditional services into online e-transactions or e-services.

    The first part of the project, which was completed in May 2010, covered three routes— Northern Ring I that covers Babati, Arusha, Moshi and Tanga; Northern Ring II that covers Dar es Salaam, Morogoro, Iringa, Dodoma and Singida and Western Link I and II that take care of Shinyanga, Mwanza, Geita, Biharamulo, Rusumo and Kabanga.

  • U.S. cybersecurity policies close to major update

    The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a defense bill that contains an amendment aimed at regulating the information security responsibilities and practices of federal agencies.

    The amendment, sponsored by Rep. Jim Langevin, D-R.I., and Rep. Diane Watson, D-Calif., updates the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) and establishes a National Office for Cyberspace in the Executive Office of the President.

    The amendment was attached to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, which passed the House Friday by a 229-186 vote.

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