By Xinhua,
KATHMANDU : The Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd of Israel would provide Nepal Telecom (NT) with a Sky Edge broadband satellite communications network covering hundreds of sites, local media reported on Wednesday.
According to myrepublica.com report, Gilat Satellite, the Israeli company, announced it has been selected by Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd, a leading telecommunications consultancy and engineering company, to provide the Nepali company with the advanced technology.
The NT will use the new network to deliver broadband Internet connectivity to remote areas and to provide toll-quality telephony to rural citizens in Nepal.
“With a landscape of mountainous terrain and remote villages, the Nepalese geography represents one of the most formidable challenges for providing dependable telecom services,” said Anoop Ranjan Bhattarai, Director of Nepal Telecom’s Satellite Service Department, after signing the agreement at Petah Tikva, Israel on Tuesday.
Nepal Telecom has also chosen Gilat’s SkyAbis cellular backhaul solution to extend the range of GSM and CDMA services for Nepal’s cellular operators, according to the website.