Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Government Plans Launch of Tender for National Broadband Network

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Government Plans Launch of Tender for National Broadband Network

    Global Insight
    January 21, 2011


    Armenian Government Plans Launch of Tender for National Broadband Network

    BYLINE: Michael Lacquiere


    Local Armenian media has reported that a tender for the construction
    of a national telecoms network with a capacity of 100 Mbps will be
    launched to ISPs "soon". Armen Grigoryan, secretary of the Council for
    Assistance to IT Development, has also indicated that the project will
    require investment of between US$60 million and US$100 million. The
    winner of the tender will be required to lease network capacity to
    other interested companies.

    Significance:Leading fixed-line operator Armentel has indicated that
    it will participate. Company chief executive Igor Klimko is quoted by
    PanArmenian.Net as saying that such a network could not be implemented
    without Armentel's participation. The project was initially mooted
    last year, with the World Bank indicating that it would provide a
    US$24-million loan (seeArmenia: 28 April 2010:).




    From: A. Papazian
Working...
X