For first time in Azerbaijan: Rural residents spend fiber optic internet

Aztelecom LLC of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies in the framework of projects to expand the coverage area and improving the quality of the services provided for the first time is the network based on GPON technology (Gigabyte Passive Optical Network) in villages.

So, in the village of Gadashoba Khachmaz district and villages of Shaftataal, Ashaga Seidryl and the Mehdilijile of the Zardabsky district, the telecommunications infrastructure is modernized, optical lines are laid, the GPON technology is introduced. The construction of the fiberboard line is completed with a length of more than 10 km in the village of Gadashoba and more than 3 km in the specified villages of the Zardabsky district.

As a result of the project for more than 1000 families in the Gadasobe and 500 families in the said villages of the Zardabsky district, the possibility of accessing modern telecommunication services will be created. Along with a high-quality jump, the implementation of this technology allows you to expand the range of services provided. In addition, the technical capabilities of this network are planned taking into account the expansion of residential buildings and an increase in the number of new subscribers in the future.

To provide citizens of high-quality broadband access services, it is planned to carry out work on the reconstruction of the network with the introduction of GPON technology and in other regions of Azerbaijan.

Note that the Sector of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) is one of the leading and dynamically developing areas of the economy of Azerbaijan. Among the most important factors of the rapid development of this sphere, special attention can be noted on the part of the state. Overcoming digital inequality stands at the head of state policy of recent years. To achieve this goal in the regions, a number of important work in the construction of modern telecommunication infrastructure based on the latest information technologies and technological solutions are permanently implemented. In accordance with the policies of the country’s digital transformation in areas, towns and villages, networks of a new generation are deployed and projects for sustainable, safe and quality use by citizens of information and telecommunication services are being implemented.