Nepal based internet service provider, Vianet Communications Selects Ciena’s Packet and Optical Platforms to Improve intracity and international Connectivity. With Ciena solutions, the provider can increase transmission capacity over its existing optical networks. There is a surge in demand for high-speed, high-bandwidth services from the land-locked Himalayan nation. In order to meet this unpredictable traffic patterns and a surge in bandwidth demand generated from…

India’s incumbent telecommunication service provider, BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) has connected the Kangra and Chamba districts of Himachal Pradesh with fiber optic cables. The operator announced its readiness to serve the potential subscribers in the districts with high-speed broadband services. Customers now can enjoy fiber to the home (FTTH) services from BSNL. BSNL has been consistently putting its efforts…

One of India’s leading fiber optic product suppliers, HFCL (Himachal Futuristic Communications Limited) has won contracts worth around US$185 million for the supply of electronic equipment to build fiber optic backbone networks for the armed forces. The advanced purchase order for procurement has been issued by the State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL), the national telecom operator in India which is responsible for the deployment. The backbone network will utilize Dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) technology to deliver optical signals.

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) says the mobile operator Grameenphone has provided internet services to Sonali Bank, which is a violation of country’s telecom rules. Grameenphone deployed fiber optic cables to provide digital connectivity and provide online transactions of the Sonali bank, which the regulator noted as against the licensing rights given to the Grameenphone and termed the network as illegal.