Saturday, February 12, 2011

Dots On A Squash Ball

Gabon / Economics / IT: Gabon Telecom lost its monopoly ...


Gabon Telecom's monopoly over the use of submarine cable SAT 3. The Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (Artel) announced the opening of access to this bandwidth international long confiscated OPERATOR by historic all other operators.


The submarine cable SAT 3is a pipe that helps to convey communications (Internet data, voice ...) at a lower cost compared to the satellite. This process cheaper and more effective for rapid communications will allow near-optimal use of ICT.


"It will result in technical fluency in communication International, a faster Internet connection (opening pages, downloading files ...) " says a technician from Artel.


His openness to competition is expected to significantly lower rates of telephone and Internet practiced by operators and providers of Internet access, "said Chairman of Telecommunications Regulatory Lin Mombo .


"Gabon Telecom SAT 3 is open to all operators. This means we can assume that the costs of telephone and internet will drop further by the use of the submarine cable SAT-3 cheaper than satellites, "said Lin Mombo, before continuing: " We have already made coaching tariff access to this bandwidth. "


According to the president of Artel, this openness to the submarine cable was more intended to enable easier access and wider use of ICT to different segments of the Gabonese population.


A goal recorded by the Executive in his paper back and whose mandate was given to the Artel to translate it into reality. We wait and see.


Source: New Generation

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