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Iran launches major fiber optic connectivity project

Xinhua, April 24, 2017 Adjust font size:

Iran has launched an ambitious project to connect houses to a nationwide fiber optic network seeking to develop internet-based businesses, Iran's Minister of Communication and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi said Monday, according to Press TV.

The project, developed by Iran Telecommunications Company, will provide Iranian citizens with an easy access to high-speed internet, Vaezi was quoted as saying.

The ministry has already taken major strides to promote internet-based businesses across Iran, he said, adding that the national fiber optic connectivity project was a significant step in the same direction.

Vaezi also said that Iran's data transfer capacity has increased by 11 times since 2013 to reach as high as 10,000 gigabytes.

Iran's internet bandwidth capacity has also increased as high as 10,000 gigabytes.

Vaezi said that the number of the cities, towns and areas in the country under the coverage of third and fourth generations of wireless mobile telecommunications is growing rapidly. Endit