United States : Brunei s broadband plan attracts 19 bidders.Byline: datta03 Nineteen companies, including consultancy firms from the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , United Kingdom and Singapore, have expressed an interest in developing Brunei's Broadband Strategic Plan, which aims to supply each of the kingdom s 80,000 households with fibre optic broadband connection See broadband and wireless broadband. . The tender was closed on 31 September and depending on who is selected, the consultancy period could take from three to six months, said a spokesperson for the country s communications regulator AITI. AITI has also invited proposals to provide broadband wireless See wireless broadband. access services using fast wireless technologies of the future which may include WiMAX and Long Term Evolution, he said. Meanwhile, submarine fibre-optic cable network Asia-America Gateway, which was supposed to be completed in August, will significantly improve internet services in the country. The Brunei government, in partnership with DST (1) (DeSTination) Contrast with SRC, which is an abbreviation of "source." (2) (Digital Signal Trust Company, Salt Lake City, UT, www.digsigtrust.com) An organization that sets up and manages PKI systems for companies and industry groups. Group and TelBru, is contributing USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 40 million to a multinational consortium of 17 American and Southeast Asian telecoms companies. Spanning 20,000km, the cable system will connect Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Brunei, Vietnam, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Guam, Hawaii and the US West Coast. Copyright : Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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