(December 09, Colombo - Lanka Polity) Sri Lanka has begun an initiative to roll out a fibre optic backbone for broadband services, which will help improve access outside of Colombo and reduce costs significantly, says the Information Technology and Communication Agency (ICTA).
Rollout is expected to begin in the second quarter of next year and will take 9-12 months, said Reshan Devapura, chief operating officer ICTA. .
Internet subscribers are estimated at 1 for every 100 people (in 2007), up from 0.2 in 2000, says a recent World Bank report.
Sri Lanka is to compile a government policy for the internet broadband sector, says Sri Lanka’s Telecom Regulatory Commission (TRC).
(December 07, Colombo - Lanka Polity) Sri Lanka is to compile a government policy for the internet broadband sector, says Sri Lanka’s Telecom Regulatory Commission (TRC).
Priyantha Kariyapperuma, Director General of TRC says that a draft is to be published before the end of the year for public comments.
Internet subscribers are estimated at 1 for every 100 people (in 2007), up from 0.2 in 2000, says a recent World Bank report.
The World Bank points out that the penetration of broadband services contribute to economic growth.
"For every ten percentage point increase in the penetration of broadband services, there is a 1.3 percentage point increase in economic growth," said Tenzin Dolma Norbhu, a World Bank ICT policy specialist.
(December 05, Colombo - Lanka Polity) Internet subscribers are estimated at 1 for every 100 people (in 2007), up from 0.2 in 2000, says a recent World Bank report.
The World Bank launched its Information and Communications for Development 2009: Extending Reach and Increasing Impact report in Colombo on Friday.
The World Bank points out that the penetration of broadband services contribute to economic growth.
"For every ten percentage point increase in the penetration of broadband services, there is a 1.3 percentage point increase in economic growth," said Tenzin Dolma Norbhu, a World Bank ICT policy specialist at the launch of the report.
The report estimates that fixed broadband subscribers made up 31.3 percent of total internet subscribers (in 2007), with international internet bandwidth at 118 bits/second/person.
