No technology can replace high-speed fiber optic communications

The Minister of Communications and Information Technology said: In the United States, where there is satellite communication, the Congress of this country has approved an amount of 40 billion dollars for the development of optical fiber for its homes, because no technology can replace high-speed communication based on optical fiber

According to Iran digital economy annotation, Eisa Zarepour, in the meeting to review the status of the fiber optic project for homes and businesses in Alborz province, which was held in the presence of Mojtaba Abdullahi, the governor of this province, pointed out the importance and necessity of this project and emphasized: the national fiber optic project for homes And businesses will provide the country’s communication infrastructure for decades to come.

Pointing out that the implementation of this project is also stated in the budget law and the seventh development plan bill, he added: According to these laws, the implementation of the fiber optic project for homes and businesses has become a task for the Ministry of Communications and all the institutions.

Zarepour stated that we can use satellite communications instead of fiber optics, and clarified: In America, where satellite communications exist, the Congress of this country has approved an amount of 40 billion dollars for the development of fiber optics in its homes, because no technology can replace high-speed communications. based on fiber optics.

The Minister of Communications announced that after the opening of optical fiber in Golestan province, we have reached the coverage of 5,200,000 households, and said: This is despite the fact that in the last year alone, more than 3.5 million coverage was created in the optical fiber project for homes and businesses. has been

Zarepour stated that the coordination and cooperation of the provincial level devices is a condition for the success of this project, and emphasized: If this coordination and cooperation is done, we can cover the entire Alborz province with the fiber optic network of homes and businesses within the next 6 months.

The Minister of Communications stated: The implementation of this project will change the face of communication in every city, and for this reason, the municipalities themselves should pursue the implementation of this project in their cities, and if the negotiations with the municipalities take a long time to implement the project, we have no choice but to implement this project in the cities. Let’s run another.

In this meeting, which was attended by the mayor of Karaj and the managers of the operators and the deputies and managers of the Ministry of Communications, the Minister of Communications assigned the head of the Regulatory Organization of Radio Communications to reach a final agreement with the Municipality of Karaj within the next 10 days.

In this meeting, the governor of Alborz announced his readiness to solve the problems and obstacles of the fiber optic project for homes and businesses, as well as the development of rural communications in the province, and promised to follow up on the issues raised.

According to the announcement of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Mehdi Yousefzadeh, Director General of Communications and Information Technology of Alborz province, also presented a report on the latest implementation of the fiber optic project for homes and businesses and the development of communications in villages.