25 April 2011
Handing over bandwidth distribution to the private sector would change the current condition in providing internet services and make the market more competitive, said a Member of the board of directors of the Computer Guild Organization.
Mahmoud Reza Khademi told Mehr News Agency that at present internet companies face numerous problems in receiving bandwidth distributed from Telecommunication Infrastructure Company (TIC).
He believed that the TIC should not monopolize bandwidth distribution, rather it can supervise the process and authorize distribution of bandwidth to authorized providers.
Khademi said in order to change the current situation, TIC should give the right of bandwidth distribution to the private sector, adding that internet guild seeks the distribution of bandwidth in the country.
Based on the agreement signed with TIC, Pars Giti Ertebat (PGE) is due to invest in the field of international bandwidth in cooperation with UAE Etisalat. PGE is to purchase bandwidth capacity and sell it to TIC which is responsible for bandwidth distribution.
TCI ceded the task of providing internet bandwidth in Bandar Abbas, Hormuzagan province to the private sector last year.
However, Khademi said the agreement didn't make any modification in providing internet bandwidth because TIC has several bandwidth providers.
The managing director of PGE, the Iranian consortium consisting of 11 licensed companies, Jalal Mahfouzi said that the project which has been estimated to generate a revenue of $7 million for the country has been ceded to the private sector for a 20-year period.
He said that this is the first time that fiber optics are imported by the private sector.
Mahfouzi noted that the fiber optics have cutting edge technology and more capacity compared to those imported by TIC.
Experts believe that the agreement opens a new chapter in cooperation between the private sector and the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, but to resolve the challenge faced by the sector, bandwidth distribution should be completely handed over to the private sector.
Handing over bandwidth distribution to the private sector would change the current condition in providing internet services and make the market more competitive, said a Member of the board of directors of the Computer Guild Organization.
Mahmoud Reza Khademi told Mehr News Agency that at present internet companies face numerous problems in receiving bandwidth distributed from Telecommunication Infrastructure Company (TIC).
He believed that the TIC should not monopolize bandwidth distribution, rather it can supervise the process and authorize distribution of bandwidth to authorized providers.
Khademi said in order to change the current situation, TIC should give the right of bandwidth distribution to the private sector, adding that internet guild seeks the distribution of bandwidth in the country.
Based on the agreement signed with TIC, Pars Giti Ertebat (PGE) is due to invest in the field of international bandwidth in cooperation with UAE Etisalat. PGE is to purchase bandwidth capacity and sell it to TIC which is responsible for bandwidth distribution.
TCI ceded the task of providing internet bandwidth in Bandar Abbas, Hormuzagan province to the private sector last year.
However, Khademi said the agreement didn't make any modification in providing internet bandwidth because TIC has several bandwidth providers.
The managing director of PGE, the Iranian consortium consisting of 11 licensed companies, Jalal Mahfouzi said that the project which has been estimated to generate a revenue of $7 million for the country has been ceded to the private sector for a 20-year period.
He said that this is the first time that fiber optics are imported by the private sector.
Mahfouzi noted that the fiber optics have cutting edge technology and more capacity compared to those imported by TIC.
Experts believe that the agreement opens a new chapter in cooperation between the private sector and the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, but to resolve the challenge faced by the sector, bandwidth distribution should be completely handed over to the private sector.
© Iran Daily 2011
