15 June 2010

Damascus - The Syrian Public Telecommunications Establishment (STE) seeks to expand several websites by adding about 40,000 broadband portals 'ADSL' in the coming months.

Director of Data Exchange Department Tarek Badour said the STE will sign a contract with the Chinese Company of Huawei to be implemented during the last quarter of 2010.

The contract includes expanding 82 out of 127 websites in addition to installing 33,000 broadband portals at 106 websites, he added.

Badour expected that 150,000 broadband portals will be installed by the end of the current year, pointing out that 70,000 portals have been installed, 20,000 of which are available for investment.

He added that the establishment works on providing services for the largest number of people through installing broadband gateways in different areas.

By R.Jazaeri/Raslan/Ghossoun

© SANA (Syria Arab News Agency) 2010