India – Bangladesh:
Broadband Connectivity Ties
Prime
Minister Mr. Narendra Modi inaugurated broadband connectivity to North Eastern
States via Bangladesh to strengthen telecom services in the region.
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Prime Minister
Mr. Narendra Modi, and the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Ms. Sheikh Hasina, jointly
dedicated via video-conferencing, the second cross border transmission
interconnection system between India and Bangladesh.
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This will link
Surjyamaninagar in Tripura with South Comilla in Bangladesh. The new link is a
short route cable between Cox Bazar cable landing station in Bangladesh to
Agartala through Akhaura.
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[Before this
link, telecom connectivity for networks was provided to North East from Chennai
via Kolkata.]
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The agreement was
signed between the state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Bangladesh
Submarine Cable Company limited.
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Under the
project, an international gateway for broadband connectivity will be set up at
Agartala in Tripura. Using this platform, connectivity will be provided to
other North Eastern States like Manipur, Nagaland, etc through Bangladesh.
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The cost of the project
is around 19 crore rupees and BSNL will bear annual operational expenditure of
around seven crore rupees from its own resources.
The
two leaders also dedicated the transmission of 10 GBPS internet connectivity
between Cox Bazaar in Bangladesh, and Agartala.
Speaking
on the occasion, the Prime Minister hailed this as a historic moment in
India-Bangladesh ties. He recalled the warm association that Bangabandhu Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman shared with India. He welcomed the many avenues of cooperation
that have opened up between the two countries in recent times, and praised the
Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, for taking forward Bangabandhu’s
vision and thoughts.
The
Prime Minister said he attaches tremendous importance to the opening up of the
new internet gateway in the eastern part of India, and said it would greatly
benefit the North-eastern states by giving a boost to communication in the
region. He highlighted the multiple channels of increased connectivity between
the two countries in recent times, including road connectivity and digital
connectivity.
The
Prime Minister offered all support to Bangladesh, for the launch of the
Bangabandhu satellite.
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