WorldLink, Nepalese internet service provider and Finnish telecom gear maker Nokia said that together by 2019 they will deploy the country’s largest fiber-to-the home (FTTH) network connecting more than 1 million homes all over Nepal with Nokia’s fiber access solutions providing the technology and network bandwidth required for entertainment and enterprise services pan nation.
Expanding beyond the metropolitan area of Kathmandu, the new fiber network will also enable WorldLink to more effectively address underserved areas across Nepal and further increase broadband penetration.
WorldLink claims to have 160,000 residential broadband subscribers and 5,000 enterprise broadband circuits, and is moving forward to adding 12,000 residential subscribers to its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) service every month. With Nokia’s fiber platform, WorldLink believes that it will be able to evolve and scale its network in line with residential demands in a cost-efficient way.
"This is our largest project to date, and it will allow us to provide ultra-fast broadband services for our mobile and fixed network subscribers in cities as well as rural areas across Nepal," said Manoj Agrawal, Director WorldLink.
Once deployed, the new FTTH network will provide existing WorldLink subscribers with the option to upgrade their current bandwidth up to 100Mbps and experience ultra-broadband and HD IPTV services.