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ARSAT focuses on fibre in Argentina
Juan Fernandez Gonzalez
| 10 May 2016
Next week, ARSAT will launch a federal Internet plan in a bid to become a broadband wholesaler for telecom cooperatives that carry Internet services outside the big cities. Indeed, ARSAT’s president, Rodrigo de Loredo, has already presented the plan to over 220 co-ops that connect around 250,000 homes.
arsat antena“We intend to deliver Internet access at competitive prices for cooperatives, local cable companies and small Internet service providers (ISP) across the country, creating the same value that currently exists in the largest and most developed cities,” explained De Loredo.
The public project plans to deploy fibre connection from the core network to 1,200 towns which are within 20km from the central infrastructure. Local companies will then be responsible for extending the access network inside the towns.
“Internet is a tool that cannot be denied to our societies. We want 30% of those living in the countryside to access the same connections as the urban population,” added De Loredo.
Since the new government was formed in January, the public telco’s situation has radically changed. Moving away from focusing on satellite services - including direct-to-home (DTH) pay-TV - and DTT and even considering partial privatisation.
Juan Fernandez Gonzalez
| 10 May 2016
Next week, ARSAT will launch a federal Internet plan in a bid to become a broadband wholesaler for telecom cooperatives that carry Internet services outside the big cities. Indeed, ARSAT’s president, Rodrigo de Loredo, has already presented the plan to over 220 co-ops that connect around 250,000 homes.
arsat antena“We intend to deliver Internet access at competitive prices for cooperatives, local cable companies and small Internet service providers (ISP) across the country, creating the same value that currently exists in the largest and most developed cities,” explained De Loredo.
The public project plans to deploy fibre connection from the core network to 1,200 towns which are within 20km from the central infrastructure. Local companies will then be responsible for extending the access network inside the towns.
“Internet is a tool that cannot be denied to our societies. We want 30% of those living in the countryside to access the same connections as the urban population,” added De Loredo.
Since the new government was formed in January, the public telco’s situation has radically changed. Moving away from focusing on satellite services - including direct-to-home (DTH) pay-TV - and DTT and even considering partial privatisation.
