Nepal Telecom experiences SIM card shortage
Nepal Telecom is experiencing a shortage of GSM SIM cards. According to Nepal Telecom spokesperson, the supply will resume within fifteen days.
An official added that the shortage will affect consumers as well as the company’s profitability.
Nepal Telecom (NT) is the leading and the largest government owned Telecommunication Company of Nepal. It is also known as Nepal Doorsanchar Company Limited (NDCL).
Nepal Telecom unveils cut-price international VoIP calls
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: A voice-over-IP international calls service has been launched by Nepal Doorsanchar Company Limited (Nepal Telecom, or NT) on June 1, 2010. The customers can access the new service with a PSTN line, or the users of CDMA fixed-wireless and post-paid GSM services can access the service via the access code ’1424′.
According to Nepal telecom, its new service will provide its customers with convenient and cost effective international voice call services.
NPR4 (USD0.05395) per minute will be charged for calls to Canada, China, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Thailand and US.
Nepal Telecom deploys Gilat broadband satellite platform
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: SkyEdge broadband satellite network has been successfully deployed by Nepal Doorsanchar Company Limited (Nepal Telecom, or NT) and Gilat Satellite Networks to Gorakshep. The village is closest to the Everest base camp.
High quality voice and data services using Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) technology will be provided by the new network.
According to NT, the Gorakshep installation forms part of its wider Gilat network rollout announced last year, which is designed to help the telco meet its Universal Service Obligations for voice and broadband data connectivity.
Nepal Telecom aspires to achieve 60% penetration by 2014
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: A striving network expansion programme to raise overall teledensity in Nepal to 60% by 2014 has been aspired by state-owned national fixed line and mobile operator Nepal Telecom (Nepal Doorsanchar Company Limited, or NT).
According to NT deputy managing director Anoopranjan Bhattarai, the company hopes to hit its target through an aggressive marketing and assurance of service quality campaign and if the plan materializes, over 30 million people will be using the services of NT by 2014.
An Internet Protocol Code Division Multiple Access (IP CDMA) system could also be installed by NT which will have capacity for three million subscribers, besides, implementing an early launch of CDMA2000 1xEvDO technology boasting maximum transfer speeds of 3Mbps.
Its existing wireless networks are limited to around 155kbps.
NT expands GSM coverage to Pashupati Nagar (Nepal)
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Nepal Doorsanchar Company Limited (Nepal Telecom, or NT), fixed line and mobile operator of Nepal has expanded its GSM coverage at Pashupati Nagar in the east of the country. The company has installed new towers at Tundikhel (Ilam) and at Pashupati Nagar. Both of which has begun commercial operation today. The Ilam improvement is aiming to offer round 10,000 new SIMs in the area, boosting the 18,500 already sold there.
