Beltelecom, the nationwide telecommunications operator of Belarus, introduced that it coated a further 73,700 subscribers with its GPON community within the first half of this yr. Of those, round 19,000 prospects related to the newly deployed networks, and 54,700 prospects gained entry to GPON expertise by upgrades to the present community. The GPON subscriber base grew by roughly 41,000, bringing the overall quantity to round 3 million, Beltelecom mentioned in a press release final week.
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GPON Community Growth and Subscriber Progress
The Belarusian telco famous that subscribers on multi-service networks reached 3.78 million, accounting for 95 % of the mounted telecommunications companies subscriber base. In a board assembly held on July 25, the operator reviewed the outcomes of its work for the primary six months of 2024.
“Within the second half of the yr, Beltelecom will give attention to implementing the initiatives of the State Program ‘Digital Growth of Belarus’ for 2021-2025, strengthening its positions in conventional and new markets, and growing the supply of companies, together with in small settlements,” Beltelecom mentioned, emphasising that these areas will decide the corporate’s future competitiveness.
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Fiber Optic Community Growth
The telco famous that within the first half of the yr, 70 % of its funding was directed towards initiatives underneath the State Program. Roughly 82.4 % of settlements with a family inhabitants of fifty to 100 now have entry to fiber optics. In complete, practically 2,700 km of fiber community have been commissioned throughout the nation throughout the reporting interval.
Over 50 % of Web customers, together with these with service packages, at the moment select speeds of 100 Mbps and better. The common connection pace on the Beltelecom community utilizing PON expertise is 96.1 Mbps, based on the corporate.
