Iran's Minister of Information and Communication Technology Seyed Sattar Hashemi on Monday put into operation 425 projects in the southern province of Hormozgan with a total investment value of US dollars 40 million.
The ICT projects were inaugurated during Hashemi’s visit to
the provincial capital Bandar Abbas as representative of the Government to mark
the 47th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran.
Local provincial officials including Governor General of Hormozgan
Province Mohammad Ashouri Taziani, provincial members of the parliament, and
ICT deputy ministers were present in the ceremony in which Hashemi opened the
infrastructure and development projects.
The projects were implemented in line with the government’s
communication and digital infrastructure development programs and include
projects for upgrading communications infrastructure, increasing network
stability, and improving the quality of access of the people of the province to
communications and information technology services.
Rural communications and mobile coverage
In the section of rural communications development, 86
projects were implemented which include providing communications and internet
to 84 villages through the installation and commissioning of 83 rural mobile
base stations, as well as the development and increase of mobile and internet
coverage of Hormuz Island by creating 3 new stations.
These plans were put into operation with the aim of reducing
the digital divide and raising the level of access of villages and
less-developed areas of the province to communications services.
Landline network and fiber optics
In the field of the fixed network, the Telecommunication
Company of Iran put into operation 46 projects including the development of
switching, transmission, data centers, implementation of fiber optics (FTTX),
facilities, buildings, and power.
These projects play an effective role in increasing network
capacity, improving the quality of landline communications services, and
expanding access to high-speed internet across the province.
Intercity communications infrastructure
Also the Telecommunication Infrastructure Company implemented
6 projects undertaking the purchase of equipment and services for phase two of
the development of the national IP network and 25 provinces, construction of
the Jask and Jegdan fiber-optic stations, trenching of the islands’ submarine
cable, and updating the intercity and international switching network.
These projects were implemented with the aim of increasing
the stability, resilience, and security of the province’s communications
networks.
5G mobile network
In the mobile communications sector, the Mobile
Telecommunications Company of Iran, by implementing 115 projects took action to
launch, upgrade technology, and replace towers of urban mobile base stations in
the province. Also one 5G mobile base station in the city of Bandar Abbas was
put into operation.
The Irancell Mobile Company by implementing 148 projects in
the field of launching new stations, upgrading technology, increasing capacity,
and expanding coverage of the province’s urban mobile network, and inaugurated
one 5G mobile site in Bandar Abbas.
Fiber optics for homes and businesses
In the field of fiber-optic development, Pishgaman Communication
Development Company put into operation 3 projects connecting homes and
businesses to the fiber-optic network in the cities of Minab, Bandar Lengeh,
and Bandar Kong.
Also, RighTel Communication Services Company, by implementing
21 projects took action to launch and upgrade the technology of 21 urban mobile
base stations in the province.
These projects are considered an effective step on the path
of developing the communications infrastructure of Hormozgan Province,
upgrading service quality, increasing network resilience, strengthening the
digital economy, and realizing the goals of the Government in the field of
balanced regional development.