Beltelecom, the nationwide telecommunications operator of Belarus, introduced that it lined an extra 73,700 subscribers with its GPON community within the first half of this yr. Of those, round 19,000 clients linked to the newly deployed networks, and 54,700 clients gained entry to GPON expertise by means of upgrades to the prevailing community. The GPON subscriber base grew by roughly 41,000, bringing the entire quantity to round 3 million, Beltelecom stated in an announcement 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 p.c of the fastened 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 concentrate on implementing the tasks 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 stated, 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 p.c of its funding was directed towards tasks below the State Program. Roughly 82.4 p.c of settlements with a family inhabitants of fifty to 100 now have entry to fiber optics. In complete, almost 2,700 km of fiber community had been commissioned throughout the nation through the reporting interval.
Over 50 p.c of Web customers, together with these with service packages, at present 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.
