Cabinet approves policy, regulatory framework for next generation telecom networks
Friday, 2 August 2013 03:44
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The Cabinet this week has approved the decision to adopt the policy and regulatory framework for Next Generation Networks (NONs) in Sri Lanka’s telecom industry.
NONs carry all types of services, including voice, video and e-mail, on a common platform and this ‘network convergence’ allows operators to save money by having to maintain only one network platform and to provide new services that combine different types of data.
NGNs are more versatile than traditional networks because they do not have to be physically upgraded to support new types of services.
Cabinet approval follows a proposal from President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
