SLT wins Govt. fiber optic broadband deal

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Sri Lanka’s national ICT solutions provider Sri Lanka Telecom PLC (SLT) has secured a contract to provide a fiber-optic broadband network for the Government.

The broadband network, dubbed the ‘Local Government Network (LGN2.0)’ will connect state offices and provide services to Sri Lankans, including free public Wi-Fi.

Work on LGN2.0 will be overseen by the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) during 2016-2018 at a cost of Rs. 12.7 billion (USD88.4 million).

Minister of Mass Media Gayantha Karunathilaka told reporters that the Government has concerns that the existing LGN, introduced by ICTA during the period 2007-2012 to support digital transmissions between government and public institutions, is not fast enough to drive the state’s ambitions to digitise the Sri Lankan economy. (Colombopage)

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