NT Introduces Fibre To The Home Broadband Connection

Nepal Telecom (NT) has introduced Fibre To The Home next generation network based on optical fibre to provide customers with high-speed broadband Internet and other value added services.

Currently, the service is available around Durmarg, Kamaladi, Kathmandu plaza and Jamal areas in first phase and the state owned telecom company is working to expand to around 35 palces inside Kathmandu valley along with Bharatpur, Pokhara, Birgunj, Biratnagar & Butwol outside valley.

With introduction of the latest technology, optical fibre will replace the current copper cable network in the interested customers’ residence. There needs a Customer Premise Equipment (CPE), a multi-featured device price ranging from 10,000-20,000 equipped with four RJ-45 ethernet interface and two RJ-11 telephone interfaces for creating connection between user and distribution point for data and voice communication. The registration charge is fixed Rs 500 and the cable costs Rs 60 per meter.

Package Validity	12 Months	10000
	6 Months	15000
	Less than 6 Months	20000

The following are the charges under unlimited plan

SN	Bandwidth (Mbps)	Tariff per Month (NRs.)
1	1 – 4	8,000 per Mbps
2	5 – 10	9,600 per Mbps
3	11 – 100	8,900 per Mbps
4	More than 100	7,600 per Mbps

 

Volume Based Internet Package with Data Rate ranging from 1 to 10 Mbps

SN	Validity	Volume GB	Tariff
1	1 Month	20	1,140
		30	1,530
		40	1,800
2	3 Months	60	3,300
		90	4,320
		120	5,160
3	6 Months	120	6,000
		180	7,740
		240	9,120
4	12 Months	240	12,000
		360	15,480
		480	18,240

FTTH broadband connections is being enjoyed by more than 1 million consumers in the United States, while more than 6 million in Japan and 10 million worldwide. New network architectures have been developed to reduce the cost of installing high bandwidth services to the home.