Courtesy Gadgets Now
Agencies
BEIJING: Aiming to reduce Nepal’s dependence on India for its internet connectivity, a leading Chinese company and Nepal’s state-owned Nepal Telecom have signed an agreement on providing cross-border internet protocol service between the two countries.
The agreement signed in Hong Kong on Tuesday between China Telecom Global and Nepal Telecom (NT) comes after the two countries were connected with optical fibre through the Geelong (Keyrong)- Rasuwagadhi border point in June, ending Nepal’s sole dependence on India for connecting it with global telecom and internet services.
Geelong Port (Kerung) of China will be used as the route for providing the internet service, China’s state-run Xinhua news agency reported, quoting a statement from Nepal Telecom.
With this agreement, access to internet service through the route of China has been possible. As of now, Nepal has access to internet service only through Indian route, the report said.
