Andhra Pradesh Magazine English May 2016 | Page 34

AP
FIBER NET
PROJECT
As a part of Phase I, it is planned to

Mission
To set up State-Wide High-Speed,
Aerial Optical Fiber infrastructure
leveraging the existing electricity
distribution companies’ assets.

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set up State-Wide High-Speed, low-cost optical fiber infrastructure leveraging existing
electricity distribution companies’ assets;

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establish scalable ‘Infrastructure-Platform
as a Service Model’ providing, wholesale
bandwidth from up to 2600+ POP’s, on a
non-discriminatory basis, to ISP’S, TSP’s,
MSO, LCO’s and others across the state;

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provide ‘On-Demand’ bandwidth of 10 –
100 Mbps for households and 100Mbps – 1
gbps for all private sector at an affordable
price;

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develop sustainable business and revenue
models for last-mile linkages, providing institutional ecosystem with a platform for
delivering products and services;

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develop a Technology-Ecosystem, conducive of integration with potential national level initiatives such as the National
Optical Fiber Network and existing initiatives such as the State Wide Area Network.
Cost of the Project: Rs 333 Crore

benefits: The AP FiberNet will give connection at Rs.149 per month for an 15
Mbps line to 1.3 crore households. Officials
will get 100 Mbps connection at Rs.999
per month.
Objective: To provide the cheapest internet connection in the world and ondemand broadband connectivity.
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MAY 2016