Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 17
By Fikret Dolukhanov - Trend:
A new cross-border transfer between the telecommunications networks of the Uzbek state provider Uzbektelecom JSC and the Kyrgyz Internet provider ElCat LLC has been created on the territory of Quvasoy (Fergana region) - Kyzyl-Kiya (Batken region), Uzbek telecommunications company said in a message.
According to JSC Uzbektelecom's data, a new international telecommunications junction was put into commercial operation on August 16, 2018.
Telecommunication operators of the two countries signed an agreement on joining the telecommunications networks and provision of telecommunications services.
Uzbektelecom notes that the new cross-border transfer with the company ElCat LLC will open an alternative route for Internet access, which will pass through the territory of Kyrgyzstan.
The route will also increase the export potential of JSC Uzbektelecom by providing transit communication channels in the directions of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan.
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