This initiative will improve mobile communications services in terms of service quality and speed, particularly in rural areas. Since 2014, a total of 2,473.06 kilometres of fibre has been deployed to fiberise communications towers, with 66.46 kilometres of fibre deployed in 2020.
Figures 1 below shows the implementation of the nationwide fibre optic network expansion project by states and Figure 2 shows the implementation of the fibre optic network expansion on a yearly basis.
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Figure 1: Total Distance of Fibre Optic Network Expansion Deployment by State (km)
Figure 2: Fibre Optic Network Expansion Deployment by Year