China Telecom to build world's largest fiber optic network2011-03-03 09:36 by DanielaTags: China, fiber network
China Telecom plans to triple the number of users for its fiber optic broadband service this year to reach 30 million. The company further aims to grow the user base to 100 million by the end of China's 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015). China Telecom plans to cover every city in China with the fiber broadband service in three years and convert all copper lines to fiber, China Daily reported. Under the Five-Year Plan, the Chinese government will focus on developing the telecommunications infrastructure, with total investments reaching 2 trillion yuan. Broadband development would account for 80 percent. "Only 23 percent of Chinese families have Internet access now, so China still has huge potential in this industry," said China Telecom chairman Wang Xiaochu. Read more -here-
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