High speed internet to be accessible in 49 Georgian villages
At today's government meeting the government decided to make internet available in 49 villages of Ozurgeti, in the western region of Guria. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia is continuing to develop high-speed internet infrastructure in the country's regional areas, making the internet accessible for the rural population.
At today's government meeting the government decided to make internet available in 49 villages of Ozurgeti, in the western region of Guria.
Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava said that work will start in the coming months and by the end of 2020 all 49 villages should have internet.
More than 8,500 families will have access to high-speed internet in Ozurgeti villages", said Turnava.
Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia said that making high-speed internet accessible to all villages of Georgia is 'extremely important’ and a ‘task that needs to be solved quickly.’
"It is important in order for farmers to be able to work efficiently, for children to get an education and to bring standards of life to the villages", Gakharia said.
Consumption of fixed internet doubled in the last six years and amounted to 914,000 households in the first quarter of 2020 which is 82 per cent of households in Georgia.
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Internet will be made available in Pshavi, Khevsureti, Arkhoti, Ardoti and Gudamakari ravines, the Georgian PM Mamuka Bakhtadze’s 2018-2020 report says.
The number of internet and mobile phone subscriptions in Georgia continues to grow, but high prices for services, inadequate infrastructure, and slow internet speeds remain obstacles, says Freedom House, a US-based independent watchdog that conducts research and advocacy on democracy, political freedom, and human rights.
The World Bank will allocate €35.7 million to support Georgia’s digital transformation and finance the project ‘Log-in Georgia’ which aims to increase high speed internet access across the country.
83.8 percent of Georgian households have internet access this year, which is 4.6 per cent per cent more compared to the previous year, says the National Statistics Office of Georgia.
Georgian National Communications Commission has responded to claims of local internet and mobile telecommunications operator MagtiCom, which had claimed the entry of mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) in Georgia planned for February 2021 will 'endanger personal data and cyber security'.
Fiber-optic cables of international importance that provided Poti-Tbilisi-Bolnisi-Dmanisi-Armenia with internet were damaged, however the internet supply is now restored and Dmanisi and Marneuli police divisions under Kvemo Kartli Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have already launched an investigation.
The Communication Commission of Georgia is working to introduce mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in the country in 2021. An MVNO is an operator that does not have its own radio network, and relies on the radio network of another operator to provide mobile communication services to its users.
Half a million people living in almost a thousand settlements across Georgia, including in the highlands, will receive access to internet and services such as e-healthcare, education and governance thanks to a new project called 'Log in Georgia' which was launched today.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is considering Georgia to be one of the first pilot countries where the company will provide satellite internet, announces the Georgian Innovation and Technology Agency (GITA). "SpaceX has shown interest in the internetization process of Georgia. It is considering the involvement of Georgia and the Georgian people in its future plans”, reads the press-release published by the GITA.