NTA may terminate optical fibre laying pact Kathmandu, September 10 Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has warned that it will terminate the optical fibre laying contract with Nepal Telecom (NT), United Telecom Ltd (UTL) and Smart Telecom if these telecom operators fail to make... 11 Sep, 2018
After Kyirong, NT plans to bring Chinese internet via Tatopani Kathmandu, April 25 After successful transmission of Chinese internet via Kyirong (Rasuwagadhi) border, Nepal Telecom (NT) is preparing to connect the country to Chinese internet bandwidth from Tatopani border too. The state-owned telecom operator... 26 Apr, 2018
Optical fibre laying process likely to face delays Kathmandu, April 24 The government’s plan to expand optical fibre across all districts, rural municipalities, municipalities, schools and health centres is likely to face delays as the different telecom operators entrusted to carry out the task... 25 Apr, 2018
Nepal Telecom retracts from Dharahara reconstruction Kathmandu, September 21 In a major setback to the government’s reconstruction drive, Nepal Telecom has pulled out of reconstruction of Dharahara — one of Kathmandu’s iconic landmarks that collapsed during the devastating earthquake of April... 22 Sep, 2017
Test transmission of Chinese internet bandwidth under way Kathmandu, September 13 Operation of the much-hyped Nepal-China optical fibre link has gathered momentum as the concerned authorities of both the countries have started the test transmission of the project from late Tuesday. According to... 14 Sep, 2017
Nepal to receive Chinese internet bandwidth from Aug Kathmandu, July 24 The Nepal Telecom (NT) officials are optimistic that Nepal will finally start getting the Chinese internet bandwidth from August as Chinese authorities are in the last stage of giving final touches to the optical fibre laying... 25 Jul, 2017
Tepid growth in 4G service subscription Kathmandu, June 23 Though different telecom companies have introduced the 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) service with much fanfare in the country, there has been tepid growth in the subscription of 4G service by mobile phone users. Nepal... 24 Jun, 2017
NT�s optical fibre project likely to face delays Kathmandu, April 6 More than six months since the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) authorised Nepal Telecom (NT) to lay optical fibre along the Mid-Hill Highway within two years, the latter has not yet even finalised the bidding process for... 07 Apr, 2017
Telecom equipment import surges by 48pc Kathmandu, April 4 Along with domestic telecom companies aggressively working on service expansion and service upgrade, the import of telecommunication equipment has been surging of late. According to the statistics of the first seven months... 05 Apr, 2017
Optical fibre link with China delayed till May Kathmandu, March 22 The commercial operation of the much-awaited Nepal-China optical fibre link has yet again been delayed till May following continuous snowfall on the Chinese side hindering the fibre maintenance process. Shovan Adhikari,... 23 Mar, 2017
Telecom operators� consumer-centric schemes flout �net neutrality� principle Kathmandu, February 23 The two major telecom operators in the country — Ncell and Nepal Telecom — due to the fierce market competition have been launching consumer-centric schemes that seem to be violating the principle of ‘net... 24 Feb, 2017
NT lags behind Ncell in number of active SIM users, revenue Kathmandu, January 20 Nepal Telecom (NT) has been found to be lagging behind private telecom operator Ncell in terms of active SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) users and revenue generation. Statistics of Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA)... 21 Jan, 2017
