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25-07-2022 | 15:18 PM
Kerala becomes first state to launch its own Fiber Optic Network
- Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan recently launched the KFON (Kerala Fiber Optic Network) in the state.
- With this Kerala became the first state in the country with its own internet service.
- Close to three years after it was announced, the Kerala Fiber Optic Network (KFON) initiative has received the Internet Service Provider (ISP) license from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).
- With the Kerala government inaugurating the first phase of the ambitious Kerala Fiber Optic Network (KFON) project, over 8,000 government offices and educational institutions in the state will get to enjoy the benefits of high-speed connectivity.
- KFON envisages laying a complementary optical fiber network across the state and augmenting the broadband infrastructure, bringing into the fold a total of 30,000 entities.
- It is a joint venture between the Kerala State Information Technology Infrastructure Ltd (KSITIL), Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB).
- A consortium led by Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) is executing the project and will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the 35,000-km-long network for the next seven years.
Goals
- Announced in 2019, the KFON initiative envisages a total of 35,000 km of optical fiber network across 14 districts.
- KFON aims to create a core network infrastructure that will provide free internet access to 20 Lakh economically-backward households.
