{"id":5176,"date":"2011-03-17T06:31:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-17T06:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monochromist.com\/2011\/03\/17\/dhiraagu-targets-broadband-expansion-with\/"},"modified":"2011-03-17T06:31:00","modified_gmt":"2011-03-17T06:31:00","slug":"dhiraagu-targets-broadband-expansion-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/2011\/03\/17\/dhiraagu-targets-broadband-expansion-with\/","title":{"rendered":"Dhiraagu targets broadband expansion with nationwide submarine cable system"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/span><\/p>\n

By\u00a0Minivan News<\/a>\u00a0| March 16th, 2011 |\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n

Telecommunication group Dhiraagu has claimed that the construction of a new fibre-optic submarine cable network stretching from the north to the south of the country will help aid national development as well its profits by providing improved broadband coverage to the company\u2019s customers.<\/p>\n

The project was unveiled yesterday at a signing ceremony held in Male\u2019 for a US$21.7 million contract with Japanese communications groups NEC, who will be using their existing experience of working on the country\u2019s cable system to lay 1,017 kilometers of fibre-optics beneath the sea.<\/p>\n

The company predicts that the so-called backbone network created through completion of the cable project is expected to be in place by April 2012, accompanied by a number of parallel service extensions such as 3G usage and backup services.<\/p>\n

Dhiraagu\u2019s Chief Executive Ismail Rasheed told Minivan News that he believed the significant investment outlaid by the company in order to lay the new submarine cable system would be vital in extending services beyond their current limitations.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough we have mobile coverage in all inhabited and resort islands, we are not able to offer the same coverage for broadband internet,\u201d he said. \u201cThe cable will enable broadband access to the entire country.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rasheed claimed that with the company\u2019s current microwave system being pushed almost to its limits by demand, Dhiraagu had been encouraged to move forward with the cable network construction to aid online developments across the Maldives for services such as education, \u201ce-medicine\u201d and entertainment. \u201cThe network will also us to increase service capacity and eventually, we hope, make services more affordable,\u201d he claimed.<\/p>\n

The cable network will encompass a number of locations in the country including Haa Dhaal atoll Kulhudhuffushi, Baa atoll Eydhafushi, Hulhumale\u2019, Alif Dhaal atoll Dhangethi, Laamu atoll Gan, Gaaf Dhaal atoll Gahdhoo, Seenu atoll Hithadhoo and Fuvahmulah.<\/p>\n

For its own role in the project, NEC, who previously worked with Dhiraagu to set up a fibre optic cable between the Maldives and Sri Lanka in 2006, saw off competition from a tender of seven other companies to be awarded the contract.<\/p>\n

Dhiraagu is among a number of suppliers in the country that provide broadband and 3G service along with groups like Wataniya and Raajje Online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By\u00a0Minivan News\u00a0| March 16th, 2011 |\u00a0 Telecommunication group Dhiraagu has claimed that the construction of a new fibre-optic submarine cable network stretching from the north to the south of the country will help aid national development as well its profits by providing improved broadband coverage to the company\u2019s customers. The project was unveiled yesterday at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[282,271],"class_list":["post-5176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-video_graphics","tag-local_isps","tag-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5sGHy-1lu","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5204,"url":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/2011\/03\/09\/route-map-for-dhiraagu-submarine-cable-network\/","url_meta":{"origin":5176,"position":0},"title":"Route Map for Dhiraagu Submarine\u2026","author":"monochromist","date":"March 9, 2011","format":"gallery","excerpt":"Route Map for Dhiraagu Submarine Cable Network NEC Enhances International Telecommunications in the Republic of Maldives- Optical Submarine Cable Systems -","rel":"","context":"In "motion"","block_context":{"text":"motion","link":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/category\/video_graphics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monochromist.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/tumblr_lhrkueCP371qhgpouo1_500.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5169,"url":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/2011\/03\/20\/wataniya-rol-to-join-dhiraagu-on-submarine-cable\/","url_meta":{"origin":5176,"position":1},"title":"Wataniya & ROL to join Dhiraagu on Submarine cable project","author":"monochromist","date":"March 20, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Wataniya & ROL to contribute to the 21 Million Dollar submarine communication cable initiated by Dhiraagu. This will allow sharing of the bandwidth with these internet providers to rest of the Maldives. They claim to have leaned a lesson by the non-sharing attribute of Gayyoom era which made Dhiraagu and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "motion"","block_context":{"text":"motion","link":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/category\/video_graphics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5086,"url":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/2011\/06\/15\/dhiraagu-network-hack-kurumaa-gulhigen-mihaaaru\/","url_meta":{"origin":5176,"position":2},"title":"dhiraagu network hack kurumaa gulhigen\u2026","author":"monochromist","date":"June 15, 2011","format":"quote","excerpt":"dhiraagu network hack kurumaa gulhigen mihaaaru all dhiraagu customers ah free gulheyvaahaka angaa iulaaan kurymeve. vuzaarathu cybernetika","rel":"","context":"In "motion"","block_context":{"text":"motion","link":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/category\/video_graphics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5200,"url":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/2011\/03\/09\/gayoom-inaugurates-warf-submarine-cable-link\/","url_meta":{"origin":5176,"position":3},"title":"Gayoom inaugurates WARF Submarine Cable\u2026","author":"monochromist","date":"March 9, 2011","format":"gallery","excerpt":"Gayoom inaugurates WARF Submarine Cable link between Maldives, India","rel":"","context":"In "motion"","block_context":{"text":"motion","link":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/category\/video_graphics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monochromist.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/tumblr_lhrl16Dn2p1qhgpouo1_500.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5203,"url":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/2011\/03\/09\/slt-inaugurates-dhiraagu-between-sri-lanka-and\/","url_meta":{"origin":5176,"position":4},"title":"SLT inaugurates Dhiraagu between Sri Lanka and Maldives","author":"monochromist","date":"March 9, 2011","format":"link","excerpt":"SLT inaugurates Dhiraagu between Sri Lanka and Maldives","rel":"","context":"In "motion"","block_context":{"text":"motion","link":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/category\/video_graphics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5207,"url":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/2011\/03\/09\/world-submarine-cable-map\/","url_meta":{"origin":5176,"position":5},"title":"world submarine cable map","author":"monochromist","date":"March 9, 2011","format":"gallery","excerpt":"world submarine cable map","rel":"","context":"In "motion"","block_context":{"text":"motion","link":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/category\/video_graphics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monochromist.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/tumblr_lhrkqrLwbK1qhgpouo1_1280.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5176\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}