Communications in Armenia

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This article is about communications systems in Armenia.

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Telephone

There are two telephone companies in Armenia: Beeline, which holds all fixed-line and 30% of cellular networks, and MTS, which holds 70% of cellular networks.

Main line telephones in use: 900,000 (2008)
Cellular telephones in use: 2,200,000 (2008)
Mobile networks: Beeline has around 550,000 subscribers, MTS around 1,750,000.
Telephone system: All of system is privatised. Undergoing modernization and expansion.
Domestic: 80% of all main lines are digitized and provide quality services for the region. Remaining 20% is in modernization process. Telephone network is also in technological convergence process, which Beeline is going to complete in 2009. Cellular networks also provide high-quality services, including GPRS, EDGE.

3G service is announced by Beeline on summer of 2008. MTS is going to annonce this service on end of 2008.
International: Yerevan is connected to the Trans-Asia-Europe fiber-optic cable via Iran. Additional international service is available by microwave radio relay and landline connections to other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Moscow international switch and by satellite. Satellite Earth stations - 1 Intelsat.

Radio

Radio Broadcast Stations: AM 9, FM 17, shortwave 1 (2008)
Radios: 850,000 (1997)

Television

Television Broadcast Stations: 23 (2008)
Televisions: 825,000 (1997)

Internet

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 40 (2007)
Internet users: 0.15 million (2007)
Country code: AM

Arminco's only fiber optic connection to the Internet enters Armenia through Georgia (via Marneuli)1 and then connects to the rest of the Internet via an undersea fiber-optic cable in the Black Sea.2 Armenia is connected to the Trans-Asia-Europe fiber-optic cable system via Georgia, which runs along the railroad from Poti to Tbilisi to the Armenian border near Marneuli.3 At Poti, the TAE cable connects to the undersea Georgia-Russia system KAFOS which then connects to the Black Sea Fiber Optic Cable System.4 The BSFOCS is co-owned by Armentel.5 (A map of the system can be found at the BSFOCS site here.)

Dial-up

Major way to connecting to internet is dial-up. This caused by very high prices of internet access, and only very few people can use other types of connections. Average price for an hour dial-up internet access is about 48 cents, plus 20 cents for using phone line (summary 68 cents per hour).

ADSL is also available.

ADSL

DSL connectivity is offered by Beeline, Cornet, Arminco, and others.

WiMAX

  • Cornet launched a nationwide network in Yerevan and 18 biggest cities of Armenia. It uses 802.16e protocol in the 3.6-3.8 GHz frequency diapason. It provides 27 Mbit/sec speed.6
  • Armenian ISP Icon Communications has selected Alcatel-Lucent to design, deploy and maintain a commercial WiMAX 802.16e-2005 (Rev-e) network in Armenia.7

References

Notes

  1. ^ Fiber Optic Cable Damage in Georgia, Arminco, June 5, 2008.
  2. ^ ARMENIA SUFFERS WIDESPREAD INTERNET OUTAGE, EurasiaNet, August 7, 2006.
  3. ^ GEORGIA’S FUNCTION AS A TRANSIT COUNTRY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies.
  4. ^ Black Sea Fiber Optic Cable System: Connectivity, Black Sea Fiber Optic Cable System.
  5. ^ BSFOCS: Owners, Black Sea Fiber Optic Cable System.
  6. ^ "Comstar Launches National Wimax Network In Armenia".
  7. ^ "Armenia's Icon to deploy WiMAX network with Alcatel-Lucent".

See also

External links

  • iNeti.net Commercial internet service provider (ISP) in Armenia established in 2007. Provides a wide range of internet services including 1.2 Megabit connectivity, web design, domain registration, web hosting, DSL, and Wi-Fi throughout Yerevan.
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