Bhutan to import 10 Gbps bandwidth from Bangladesh

Bhutan_ the South Asian land-locked country is agreed to import 10 Gbps of internet bandwidth from Bangladesh.

Posts and Telecommunications Minister of Bangladesh_ Mustafa Jabbar has confirmed the news. He said_ the discussion had been going on for the last few years and Bhutan finally accepted our proposal. 'A formal process will begin soon_' he added.

Bangladesh is on talks with a number of countries to export bandwidth_ including Malaysia_ he said.

A technical team from Bhutan had carried out a feasibility survey on importing internet bandwidth from Bangladesh. They identified an economically feasible route- starting from Bangladesh's Akhaura_ the optical fibre cable will go through India's Guwahati and will enter Bhutan's Samdrup Jongkhar.

In the process_ Bangladesh's duty is to bring the cable up to Akhaura - the rest is Bhutan's responsibility_ the minister added.

Currently_ Bhutan is importing bandwidth from neighbouring India. As they have to pay a high price_ Bhutan has turned to Bangladesh.

Bangladesh also provides 10 Gbps of bandwidth to India's Northeastern state of Tripura through the Akhaura-Agartala point. India has decided to double the import of the internet bandwidth to boost internet connectivity.

At present_ Bangladesh has a total capacity to provide 3_345.65 Gbps of internet bandwidth against the domestic demand of 2_496.48 Gbps. The country is going to launch a third submarine cable with more than 13_000 Gbps capacity.