WiMAX Will be Provided to The Public by Nepal Telecom

Nepal Doorsanchar Company Ltd., more popularly known as Nepal Telecom, is the largest telecommunications service provider in Nepal. Until 2003, Nepal Telecom was a monopoly. That is when the first private sector operator UTL started providing basic telephony services. Its headquarters are located at Bhadrakali Plaza, Kathmandu. Kathmandu is capital and largest urban agglomerate of Nepal.

It was announced that on March 27, 2013 Nepal Telecom would begin to provide its much awaited Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) services to the public. Although Nepal Telecom has already been providing WiMAX services, it was only to corporate consumers in 49 districts.

Nepal Telecom has made a promise that it will enhance its service, coverage and quality by delivering next generation technology to subscribers. The objective of using WiMAX is that it enables broadband wireless anytime and anywhere. You can use any WiMAX enabled device, including laptops, desktops, smartphone or even a gaming device. Because WiMAX creates a seamless broadband environment you can use it at home, in the office or as so many people like to do now-a-days, on the go.

A spokesperson for Nepal Telecom said, “We will deliver high quality data and Internet services and utilize the technology to encourage social and economic growth.” Telecom operators have started to shift their focus from the voice market towards data. This is due to the fact that now there are so many affordable smartphones and tablets which lead to high revenue.

Nepal Telecom feels that this shift in focus is necessary because mobile applications like WhatsApp, Google Voice, Viber, Skype and Facebook Chat have become more popular for everyone. This is seen as a threat to telecom operators. This threat is forcing them to bring in the latest technology.

According to the Nepal Telecommunications Authority, there are currently 5.52 million Internet service users. Of this group, over 90 percent or 5.12 million users browse the Internet on their mobile phones. This makes it easy to see why Nepal Telecom wants to provide WiMAX services to the public and not just the corporate subscribers that they currently have.