Nepal-China Internet Link Successfully Tested

January 11: Nepal has now been directly connected with Chinese internet through optic fiber link. The long-awaited direct internet connection with China has been successfully tested, informed Nepal Telecom (NT) – the state-owned telecommunication company.

 According to Pratibha Baidhya, spokesperson at NT, the internet connection will be used for commercial purpose after series of tests at the cross-border connection points.

The network will be jointly inaugurated by Minister for Information and Communications Mohan Bahadur Basnet and Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Yu Hong, informed Baidhya.

The task of laying optical fiber was about to complete in June last year but an avalanche disrupted the work on the Chinese side, which resulted in the delay.

Nepal has been relying on India’s internet for long as the country is optically connected with the southern neighbor through Bhairahawa, Birgunj and Biratnagar. The connection with China will end the monopoly of India in supplying internet bandwidth.