The Authority has stated that this company, based on the concept of sharing infrastructure, will play an important role in enhancing urban beauty, expanding internet access in remote areas, and the integrated development of information technology systems.
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Nepal Electricity Authority's subsidiary 'Nepal Digital Infrastructure Company' has become fully operational. The Authority has informed that it has been brought into operation with the aim of bringing about a radical change in the country's information technology and telecommunications sector.
The Authority has also informed that this company has started its work with the aim of becoming the backbone of the quality and reliable internet service, telecommunications and information technology sector. 'Based on the concept of sharing infrastructure, the Authority expects this company to enhance urban beauty, expand internet access in remote areas and play an important role in the integrated development of information technology systems,' said Hitendradev Shakya, Executive Director of the Authority.
According to the Authority, the company will provide infrastructure to internet service providers on a 'plug-and-play' model. In this way, service providers will not have to go through the hassle of burying their own poles or laying wires.
The Authority has also informed that the capital expenditure of service providers will be significantly reduced by using the Authority's infrastructure and that consumers are expected to get the direct benefit in the form of cheap internet.
Similarly, the company has also informed that the optical fiber, underground ducts, and poles owned by the Authority will be made available on rent as 'passive assets'. The Authority has also informed that this company will work with priority to remove the 'tangle of wires', which is the main problem of the Kathmandu Valley.
'We expect that the common use of underground pipes will restore the beauty of the city and also reduce the risk of fire and accidents caused by entanglement of electricity and telephone wires,' Shakya said. 'The hassle of each company digging roads separately will also end with this.'
Shakya emphasized that competition should now be based not on infrastructure, but on the quality of service. "When everyone uses the same 'digital road', there will be competition among companies for quality services and affordable rates, which will definitely benefit consumers," he said. "The company has also planned to provide various data center-related services." He also reminded that the government has set a goal of providing digital connectivity to every household in Nepal. "We expect this company to give a new impetus to that," he said. "Since it is very expensive for private companies to build their own infrastructure in rural areas, using the NEA's existing transmission line will reduce the cost of service and create an environment where the general public can get internet at a low cost." With the establishment of the Nepal Digital Infrastructure Company, a new chapter has been added to Nepal's journey of digital transformation. The NEA has said that this will prove to be a milestone in embodying the government's 'Digital Nepal Framework'.
