Fibre reaches new heights in Bolivia
06 January 2021 | Melanie Mingas The highest city in the world is to benefit from fibre broadband connectivity thanks to the deployment of a GPON broadband network.
Slovenia-based Iskratel said it will deploy a GPON optical broadband network in the Bolivian city of Potosí in collaboration with its Latin-American partner, Teleserv Group Bolivia, for local service provider Cotap Ltda.
Iskratel will implement its SI3000 Lumia GPON Optical Line Terminals (OLTs), along with Innbox G85 an Innbox G74 Optical Network Terminals (ONTs) at customer premises. Bringing fibre connectivity to the people of Potosí, the highest city in the world, fills us with profound pride. We were able to achieve this together with the support and help from our partners and friends at Cotap and Teleserv, said Svjetlana Kalaba, director of business unit broadband at Iskratel.
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Deployed in the highest city in the world, Iskratel will meet the needs of thousands of Potosí s residents
Kranj, Slovenia, 6 January 2021 – Thousands of residents in the highest city in the world are to receive a fibre broadband connection thanks to the deployment of a GPON broadband network from leading European provider of sustainable broadband-access solutions Iskratel today.
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In collaboration with its Latin-American partner Teleserv Group Bolivia, and at more than 4,000 metres above sea level, Iskratel is implementing the new, high-speed optical broadband network for Potosí service provider Cotap Ltda. The deployment will see the implementation of Iskratel s SI3000 Lumia GPON Optical Line Terminals (OLTs), along with Innbox G85 and Innbox G74 Optical Network Terminals (ONTs) at customer premises. The deployment will serve thousands of Potosí s residents and is complemented by I