50MBPS internet in Qatar soon
Qatar is looking at constructing a broadband backbone for the country with minimum access speeds of 50megabit per second (Mbps), ictQATAR secretary general Dr Hessa al-Jaber said.
Currently, 63% of Qatar’s households are connected to broadband networks with minimum access speeds of 1Mbps, Hessa said at the opening session of the 17th International Conference on Telecommunications yesterday.
Dignitaries attend the 17th International Conference on Telecommunications. Picture: Noushad Thekkayil
In order to lay the foundation for a knowledge-based economy, ictQATAR is building an advanced ICT infrastructure with high speed and capacity.
“In Qatar, we are committed to building a ubiquitous high-speed broadband, not only to prepare us for competition in today’s global economy but as a means for ensuring the efficient delivery of healthcare, education, and government services for all. The availability of affordable, fast and reliable connectivity is also an important lever and enabler to stimulate investments in new businesses,” she said.
Although ictQATAR is committed to building the next-generation broadband, which will be accessible to all people at affordable costs, it recognises that a ‘one-size-fits-all’ solution might not be practical.
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I tried to go onto language tools from the google web site to translate a spanish email I had recieved and got the oops page, come on!!! We are all adults.
It should be an option to have censorship.
If you want to be censored because you have children, or you dont want to be accidently sent to an unsuitable site, then the ISP (QTEL) should be able provide the censorship rules to your account at your request.
I`m sure I have seen this method used in Europe & USA.
I have had the oops page when I have been looking for a VPN to watch internet TV from my country, which is blocked because my IP address is not in that country.
Not sure which countries have 200Mbps, but back in the U.S. Verizon FIOS internet is considered the fastest out there. FIOS is a new service that is being offered, that only started couple of years ago, and only very recently they started having the 50Mbps connection. By very recently I mean while I was there in 2009 they only had the 25 one.
As for streaming not sure why you cant since internet here is up to 8Mbps and that is more than enough. Even in the U.S., unless you have something similar to verizon's FIOS you wont have much higher speeds than the ones offered here.
http://www22.verizon.com/residential/fiosinternet#plans
Shows the plans :)
50MBPs download but only 128kb upload is not enough to have a good streaming of tv show.
im playing online games and thats speed are not sufficient for the ping of the net still slow.. u make the ping lvl to usa like around ping.....3.. even in philippines more faster than here.. i dunno y.. they telling me this is the rich country but they cant make the lvl of usa... canada... australia.. were hoping that it cant make more speed.. just only a comments .. no offense
coz, you never know what these Qatari people are thinking of, and caring about.
AbuAmerican, what kind of game your photo's showing? that's really violent
P.S. And what will be the price for such speed?
2000 QR per month ? lol
While other countries already have 200 Mbps Qatar only now is going to make it 50 Mbps .....
I cant even stream online Sport games, like Ice Hockey championships, KHL , etc...
"Most websites are blocked"
BULLSHIT!!
NONSENSE!
I believe that less than 1% of the websites are blocked!! and this 1% is mostly born or born related websites!! If u serf clean u would never face this Opps page!
Who can give us an example of a clean website blocked by Qtel?!
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It's really very good news,... and as said,. they do not have to as they are the only ISP. unless they want to increase prices, which I don't think they'll do.
BUT,..why most of your comments are very pessimistic and negative,..!! go out and have some fresh air,.. :)
and what do you mean by cool sites, which are banned,.. :O
Too bad soon probably means next century at the pace these people work.
$2003$
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its cool....but its not worth i f they dont allow cool websites
Thats Great news
++++++++++Prevention is better than cure+++++++++
most website are blocked.
most bandwidth's application was shapped.
never imagine full speed when streaming, youtube, video conference with your child. because the bandwidth will be shape by operator.
So 50 Mbps only for opening qatarliving or static website ( that enough with 10kbps only ) hahahahahahaha
wats the point... most of the website are blocked... :P
Wait and see....
yeah like 20 years
1st of April was last week :)
This will come, but will take a lot of time..
How about the connection speed to/from Qatar? Would guess very little traffic is domestic.
but still the oops page ?
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