The Higher Education Commission (HEC) and Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) have entered into an agreement for provisioning of 10 Gigabit Premium Internet Bandwidth Connectivity, said a press release.
This is the largest Internet Backbone Connectivity ever acquired by any organization in the country, said the statement.
The state-run telecom utility is the main provider of premium Internet bandwidth to the commission, which in turn provides the internet services to universities along with other Internet Protocol facilities, including videoconferencing, digital libraries and access to the international education and research networks, it said.
The contract is an integral component of Pakistan Education and Research Network-2 (PERN-2) project, which was initiated by the commission to provide high-speed connectivity to universities and institutes of higher learning across the country.
In the light of above news HEC should also get an electricity contract for Universities of Pakistan as to use computers and internet electricity is also required.
A good News ! PTCL has already been introducing other good and reliable packages for telephony and internet and Now Its really great to know abt this news.