Direct 100 GBpE internet connection from Bangladesh to Meghalaya

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaMarch 9, 2022

In order to provide internet and mobile connectivity available to all the villages in Meghalaya, the government has initiated the program to install 875 base transceiver stations to extend the 4G network to 1,164 villages in the State do not have mobile connectivity.

Informing this, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said that 11 base transceiver stations are to be installed on NH 44 and NH 62 to improve the mobile coverage along the National Highways.

Sangma said that the Government is also working on an initiative to improve the bandwidth connectivity in Meghalaya and this includes getting a direct 100 GBpE internet connection from Sylhet in Bangladesh while further added that once operational, this will go a long way in revolutionising the services sector in the State.