Government moves to integrate optical infrastructure

The government decided on Thursday to integrate the optical infrastructure that is now scattered in seven state-owned companies into a new generation optical network that would bring broadband Internet access to all areas of Croatia.

An analysis conducted by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure shows that Croatia is at the bottom of EU rankings in the density of broadband Internet penetration as 54.7% of the population has good broadband access, 43.1% have poor access, mainly in rural or suburban areas, while 2.2% or 92,000 people do not have broadband Internet access at all.
Minister Sinisa Hajdas Doncic said that the purpose of the project was to ensure that all people had new-generation broadband Internet access, given that private operators invest only in most populated parts of the country including large towns, which covers only about 30% of the population.
The project will be elaborated within three months.
(Hina)




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