You
can’t help but learn more as you take the world into
your hands. Take it up reverently, for is an old piece of
clay, with millions of thumb prints on it.
(John Updike)
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Wider
Connectivity in PIFRA II
At
the start of PIFRA II, there were 22 Rollout sites of
FABS including Punjab, Sindh and NWFP. These sites are
now in the progress of connectivity with the efforts
of WAN section in PIFRA. In NWFP, there are three major
sites like Kohat, Bannu and Dera Ismail Khan. The feasibility
surveys for these sites has been completed while other
sites Shangla, Hangu and Swabi are also under consideration.
Due to the non-avaibility of DSL Media, these sites
have been planned to be connected on DXX by PTCL.
For some sites i.e. Hangu PIFRA will adopt Radio Link
due to the absence of any other wider media. The team
of Wide Area Network (WAN) PIFRA is also conducting
a survey in all the district of NWFP regarding the feasibility
of Multipoint Radio Link Technology. The rationale behind
this survey is that the Radio Links will eliminate the
recurring charges incurred by hiring DSL/DXX media from
NTC/PTCL or any other provider. Another major benefit
of the said survey & its implementation is that
PIFRA will have its own private WAN links in NWFP, which
is more reliable & secure. In this regard, Charsadda,
Mardan & Nowshera have already been moved in to
Radio Link successfully.
Punjab has the largest volume of Sites in PIFRA WAN
implementation and there are some 14 sites in Punjab
that are also included in the upcoming sites connectivity
plan i.e Jehlum, Gujrat, Sheikhupura, Multan, Sahiwal,
Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan, Okara, Dere Ghazi Khan,
Khanewal, Gujranwala, Rawalpindi, Sargodha and Kasur.
WAN connectivity has been done for DAO Rawalpindi through
DSL media of NTC. Gujranwala, Sargodha, Multan &
Bahawalpur are also feasible for DSL connectivity &
these sites will be made available for WAN by the end
of this month. For the other sites DXX media is being
engaged from PTCL for WAN connectivity due to the non-availability
of DSL.
Procurement of the Routers is also in progress. In Sindh
two sites Larkana and Nawabshah on DXX media are under
implementation. Router's procurement for these said
sites is in progress. Another major step by WAN Team
was a presentation conducted for the demonstration of
‘Video Conferencing’ in PIFRA Committee
Room with all Regional Directors. The objectives of
presentation were to reveal the effectiveness of the
said technology environment in PIFRA II.
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