OREANDA-NEWS. December 22, 2014. Today works on changing last analogous station to digital equipment completed in Zhitikarinsky region. Thus, Kostsnay oblast telecommunication direction reached 100% level of digitization and performed one of strategic tasks of the Kazakhtelecom JSC  

On a solemn ceremony devoted to 100% digitization of local telephone network of the oblast Khadzhimurat Temirkhanov, Director General of Kostanay OTD noted digital network is key basis for rendering modern communication services to residents of cities and rural areas. "In fact this is historical moment– now all telecommunication network of Kazakhtelecom JSC in Kostanay oblast of digitized. Due to strategic Plan of development of the Republic of Kazakhstan to 2020,one of main tasks in the sphere of infocommunication is reaching 100% level of digitization of local telephony.We completed this project in jubilee year of our company, and to the Independence Day of Kazakhstan", - underlined he.

Kostanay branch of Kazakhtelecom JSC became the six that completed complete digitization of oblast telecommunication network. Digitization not only secures high equipment reliability, but allows improving telephony quality, and expanding spectrum of modern services, among which high speed Internet, digital television, Sip-telephony and other extended services.

Nuraly Saudaukassov, Akim of Kostanay oblast thanked specialists for the work performed and noted considerable contribution to Kostanay OTD in improving telecommunications and IT systems in the region. "Immense and hard work of telecom specialists is made. Now, thanks to installing modern equipment and implementing new technologies, we can speak on information equality of city and rural area residents. I congratulate residents of the oblast with such event, which will become a start point of new stage of development and economic prosperity of our region", - said in his speech.

Digitization process in the oblast started in 1994. First digital ATS was installed on Lissakovsk. In March 2007 100% digitization was completed in Kostanay.

Kostanay OTD, besides digitization local telephone networks, performs work on construction of intra zonal fiber-optic communication lines (FOCL).  Within solemn event Khadzhimurat Temirkhanov informed akim of the oblast on completing realization of one more important project on territory of the region. "We exploit FOCL on site "Arkalyk –Amangeldy" and upgraded equipment on site "Amangeldy –Torgay", thereby secured residents of the most remote regional centers of the oblast with using modern telecommunication services”- said he.

Tele bridge “Kostanay-Amangeldy” was organized where on-line on behalf of residents Zhansultan Taukenov, akim of Amangeldy region.By his words, access to high speed Internet will help in realization of state programs on social –economic development of the region.

Thus,  today FOCL covers not only oblast cities but almost all regional centers and 61 rural settlements of the oblast. Also within strategic project "Upgrade and development of rural communication CDMA/EVDO 2012-2015", on Kostanay network were exploit 66 basic stations, that cover 544 rural areas of the oblast. 100% rural settlements have Internet, where 69% broadband access. Wireless access by CDMA technology covered 90,97 % rural settlements, where 69,86% get wireless Internet by EVDO technology. The rest rural settlements provided with telephones by  means of land communication means, and satellite systems. Till the end of 2014, 208 educational organizations of the oblast will be connected to "E-learning system".

Internet by optic communication lines is actively implemented under trade mark "iD Net" by FTTH (fiber to the home) technology – "fiber to every home". This service that provides Internet subscribers at a speed to 120 Mbit /s., interactive television and Sip-telephony are available almost in all many stored houses in Kostanay. Due to strategic investment project "Implementing LTE/GSM/UMTS networks on territory of Republic of Kazakhstan in 2012-2021" work on preparing infrastructure was held and service on high speed mobile internet by 4G technology in Kostanay and Rudny was launched.