Kazakhtelecom (Kazakhstan) completed construction and junction of fiber-optic networks with Turkmentelecom

/KASE, May 13, 13/ – Kazakhtelecom (Astana), securities of which are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), provided to KASE the following information: quotation On May 11, Kazakhtelecom and Turkmentelecom completed construction and junction of fiber-optic networks with participation of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan Presidents. Kazakhtelecom and Turkmentelecom completed construction and junction of telecommunication networks using SDH with further transition to DWDM. The junction of telecommunication networks in Begdash (Turkmenistan) and Temirbaba (Kazakhstan) will allow joining through Kazakhtelecom network to Turkmenistan, Afganistan and Iran networks and will open traffic for Turkmenistan through Kazakhstan to Russia, Europe and South East Asia. In order to enter the market of transit capacity Kazakhtelecom implements modernization of existing junctions and construction of new ones. At present, the company uses 15 junctions with 12 operators from 4 countries (including Turkmenistan). The total capacity of junctions – over 290 Gbps. Kazakhtelecom PR Service ends [2013-05-13]