The authorities of Venezuela and Iran signed an agreement in Caracas on Saturday for the installation of a fiber optic plant in the Caribbean country, which has expanded the use of this technology for the expansion of Internet access, as well as to improve the quality of this service.
In a statement, the public channel Venezolana de Televisión (VTV) explained that the national authorities and the general director of the Iranian company Modern Data Center (MDC, in English), Alí Llampur, signed “letters of intent” as a first step to consolidate this project.
“With the signing of these agreements, Iran and Venezuela strengthen telecommunications sectorwhile seeking to generate new pragmatic models aimed at developing the local economy,” says the letter, which does not provide data on the size of the proposed plant or the time frame for the project.
On the Venezuelan side The agreement was signed by the vice president of Public Works and Services, Jesús Aldana; the president of the National Telephone Company of Venezuela (Cantv), Jesús Aldana; and the governor of the coastal state of La Guaira, José Alejandro Terán.
Similarly, the parties agreed to prepare a “development proposal” in La Guaira, “which will facilitate the conditions for installation” of the fiber optic plant in this region close to Caracas.
These agreements come two days after Venezuelan Transport Minister Ramón Velásquez met Iranian President Masud Pezeshkian in Tehran as part of a bilateral commission which seeks to strengthen the already strong relations between the two countries.
The agreement was signed within the framework of the II International Telecommunications Fair of Venezuela (Fitelven), held in Caracas, during which the Executive assured that The fiber optic service has been deployed in “99% of municipalities”which extended the penetration of internet, which affects 65% of the populationaccording to official data.
