NTT Com, Toyota Tsusho, IIJ, NEC Ink contract with Uzbektelecom

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 (Bernama) -- Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Toyota Tsusho), Internet Initiative Japan Inc (IIJ), NEC Corporation (NEC) and NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) have concluded a contract with Uzbektelecom for a telecommunications infrastructure development project to provide data centre and telecommunications infrastructure for an advanced data communication system (the System).

Uzbektelecom is a state-owned telecommunications operator in Uzbekistan.

According to NTT Com in a statement, installation of the System is scheduled to begin in 2023 and the sequential launch of operations is expected to significantly improve the communications environment of Uzbekistan.

In response to the rapidly growing data communication demand driven by the digitalisation of various industries, Uzbekistan is expanding its telecommunications infrastructure aimed at issues such as improving communications quality and closing the digital divide between urban and rural areas.

In accordance with this background, the Government of Uzbekistan has made the decision to accelerate digital transformation (DX) and introduce the latest information technologies for its digitalisation strategy, Digital Uzbekistan 2030.

For the Project, launched under Digital Uzbekistan 2030, the four companies will provide telecommunications equipment and services required for Uzbektelecom’s data centres in three major cities (Tashkent, Bukhara, and Kokand), expansion of the telecommunications transport and data networks, as well as the international data communication network.

This is expected to significantly increase the speed, capacity, and quality of the telecommunications infrastructure and to contribute to propelling DX in Uzbekistan, thereby facilitating the country's transition to a digital economy in the future.

“The Project is funded by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Nippon Export and Investment Insurance, and the MUFG Bank Ltd.

“Through the Project, the four companies will contribute to the realisation of a more convenient and comfortable society, as well as the sustainable development of industries in Uzbekistan and other countries in Central Asia,” the statement said.

-- BERNAMA