T-Fiber

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T-Fiber
Type of projectInternet connectivity to 23 million people
Location Telangana, India
Founder Government of Telangana
Chief Minister Anumula Revanth Reddy
MinistryMinistry of Information Technology
Established12 March 2015 (2015-03-12)
StatusActive
Website Official website

Telangana Fiber Grid or T-Fiber is a flagship program by Government of Telangana to provide high speed Internet across the state. It was expected to be completed by end of 2019. [1] [2] [3] [4] The project will help connect 23 million people with government to government, government to citizens services and the range of other applications. [5]

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History

It started in 2017 with pilot project started in Maheshwaram Mandal in Rangareddy district by IT minister, K. T. Rama Rao. It provides internet access to improve health and education by bringing telemedicine and educational opportunities to more people in rural areas.

The project

The project is accomplished by laying 62,000 miles of fiber-optic cable in more than 22,000 villages. The fiber optic line along with drinking water project, Mission Bhagiratha. [6] The large black pipe is for water and a blue pipe has fiber optic cable. [7]

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References

  1. tel fiber grid corp: Telangana Fiber Grid Corp and HP Enterprise to launch 'digital villages' pilot project, Telecom News, ET Telecom
  2. T-Fiber showcased at WCIT in Hyderabad
  3. "Telangana unveils T-Fiber network". The Hindu Business Line. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  4. Telangana showcases T-Fiber at World IT Congress - The Hindu
  5. T-Fiber project to be completed by mid-2018: KTR - Moneycontrol.com
  6. Fibre grid to go underground with Mission Bhagiratha pipelines – TELANGANA – The Hindu
  7. Wu, Huizhong. "One Indian State's Grand Plan to Get 23 Million People Online". Wired.