Prospect Of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Bangladesh Based on Optical Fiber

Abstract

Bangladesh has been connected to the information super highway which has made all sorts of communication systems and nationwide Internet backbone many times more efficient, speedy and powerful. How best Bangladesh might use the potential of submarine cable through optical fiber effectively to uplift the ICT sector and the economic sector in the changing world. Bangladesh has all the potentials to exploit the revolution in the ICT sector to the fullest extent. But, Bangladesh needs to face various challenges to develop specific solutions in this sector. The vastness of the submarine cable project through optical fiber as a whole, and the entire ICT sector in Bangladesh could not be covered in this short study. General overview of the SEA-ME-WE-4 and SEA-MEWE-5 consortium cable project and ICT infrastructure scenario of Bangladesh have been studied here. The effect of submarine cable on ICT sector and economic sector in Bangladesh is discussed quite elaborately. If the recommendations made in this paper are fulfilled, it is hoped that Bangladesh can exploit the full advantages of Submarine Cable through optical fiber which will open the door of information super highway. This will ultimately help the country to achieve the target of ICT driven nation comprising knowledge based society.