The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) and Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) entered into a landmark agreement in Islamabad for provisioning of 10 gigabit premium Internet bandwidth connectivity. This is the largest Internet backbone connectivity ever acquired by any organisation in Pakistan.
PTCL is the main provider of premium internet bandwidth to HEC who in turn provides internet services to the varsities along-with other IP facilities including video conferencing, digital libraries and access to international education & research networks.
The contract is an integral component of Pakistan Education & Research Network-2 (PERN-2) Project, which was initiated by HEC to provide high-speed connectivity to the universities and institutes of higher learning across the country.-PR
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