Rajshahi: To improve the quality of internet service in the Rajshahi region, the ISPAB-NIX Regional PoP has been launched. Internet service providers have indicated that through this initiative, internet speed and quality in the Rajshahi Division will improve. Additionally, dependence on foreign bandwidth will decrease, and data exchange at the local level will become faster and easier.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Land Minister Mizanur Rahman Minu inaugurated the regional PoP at a function held at a city hotel today. Addressing the event, the Land Minister emphasized that the government has a master plan for the overall development of Rajshahi, including the IT sector. He highlighted that the NIX regional PoP will create new momentum for the digital transformation of Rajshahi. An integrated plan has also been undertaken to install internet infrastructure, aiming to make Rajshahi a complete ‘Internet City.’
During the event, it was announced that this regional PoP has the capacity to handle around 400 Gbps of traffic, with plans to increase it further in the future. The President of ISPAB’s Divisional Committee, Shahidul Islam, presided over the function. Other notable attendees included the Administrator of Rajshahi City Corporation Mahfuzur Rahman, Director General of BTRC Brigadier General Shafiul Azam Parvez, and ISPAB General Secretary Nazmul Karim Bhuiyan. ISPAB Treasurer Moin Uddin Ahmed presented the keynote paper.
ISPAB General Secretary Nazmul Karim Bhuiyan called for implementing an integrated connection model similar to Dhaka’s Dhanmondi to move Rajshahi’s overhead cables underground. ISPAB Treasurer Moin Uddin Ahmed noted that ISPAB-NIX started its journey in 2022 with 34 Gbps bandwidth and has now been upgraded to 400 Gbps.
Stakeholders are optimistic that with the launch of this regional PoP, uninterrupted, high-speed, and reliable internet service will be ensured in the Rajshahi region.