TEHRAN, May 16 (MNA) � Deputy ICT minister said the ministry is currently working on a broadband development plan to increase the average internet speed for each user up to 20Mbps in a five-year time.


Barat Ghanbari, who was speaking at a signing ceremony�of the�Memorandum of Understanding�(MoU) with Kazakhstan�s Telecommunication Company, added that 15 billion dollars will be invested in the sector of communications in the next five years, and half of the�fund will be allocated to the Telecommunication Company of Iran (TCI).

�Communications in rural areas in Iran are provided by USO and the government, and we have started working on the development of rural internet with LTE (Long-Term Evolution),� he said.

Long-Term Evolution, commonly marketed as 4G�LTE, is a standard for wireless communication of high-speed data for mobile phones and data terminals.

Ghanbari went on to add, �transition to 4G LTE in the country's telecom network is a highly serious matter, and will be one area of cooperation with Kazakhstan.�

We fully welcome direct connection to Kazakhstan or through the Caspian Sea in LTE cooperation, as well as in other areas of cooperation such as ISP centers, he added.

�Our biggest concern is the export of technical and engineering services to other countries,� he said. �Iran is the fifth top country in training engineers and most of engineers in Europe and the US are from Iran.�

By Mehr News Agency