1 / 21

Nepal in Internet Map

Nepal in Internet Map. Internet Day in Russia 29 th September 2008. Presented By: Sushil Upreti IT Department Russian Center of Science & Culture. Recent Internet Facts & Statistics. Top 5 countries for internet users:. USA China Japan Germany India.

cortez
Download Presentation

Nepal in Internet Map

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Nepal in Internet Map Internet Day in Russia 29th September 2008 Presented By: Sushil Upreti IT Department Russian Center of Science & Culture

  2. Recent Internet Facts & Statistics Top 5 countries for internet users: • USA • China • Japan • Germany • India

  3. Recent Internet Facts & Statistics • The prime activity on the internet today is: consumers gathering purchase information. • (US Dept of Commerce) • Cisco Systems Inc. is today the world's largest Internet commerce site, selling more than $ 32 million in products every day. • (Cisco Systems, Inc.)

  4. Recent Internet Facts & Statistics • Number of years each took to reach 50 million users: • Radio - 38 years • TV - 13 years • Internet - 4 years • Over 82 percent of college graduates will search for careers and employment information online.

  5. Recent Internet Facts & Statistics • 17,000 website domains a day are being added to the Internet . • An estimated 2.8 percent of the world's population is currently online. • Currently, the most visited websites on the Web are: Google, Yahoo, AOL, MSN.

  6. History of Internet in Nepal The e-mail pioneers: • Mr. Satish Kharel, a renowned Lawyer connected to an email server in Japan using packet radio (1992). • Some INGOs dialed to email servers in Europe for email services (1993). • Researchers at RONAST dialed to ERNet in India for email connection. Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists also used this service (1993).

  7. History of Internet in Nepal First public use of services: Mercantile Office Systems www.mos.com.np • The first ISP to be established Nepal, which started commercial email services for the public from June 1994. • It started full online access to Internet from July 1995.

  8. History of Internet in Nepal Major Milestones: • Establishment of first ISP in June 1994. • Formulation of the Telecommunications Act in January 1997. • Formulation of IT Policy 2000. • National Information Technology Center (NICT) formed as ICT implementation body. • Start of Wireless Internet Service (64kbps+) 2003. • High Level Commission for Information Technology (HLCIT) established. • Formulation of New Telecommunications Policy 2004. • Registration of Cable Internet Service Providers 2004. • Electronic Transaction and Digital Signature Act 2004. • ADSL Technology introduced in 2008.

  9. Nepal in Internet Map Country Domain: .np .np Domain registration is facilitated by Mercantile Office Systems since its establishment at free of cost.

  10. Nepal in Internet Map Present Status: • Total ISPs = 35 • Internet users = 4 Lakhs (Approx.) • Total .np domain registrations = 14733 (Till 28th Sept. 2008) • VSAT network providers = 12 (till 14 Jan. 2008) • VSAT service users = 124 (till 14 Jan. 2008) • Fiber Connectivity to the Internet = 1

  11. Nepal in Internet Map Growth of ISPs: Data from NTA January 2008

  12. Nepal in Internet Map Internet Users Distrubution:

  13. Nepal in Internet Map Present Hot Topics: Cyber Cafes • Cyber Cafes are very popular for borrowing Internet especially for the youth. • Cost of browsing per hour – NRs. 10 -15 • More that 2000 cyber cafes expected to be operating throughout Nepal. • Around 50% of them are in Kathmandu Valley • Most of the cyber cafes in Kathmandu valley now use 64/128 Kbps wireless modems. • One Cyber Café was opened even in Everest Base Camp (2003).

  14. Nepal in Internet Map Present Hot Topics: e-Banking • Few commercial banks in Nepal offer e-banking services including Laxmi Bank, Nepal Investment Bank etc. • Account holders can perform banking operations through the banks’ website. • International transaction is also available. • SMS banking service has also been introduced.

  15. Nepal in Internet Map Present Hot Topics: e-Commerce • Several e-commerce websites are in operation, but based outside Nepal where credit cared verification services are available. • Credit Card transfers and transfers from e-banking websites accepted. • muncha.com, thamelmall.com, bitarak.com are the most popular e-commerce sites in Nepal. • Frequent users are Nepalese residing abroad.

  16. Nepal in Internet Map Present Hot Topics: • Many websites are operated in Nepali Language • e-Governance • Rural Wireless Internet • Telecenters Setup • Telemedicine Facilities

  17. Nepal in Internet Map Present Hot Topics: Kantipur Daily – 12 Sept. 2008

  18. Nepal in Internet Map Present Hot Topics: Naya Patrika Daily – 16 Sept. 2008

  19. Nepal in Internet Map Future of Internet: • Nepal-wide optic fiber backbone being laid from East to West; expected to lower dial-up prices. • Wireless connections are also gaining popularity – 802.11b. • Internet users expected to grow by 35% each year. • NTC is now providing ADSL connections but needs some improvements. • 4 Universities have an annual intake capacity of 4000 students for different ICT-related programs at Bachelors and Masters Levels.

  20. Nepal in Internet Map Hindrances to Growth of Internet: • Present situation of instability. • Government policies not implemented, unstable governments. • Vital telecom infrastructures being destroyed. • Need for more telecom and energy infrastructure. • Language Barrier. • Affordability – GNI per capita is only $ 295 (2007 statistics)

  21. Thank you

More Related