Jordan Telecom announced on Tuesday that two new high-speed Internet connectivity lines - Speed Line ADSL 1 and 2 - will be available to Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in central Amman as of the first of February, reported Jordan Times.
“Our launch of asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) services on time comes as part of our commitment to the Internet and IT sector in Jordan,” Jordan Telecom's Chief Marketing Officer Olivier Faure said in a press statement.
"We have met our deadline and commitment and will continue to do so with other value-added services that we plan to launch into the market through this year," Faure added.
Jordan Telecom said ADSL technology is a tool for corporate clients and all users who need greater bandwidth to save time and cut costs on connectivity.
"ADSL runs at a speed up to 10 times faster than dial-up connections," the statement said.
"The availability of ADSL will pave the way for the introduction of multimedia services, such as video conferencing, on-line gaming, video on demand and Internet TV programming.
"Furthermore, the high-speed technology runs on current copper-wire infrastructure and is relatively simple to install and implement," the paper cited the release as saying.
The company said small companies or home users can opt to lease the ADSL Speed Line 1- offering download speeds at a maximum of 512Kbs - while Speed Line 2 - with download speeds of up to 1,024 Kbs - could cater for businesses with up to 30 users in need of high-speed Internet connectivity.
In June last year, Jordan Telecom signed an agreement with the independent global carrier FLAG Telecom to purchase a fiber optic circuit worth 6.5 million dollars to boost Internet accessibility.
The new undersea circuit was meant to link Jordan to the United States through the kingdom’s Red Sea port of Aqaba. Jordan inaugurated the link to Fiber Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) in July 1999 in a move which was described by officials at the time as "crucial" to the kingdom’s development – Albawaba.com
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