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WB proposes alternative route for TASIM cable line

ICT Materials 10 July 2014 13:40 (UTC +04:00)
The World Bank has proposed the third alternative route which the construction of the Transnational Eurasian Information Super Highway (TASIM) project can be implemented on, head of the Working Group on the TASIM project Zaur Hasanov told Trend.

Baku, Azerbaijan, July 9
By Huseyn Valiyev - Trend:

The World Bank has proposed the third alternative route which the construction of the Transnational Eurasian Information Super Highway (TASIM) project can be implemented on, head of the Working Group on the TASIM project Zaur Hasanov told Trend.

The project envisages the creation of a major communication transit line from Frankfurt to Hong Kong.The network that brings together the biggest information exchange centers of Europe and Asia will run through the territories of Azerbaijan, Turkey, Georgia, China and Kazakhstan, to Germany. An alternative north transit communication line will be laid through the territories of Russia, Ukraine and Poland.

The WB offers a way through Turkmenistan as the third route, Hasanov said.

"The question of laying the third alternative route is included in the agenda of the next meeting of the TASIM project participants, which will be held in Baku on July 11,"he said.

The aspects of agreement in principle on the implementation of the construction project of cable line, in particular the business model of the project, related to traffic management, investment and income distribution will be discussed within the framework of the meeting, the head of the working group said.

Furthermore, the project participants will discuss laying of the Caspian segment of cable line, which is part of the TASIM project. The agenda also includes the issues related to the economic component of the project, technological and technical parameters that will be used in the construction of cable line.

At present, the TASIM project includes such countries as Russia (Rostelecom), Kazakhstan (KazTransCom), Turkey (TurkTelecom), China (China Telecom), and Azerbaijan (represented by the Center for International Relations and Calculations of the Ministry of Communications and High Technologies).

The cost of the project is estimated at $100 million in accordance with the preliminary estimates. It can be adjusted after certain aspects are approved.
The project aims at reducing poverty and accelerating the economic growth. It can also play a leading role in the region's development.The TASIM project is designed to connect 20 countries, and its realization will help to address the information gap between Western Europe and the Pacific Basin.

Edited by S.I.

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