Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr.S.Babayeva / The number of subscribers of the broadband communications Baktelecom at the Azerbaijani Communication and Information Technology Ministry is reported at 2,246 in the first quarter of 2007.
The Ministry reported that the number of subscribers increased by 53% compared to the same period in 2006. Twenty-four types of equipment of broadband communications of DSLAM were set up in Lankaran, Mingachevir, Shaki, Guba, Khachmaz, Geychay, Zakatala, Absheron, Shamkir, Yevlakh, Ganja, Sumgayit, Astara, Jalilabad, Tovuz and Sabirabad to introduce services in these regions through Aztelekom.Net. Use of this facility will allow more than 500 users to connect to the internet. The number of IP TV users reached 74.
The Internet broadband communications allows information to be transmitted at a higher speed than digitally.