The ICT sector in Azerbaijan is currently the fastest growing sector of the national economy. This is testified by the data provided by the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan, according to which the amount of information and communication services provided to organizations and people in Azerbaijan in January-July 2011 totaled 664.9 million manat, or 12.6 percent more than last year. Of the total volume, 73.3 percent accounted for the services rendered to the population.
Baku Telephone Communications Production Unit of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan completes the reconstruction of ATE 493/498 on the basis of NGN-Next Generation Network. Previously, the station is based on outdated technology DMS. The territories of the ATS installed as the new additional PBX.
Reconstruction of these stations will increase the numbering capacity of the network. In general, the numbering capacity of NGN is boundless.
Reconstruction of these stations will increase the numbering capacity of the network. In general, the numbering capacity of NGN is boundless. The switchboard in the network today supports two million phone numbers.
In general, under the State program of social and economic development of the suburban villages of Baku in 2011-2013, all telephone exchange operator gradually transferred to the network of NGN. The new system allows the operator to provide, along with traditional telecommunications services, and IP-telephony services, broadband Internet and IP-TV.
In general, under the State program on social and economic development of the suburban villages of Baku in 2011-2013, all telephone exchange stations will gradually be transferred to the NGN network. The new system enables the operator to provide IP-telephony services, broadband Internet and IP-TV along with traditional telecommunications services.
Today, about 65 percent of the ATEs is based on next generation network.
To provide reliable communications and broadband Internet services, Baku Telephone Communications network uses solutions routers, telecommunication equipment of companies Huawei, ZTE and Cisco, which enable to arrange DATA-network between ATEs at data rates from one to 10 Gbit/sec.
According to official statistics, about 62.5 percent of revenues accounted for mobile services, which increased by 3.9 percent compared to the last year's indicators and totaled 415.8 million manat.
According to the statistics of the ministry, 105 mobile phones fall to every 100 people in Azerbaijan, which is about 30 percent more than the average world indicators.
Over the past seven months, the cost of mobile communication services in Azerbaijan decreased by 30 percent, and the cost of roaming services, depending on the direction, decreased from 20 to 50 percent. Today, the price range of mobile communication services in Azerbaijan is approximately at the level of Eastern European countries.
Today, Azerbaijan has three GSM-operators: Bakcell, Azercell, Azerfon.