CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -China on Friday became Nepal’s second internet service provider, breaking India’s monopoly in providing internet access to the Himalayan Kingdom. The Hong Kong and Beijing based China Telecom Global (CTG)-a company formed in 2012-has teamed up with Nepal Telecom to provide alternate cyber-connectivity to Nepal.

Detailed explanation-2: -KATHMANDU (Reuters)-Nepal has joined hands with China to offer internet services to its citizens, officials said on Friday, ending India’s decades-long monopoly of the Himalayan nation’s cyber connectivity network.

Detailed explanation-3: -In Nepal, the internet launched in 1993 but the first Telecommunication acts commenced in 1997.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mercantile, which is popularly known for providing free . np domain, hosting, and banking software in Nepal was the first company to launch the internet in Nepal. WorldLink, the largest internet service provider in Nepal was also established in 1995 AD providing internet in Nepal through a dial-up connection modem.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ookla’s data reveals that the median mobile internet connection speed in Nepal increased by 5.13 Mbps (+38.6 percent) in the twelve months to the start of 2022. Meanwhile, Ookla’s data shows that fixed internet connection speeds in Nepal increased by 8.36 Mbps (+41.9 percent) during the same period.