SpeedCast國際

2021年10月4日,

10:05點04 2021年10月,當時是2021年10月04,23點是04 2021年10月,10:05點是保存(彭博社)——無線運營商在阿富汗向電信部門投資數十億美元的美國占領期間正在努力獲得美元,支付供應商,據知情人士透露。(彭博社)——無線運營商在阿富汗向電信部門投資數十億美元的美國占領期間正在努力獲得美元,支付供應商,據知情人士透露。大多數大型公司支付維護通信網絡,包括衛星在偏遠地區,在美元。這些一直未收到貨款,因為美國切斷資金和凍結儲備8月塔利班接管後,人們說,他要求不透露姓名的敏感問題。情況一直在惡化在最近幾周,沒有明確的交易獲得額外的資金,他們說。令人擔心的是,衛星電視公司像SpeedCast國際有限公司和歐洲通信衛星公司通信,以及伊朗等國家接壤的纖維供應商,可以減少服務減少的水平連接在阿富汗人都到外麵的世界,人們說。許多其他服務,包括提供遠程軟件支持,備件和電保持電話塔運行,還需要支付美元,他們說。“可能關閉SpeedCast服務將影響超過200名阿富汗村莊在端到端小細胞通訊,“Manuel Ntumba說,地區合作經理在聯合國空間代谘詢委員會。e-health寬帶,手機,電子學習和偏遠地區的tele-medicine也會受到影響,他說。阿富汗近74%的人口生活在農村地區,根據DataReportal。 SpeedCast did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment. Eutelsat said it was unable to comment on commercial arrangements. Banking Collapse Estimates are hazy on how much foreign telecoms firms have invested in Afghanistan during the U.S. occupation, potentially reaching to about $3 billion, according to two senior executives. Senior management at the major telecom firms have left Afghanistan for Dubai, Europe and South Africa, with local engineers staying behind to try and keep the networks running, said the people. However, the biggest threat to internet and mobile connectivity -- besides security -- is the potential collapse of the banking sector, they said. The U.S. has frozen about $9.5 billion in assets belonging to the nation’s central bank, and the International Monetary Fund has cut off the group from using reserve assets. That’s created a liquidity crisis, and the central bank ordered lenders to limit withdrawals to $200 a week even for corporate clients, making it almost impossible to run a business in the telecom industry. During the Taliban regime that ended following the U.S. invasion in 2001, Afghanistan had fewer than 15,000 local landlines and almost no internet, according to information from the Afghan Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. This changed significantly during the occupation, with international operators such as Johannesburg-based MTN Group Ltd., Etisalat of the United Arab Emirates and Roshan entering the market. The latter is a joint venture between Monaco Telecom SAM and a Swiss development agency.