New KFON Project Worth Rs 1,548 Crore Will Provide Broadband, Fibre and Wi-Fi Connectivity to 20 Lakh People

The state of Kerala has popularly declared internet as a basic right for the citizens. However, to follow up to this declaration, Kerala state will now work to provide high-speed internet to the residents of the state. On Wednesday, the cabinet has decided to draw an administrative sanction on the Kerala Fibre Optic Network (KFON). The new sanction pegs the project at Rs 1,548-crore and this massive undertaking by the government will be aimed at providing high-speed internet at a subsidised rate to the 20 lakh citizens. It is worth noting that the new project is going to be a joint venture between KSEB and Kerala State IT Infrastructure Ltd, KFON and it is estimated to be completed by December 2020. As for the tender of the project, it has been awarded to Central PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd. The KFON project will also help the ISPs in the area and the cable TV operators to provide better service with the help of a wider cable network. Under KFON, 30,000 government institutions and educational institutions will also be connected.

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KFON To Empower Educational Institutes, Airports and Other Public Places

As per the official statement of the authorities involved, the KFON project will provide enhanced connectivity in the educational sector. Not only this, but the project would also give a push in the IT sector. Other sectors in IT, including machine learning, artificial intelligence, blockchain and IoT startups, are going to be helped with the implementation of the KFON project. The digitisation of government services would also happen with the implementation of the new KFON project. The airports and coastal ports would also be connected via fibre under KFON. The interesting thing to note is that with the expansion of fibre connectivity across India and private and state-led PSUs deploying massive connectivity, the governments are also crowding to deploy fibre in their states. Out of all the states, Kerala seems to be a step ahead owing to its positive steps in this direction.