| Overview |
| Network Access |
| Network Learning |
| Network Society |
| Network Economy |
| Network Policy |
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| Information Infrastructure (Stage 4) | ||
| Jordan Telecom is the telephone system in Jordan, and it was reliable, but it became Orange recently. There is widespread access to telecommunications and network services. Telephone density is high of 40 mainlines or more per 100 people. Penetration of mobile wireless telephony is high and growing; Jordan has four main companies Fastlink (GSM), Mobile Com (GSM) which became “Orange", X-press (iDen) and Umniah (GSM). It has at least 14% of the community subscribing. Cable penetration is high, at 10% of households or higher. general assessment: service has improved recently with increased use of digital switching equipment, but we need better access to the telephone system in the rural areas, and easier access to pay telephones in the urban public. domestic: microwave radio relay transmission and coaxial and fiber-optic cable are employed on trunk lines; considerable use of mobile cellular systems; Internet service is available international: country code - 962; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat, 1 Arabsat, and 29 land and maritime Inmarsat terminals; fiber-optic cable to Saudi Arabia and microwave radio relay link with Egypt and Syria; connection to international submarine cable FLAG (Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe); participant in MEDARABTEL; international links total about 4,000 |
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| Internet Availability (Stage 4) | ||
| The total numbers of licensees for Public Telecommunication Services in Jordan is 60. but only Twelve ISPs are currently operating in Jordan, which are: LINK, Wanadoo, Batelco, MEC, NEXT, Cyberia, Al-Deka, TE-Data, Viacloud, Sama, Arab International Company for Education & Investment, and Swftel; which means that There are more than two local ISPs per 1,000,000 inhabitants. Higher bandwidth solutions such as DSL (digital subscriber line) and cable modem access are available. Most customers can tailor services to meet different demands for speed, service, security, quality and cost. ISPs provide web hosting services to their subscribers. |
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| Internet Affordability (Stage 4) | ||
| The Jordan government hopes to have 90% of households connected to the Internet through broadband connection. The phone call affordable for nearly all citizens and there are many offer from Jordan telecom to pay little money to use unlimited local call and use higher bandwidth solutions such as DSL services to connect to the internet. In Jordan the higher bandwidth solutions such as DSL services and cable modem access are priced competitively, which include tiered pricing based on speed of access or usage-based pricing based on total volume. |
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| Network Speed and Quality (Stage 4) | ||
| In Jordan dropped connections are fairly infrequent and not a major disruption. Because we have digital switches and over 90% of local telephone calls successful. The access to dial-up modem transfer speeds up to 56 bps, with some access to high speed solutions such as DSL, cable modems and wireless media. And soon capital will cover by WiMax and there are many free WiFi point to access to the internet with high speed connection. Many ISPs in Jordan (IOnet , patelco ,and wanadoo ) offer leased line and high speed services 1.5 Mbps and more . Backbone capacity exists to support community needs without significant transmission delays. . |
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| Hardware and Software (Stage 3) | ||
| Most computer firms in Jordan do software development. But some of them buy off the shelf software, and modify code to customize software companies to do end-user support. Most ICT products Imported from abroad, but it affordable. There are many small and medium computer business company they throughout in the Kingdom. The number of Jordanian families that have personal computer 21.6 % in 2005 and in the few months there are new plane from government to give every student in university laptop with ease way to pay by Through pay premiums. And the license to use the VOIP telephone in company and home was posted from 1 year ago. |
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| Service and Support (Stage 3.5) | ||
| Main lines take two to four week to be installed.
It takes few days for reported mainline problems to be resolved. There is a growing customer service ethic among service and support providers, There are also email and web-based support. Some ICT maintenance and technical support services are available. Jordan telecoms have huge stuff to maintenance and solve any problem in services.
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