By KYIV. Nov 4 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Residents of small settlements actively use optical Internet, consuming an average of 230 GB of Internet traffic monthly, according to a report by JSC Ukrtelecom, distributed on Friday.
"According to the company’s statistics, in recent months, villagers have consumed an average of almost 230 GB of Internet. According to Ukrtelecom, the average traffic per rural household with an optical network is 8 GB of Internet every day. This is 6% more than the average daily use of Internet by urban residents," the report notes.
Ukrtelecom emphasizes that high-speed optical Internet allows for distance learning and work using Internet at speeds up to 1 Gbps, Internet telephony and interactive TV.
In recent years, Ukrtelecom has been actively developing its optical infrastructure, especially in small settlements of the country, laying more than 13,600 km of optical lines last year and deploying networks in 596 new settlements, which is the largest annual construction volume in the company’s history.
This year, the company has already built about 5,000 km of fiber-optic lines.
