-------ADO-EKITI, EKITI: in the bid to actualise the Ekiti Digital Transformation Programme of
the Governor Kayode Fayemi administration, the state government would commence the laying of fibre optic cables in designated areas of the state this week.Governor Fayemi will be performing the ground-breaking ceremony of the Phase 1 of the optical fibre cable laying project for Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, on Tuesday (September 3, 2013). The project, which is an outcome of the MOU signed between the Ekiti State Government and IPNX Nigeria Limited in June 2013, is in linewith government's initiative of transforming Ekiti State into a digital state.
The laying of the fibre optic cable, which is expected to enhance effective internet connectivity in the state, is expected to last for eight weeks.
Fibre optics cable is the fastest means of transmitting data. A single strand of fibre cable can transmit up to 100 gigabits per sec, making it possible to simultaneously carry video, internet and telephone calls.
Due to its capacity for almost limitless data speed, fibre-optics is the true enabler of broadband services. With the infrastructure of fibre optics based broadband being available in Ekiti State, the foundation is being laid for a transformation in the way Ekiti residents live, work, do business and
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Fayemi: digital networking'll improve businesses
Posted by: Sulaiman Salawudeen, Ado-Ekiti in News 1 hour ago
Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has said the fibre optics cables laid in the state will ease internet transactions and improve the quality of life.
The governor spoke with reporters yesterday on the commencement of the Phase I of the Optical Fibre-Laying Project in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.
Fayemi said the project, which will last eight weeks, was the outcome of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the state and ipNX Nigeria Ltd in June.
He said the project would help Ekiti to actualise its digital transformation programme.
The governor said: "Fibre optics cable is the fastest means of transmitting data. A single strand of fibre cable can transmit up to 100 gigabytes per second, making it possible to simultaneously carry video, Internet and telephone calls.
"Due to its capacity for almost limitless data speed, fibre optics is the true enabler of broadband services. With the infrastructure of fibre optics based broadband available in Ekiti State, the foundation is being laid for a transformation in the way Ekiti residents live, work, do business and play.
"The first phase will cover about 8km from the Government Data Centre to Tantaliser, Fajuyi Park, Bank Road, State Secretariat, GRA/Onigari and Christ's School axis.
"Essential services to be provided via the fibre cables include: high speed Internet access to home and offices at an affordable price; Wi-fi hotspot at Fajuyi Park; telephone call services; video conferencing; Cable TV on demand (with many channels); safe city security cameras; e-Education and e-Health."
Special Adviser to the Governor on Infrastructure Kayode Jegede said the project was being done on a Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) basis.
Jegede said it would curb crime and create jobs.
The firm's Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Ejovi Aror, said Ado-Ekiti would be the fourth city in Nigeria to have the fibre optics technology.
He said improved Information and Communication Technology (ICT) would improve socio-economic activities.
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On Copper and Fiber Optics Network Transmissions A Primer
LANS
These can still use (1) copper cables (unshielded-twisted-pair cable (UTP) ), including CAT 5/5e/6 cabling for Gigabit Ethernet usage; or (2) coax cabling as different from (3) optical fibers. [Optical fibers are increasingly replacing coax in network transmissions, but UTP will be around for the foreseeable future, even as fiber becomes more and more used for higher bandwidths (50Mb/s, 150 Mb/s and above).]
LAN
Bandwidth
Ethernet
10 Mb/s
FDDI
100 Mb/s
Fast Ethernet
100 Mb/s
ATM
55, 155 Mb/s
Gigabit Ethernet
1,000 Mb/s (1 gigabit/s)
10 Gigabit Ethernet
10 Gb/s
Fiber-Optics Transmission
SONET - Synchronous Optical Networking (Uses OC (Optical Carrier) Levels to describe bandwidths). Used Mainly in the USA and Canada
SDH - Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (Uses STM (Synchronous Transport Module) Levels to describe bandwidths (Used Mainly in the rest of the world apart from USA and Canada)
SONET and SDH two standardized protocols that transfer multiple digital bit streams over optical fiber using lasers or highly coherent light from light-emitting diodes (LEDs)
SONET/SDH data rates
SONET/SDH Designations and bandwidths
SONET Optical
Carrier level
SONET
frame format
SDH level and
frame format
Payload
bandwidth (kbit/s)
Line rate
(kbit/s)
STS-1
STM-0
50,112
51,840
STS-3
STM-1
150,336
155,520
STS-12
STM-4
601,344
622,080
STS-24
–
1,202,688
1,244,160
STS-48
STM-16
2,405,376
2,488,320
STS-192
STM-64
9,621,504
9,953,280
STS-768
STM-256
38,486,016
39,813,120
Synchronous Transport Module levels (STM)
(SDH ITU-T Fiber Optic Network Transmission Standards)
S/N
STM
Bandwidth
(Megabits/second)
OC Comparison
Comment on STM
1
STM-0
51.840 Mbit/s
OC1
2
STM-1
155.52 Mbit/s.
OC3
About 10 T1-lines
3
STM-4
622.080 Mbit/s
OC12
Designed to carry 7,680 8-bit
"voice" frames every 125 micro-seconds
for a total payload bit rate of 491.520 Mbit/s.
4
STM-16
2,488.320 Mbit/s (~2.5 Gbit/s)
OC48
5
STM-64
9,953.280 Mbit/s (~10 Gbit/s)
OC192
6
STM-256
39.813120 Mbits/s (~40 Gbits/s)
OC768
Some Info on Bandwidths, Bit rates and Internet Access Technology
Maximum
Bit Rate/Bandwidth
Internet Access
Technology
COMMENT
56 kbit/s
Modem / Dialup
1.5 Mbit/s
1.544 Mbit/s
2.048 Mbit/s
E1 / E-carrier
10 Mbit/s
Approx. 500 pages of text
per second
11 Mbit/s
Wireless 802.11b
44.736 Mbit/s
54 Mbit/s
Wireless 802.11g
100 Mbit/s
155 Mbit/s
600 Mbit/s
Wireless 802.11n
622 Mbit/s
1 Gbit/s
Approx. 50,000 pages of text
per second
2.5 Gbit/s
9.6 Gbit/s
10 Gbit/s
100 Gbit/s
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