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Internet in Nepal
Although in 2011 only about 9.0% percent of Nepal's population used the Internet, use of the Internet in Nepal is growing rapidly. As of July 2021, 90.6% of the population has access to the Internet according to Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA).
Internet penetration stands at 90.56 percent of the population and that of fixed broadband internet service providers stands at 25 percent of the population, a significant increase from 2018, when total internet penetration was 56 percent of the population and fixed broadband users stood at 12 percent of the population, according to the Nepal Telecommunications Authority.
The competition between major telecom operators encouraged them to provide cellular coverage to different parts of the country. The cellular/ mobile coverage is one of the main driver of this internet connectivity and usage. As per the TKP data, around 95.62 percent of people live within the coverage area of the mobile tower. Other drivers for increment in internet users include the inexpensive internet-enabled cellular phone and availability of cheap broadband internet.
This is the result of a competitive Internet service provider (ISP) market. As of April 2020, more than 39 ISPs offer Internet access to businesses and regular consumers, Although few ISPs like Worldlink, Vianet Communications, Subisu, Websurfer and Mercantile, dominate the market with a combined share of more than 70 percent. Around 2010–2015, Cyber cafés were important sources of Internet access for Nepalis; the country was believed to have the highest concentration of cybercafés in the world. Much of Nepal's Internet access is concentrated in the more-developed Kathmandu Valley region, as the mountainous terrain and low income in remote regions of the country make access more difficult. However, projects to bring Internet access to rural populations like the Nepal Wireless Networking Project has already wirelessly connected seven remote mountain villages to the Internet, with plans to network twenty-one villages in all. With recent availability of the Chaudhary Group owned cheap ISP, CG Net in 2021, broadband prices are expected to come down as a result of cheap Internet service provided by CG Net.
The introduction of the Internet to Nepal began in August 1994, spearheaded by Sanjay Manandhar, a former Senior Software Engineer at Siemens Nixdorf in the United States. Recognizing the transformative potential of the Internet, Manandhar identified three critical prerequisites for its establishment in Nepal: selecting appropriate technologies, arranging peering partnerships for electronic traffic exchange, and establishing network connectivity within the country.
Manandhar's technical expertise, developed since his undergraduate years at MIT in 1985, played a significant role in this initiative. Manandhar partnered with SatelLife, a nonprofit organization, based in Cambridge, MA, USA, offering access to low-Earth orbit satellite technology. Although the satellite provided limited bandwidth (90 KB every 90 minutes), Manandhar supplemented this with a sophisticated modem, the Telebit Worldblazer, capable of functioning around noisy international phone lines.
Manandhar arrived in Nepal with a Compaq laptop serving as the primary server and additional modems donated by SatelLife. He installed Nepal's first Internet service at Tribhuvan Teaching Hospital, establishing "HealthNet Nepal" as a nonprofit organization to promote the use of the Internet in the medical field.
To ensure sustainability, Manandhar formed a Steering Committee to manage HealthNet as a nonprofit Internet Service Provider (ISP). Alongside these efforts, he trained local engineers to support the system's maintenance and expansion. HealthNet successfully provided email services and laid the foundation for further Internet development in Nepal.
Internet in Nepal
Although in 2011 only about 9.0% percent of Nepal's population used the Internet, use of the Internet in Nepal is growing rapidly. As of July 2021, 90.6% of the population has access to the Internet according to Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA).
Internet penetration stands at 90.56 percent of the population and that of fixed broadband internet service providers stands at 25 percent of the population, a significant increase from 2018, when total internet penetration was 56 percent of the population and fixed broadband users stood at 12 percent of the population, according to the Nepal Telecommunications Authority.
The competition between major telecom operators encouraged them to provide cellular coverage to different parts of the country. The cellular/ mobile coverage is one of the main driver of this internet connectivity and usage. As per the TKP data, around 95.62 percent of people live within the coverage area of the mobile tower. Other drivers for increment in internet users include the inexpensive internet-enabled cellular phone and availability of cheap broadband internet.
This is the result of a competitive Internet service provider (ISP) market. As of April 2020, more than 39 ISPs offer Internet access to businesses and regular consumers, Although few ISPs like Worldlink, Vianet Communications, Subisu, Websurfer and Mercantile, dominate the market with a combined share of more than 70 percent. Around 2010–2015, Cyber cafés were important sources of Internet access for Nepalis; the country was believed to have the highest concentration of cybercafés in the world. Much of Nepal's Internet access is concentrated in the more-developed Kathmandu Valley region, as the mountainous terrain and low income in remote regions of the country make access more difficult. However, projects to bring Internet access to rural populations like the Nepal Wireless Networking Project has already wirelessly connected seven remote mountain villages to the Internet, with plans to network twenty-one villages in all. With recent availability of the Chaudhary Group owned cheap ISP, CG Net in 2021, broadband prices are expected to come down as a result of cheap Internet service provided by CG Net.
The introduction of the Internet to Nepal began in August 1994, spearheaded by Sanjay Manandhar, a former Senior Software Engineer at Siemens Nixdorf in the United States. Recognizing the transformative potential of the Internet, Manandhar identified three critical prerequisites for its establishment in Nepal: selecting appropriate technologies, arranging peering partnerships for electronic traffic exchange, and establishing network connectivity within the country.
Manandhar's technical expertise, developed since his undergraduate years at MIT in 1985, played a significant role in this initiative. Manandhar partnered with SatelLife, a nonprofit organization, based in Cambridge, MA, USA, offering access to low-Earth orbit satellite technology. Although the satellite provided limited bandwidth (90 KB every 90 minutes), Manandhar supplemented this with a sophisticated modem, the Telebit Worldblazer, capable of functioning around noisy international phone lines.
Manandhar arrived in Nepal with a Compaq laptop serving as the primary server and additional modems donated by SatelLife. He installed Nepal's first Internet service at Tribhuvan Teaching Hospital, establishing "HealthNet Nepal" as a nonprofit organization to promote the use of the Internet in the medical field.
To ensure sustainability, Manandhar formed a Steering Committee to manage HealthNet as a nonprofit Internet Service Provider (ISP). Alongside these efforts, he trained local engineers to support the system's maintenance and expansion. HealthNet successfully provided email services and laid the foundation for further Internet development in Nepal.