upgrades
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Fintel upgrades
F INTEL has started a Fs3 million programme to convert its earth station from Analogue to the Digital system.
Vatuwaqa station manager Moham med Farouk said Fintel’s capacity would more than double from 244 cable and satellite networks. The programme also would help it fit into more uniform networking because the new generation of satellites would use only Digital.
This planning for the future has seen some countries merge their international and domestic telecommunications arms, for example OTC and Telecom Interna tional in Australia. But most countries, like Fiji, operate the two separately.
Fin tel is a joint Fiji Government/Cable and Wireless venture. Fintel is the international communications arm, which interfaces Fiji Post and Telecom munications with overseas. □