By Libya Herald reporter.
Tunis, 14 December 2015:
The Libyan Post and Telecommunications Information Technology Company (LPTIC) has held a series of meetings . . .[restrict]in Malta with company representatives of major telecom and IT leaders over the last couple of months.
The LPTIC is Libya’s state-sector holding company controlling all its major telecoms companies such as Al-Madar mobile, Libyana mobile and internet service provider LTT.
The companies that the LPTIC met included Ericsson, Nokia, Alcatel Lucent, Motorola, Samsung, Huawei and ZTE and were held ‘’in order to develop an integrated plan of action and timetable for the companies to return to Libya and resume their strategic projects within the country’’, LPTIC said.
‘‘The meetings’ primary goal was to develop an integrated strategy for the maintenance and improved performance of Libya’s current ICT networks and infrastructure, a large part of which has been impacted due to the country’s security situation’’, it added.
‘’The meetings also discussed activating projects currently put on hold, including overcoming technical issues and logistical difficulties in order to begin the completion of these projects’’.
‘’The most important of these projects’’, the statement continued, ‘’are the national telecommunication disaster recovery project, the upgrade of the existing mobile phone networks to LTE (4G) broadband internet service, the ICT academy, the FTTH (Fiber-to-the-home) project and the restructuring of Libya’s telecommunications sector’’.
‘’Methods of technology and knowledge transfer, building of local capacity and skills within the Libyan telecommunications sector’’, were also discussed.
‘’Regular engagement with the international vendors comes as part of LPTIC’s strategic plan to ensure the participation of the most prestigious and leading companies in the ICT industry for the benefit of all Libyan citizens and to ensure their access to the latest modern technologies and services’’, the LPTIC concluded. [/restrict]
