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Telecommunications In Jordan
Jordan has a highly developed communications infrastructure. Jordan's telecom infrastructure is growing at a very rapid pace and continually being updated and expanded. Communications in Jordan occur across many media, including telephone, radio, television, and internet. Telephone 50% of households have at least one main line telephone. 103% of the population has a cell phone; 15% have more than one. * Telephones - main lines in use: 622,600 () * Telephones - mobile telephone, mobile cellular: 6,250,000 () * Trunked radio system, Digital Radio Trunking:100,000 (Unofficial, Nov'07) In mid 2004, XPress Telecom was launched as the country's digital radio trunking operator. * Telephone system: The service has improved recently with the increased use of telephone switch, digital switching equipment, but better access to the telephone system is needed in some rural areas and easier access to Payphone, pay telephones is needed by the urban public. :: ''domestic:'' Microwave radio relay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infrastructure
Infrastructure is the set of facilities and systems that serve a country, city, or other area, and encompasses the services and facilities necessary for its economy, households and firms to function. Infrastructure is composed of public and private physical structures such as roads, railways, bridges, tunnels, water supply, sewerage, sewers, electrical grids, and telecommunications (including Internet access, Internet connectivity and Broadband, broadband access). In general, infrastructure has been defined as "the physical components of interrelated systems providing Commodity, commodities and services essential to enable, sustain, or enhance societal quality of life, living conditions" and maintain the surrounding environment. Especially in light of the massive societal transformations needed to Climate change mitigation, mitigate and Climate change adaptation, adapt to climate change, contemporary infrastructure conversations frequently focus on sustainable development and gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
