Technologies Used

Ethiopia has two types of ways:

1. Domestic inter-urban network

The backbone of the domestic network for inter-urban connections are the analogue microwave lines which accesses almost all the regions of the country except for some remote areas which are accessible only through rural calls made available mainly by the former RRC, today renamed as Disaster prevention and Preparedness Commission (DPPC). The microwave lines, although of high quality compared to the previous technologies, are becoming outdated. and the ETA is obliged to replace them by more modern digital ones. The first beneficiary of this improvement is the Addis Ababa Dire Dawa Harar line.

2. International connections

• Western Europe and America using INTELSAT Atlantic Ocean region satellite
• Europe, Asia and the Far East using the INTELSAT Indian Ocean region satellite
• The Middle East, Far-East and Western Europe using the SEA-WE-ME cable.

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