Monetti & Associates LLC completes Phase 1 Metro DWDM Modernization Project Afghan Telecom, Kabul, Afghanistan

Monetti & Associates LLC, along with local Kabul based contracting partner, BAZ Consulting International, have successfully completed Phase 1 of the DWDM modernization program for Afghanistan Telecom. The project is part of a U.S. led effort to modernization communications infrastructure in Afghanistan with Nokia DWDM technology. Phase 1, which consisted of site surveys and fiber optic characterization, was recently completed and deemed successful. Phase 2 will consist of installation, test and turnup of the 15-node network with some additional operations and maintenance services to follow. “We are extremely proud of what our local team has been able to accomplish with our local partner BAZ Consulting International under such extreme security conditions. We are fortunate to have completed Phase 1 with no reported security issues or injuries during the 4+ month effort. We look forward to getting started on Phase 2 with our partner Nokia to bring robust and secure high capacity Nokia Optical communications infrastructure to Afghanistan to meet the exponential growth in Internet Traffic” Gary Monetti, Founder and Managing Director, Monetti & Associates LLC. www.monettiandassociates.com