A “Safer Internet Day” event was held with the participation of AzerTelecom

10:59 - 14.02.2019


February 14, Fineko/abc.az. An event dedicated to the “Safer Internet Day” was held in STEP IT Academy with the participation of AzerTelecom company – the backbone Internet provider, connecting Azerbaijan to the global Internet network.

The event was organized by some local and international companies specialized in Internet provision and security issues, such kind of topics like Internet and its start of operation, security in the global network, the main challenges that users face, etc. was discussed, fruitful exchange of views conducted.

Speaking at the event Samir Nuriyev, Chief Commercial Officer of AzerTelecom touched upon the specific issues like establishing of the global internet network, its technical specifications, a connection of Azerbaijan to the global network, the role of backbone internet provider AzerTelecom in this process, as well as the future of the internet.

Noting that the overall number of internet users worldwide exceeds 4 billion and Azerbaijan is in the first place among the CIS countries on the penetration of internet (79%) Samir Nuriyev highlighted that by 2020 more than 5 billion people will be the users of the global network, the considerable growth in the use of the Internet will be observed in the developing countries, Cloud technologies will develop rapidly, Internet of Things will change our notion about the Internet and the Internet will become an ecology friend.

Other speakers addressed at the event in their turn spoke about the distribution of Internet, wired and wireless types of it, networks, system administration, social engineering and security against the phishing attacks, etc, shared their views with the audience.

A “Safer Internet Day” is marked annually on every Tuesday of the second week of the second month. This remarkable event was established by the decision of the European Commission in 2004. The aim is an agitation of safe and responsible use of technologies among adults and children.

The dynamically developing telecommunication operator of Azerbaijan – AzerTelecom LLC was established in 2008 year and is the subsidiary of the country’s first mobile operator - Bakcell. The company provides wholesale internet, leased line services, mobile backhaul, international transit, SIP telephony, FTTx (Fiber-to-the-x), Data Center services, VPN (Virtual Private Network), DDoS protection, etc.


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