Raajjé Online
Encyclopedia
Raajjé Online (Dhivehi
: ރާއްޖެ އޮންލައިން) is the brand name for broadband internet services provided by Focus Infocom Private Limited.
in the Maldives
and was incorporated in February 2003. The company was issued a license for the provision and operation of commercial internet services on May 2003. Focus Infocom commenced its internet services, under the brand name Raajje Online, on December 2003.
Dhivehi language
Maldivian is an Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken by about 350,000 people in the Maldives where it is the national language. It is also the first language of nearly 10,000 people in the island of Minicoy in the Union territory of Lakshadweep, India where the Mahl dialect of the Maldivian...
: ރާއްޖެ އޮންލައިން) is the brand name for broadband internet services provided by Focus Infocom Private Limited.
Corporate information
Focus Infocom Private Limited is the first 100% private Internet service providerInternet service provider
An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect customers to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and host other people servers...
in the Maldives
Maldives
The Maldives , , officially Republic of Maldives , also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and...
and was incorporated in February 2003. The company was issued a license for the provision and operation of commercial internet services on May 2003. Focus Infocom commenced its internet services, under the brand name Raajje Online, on December 2003.
History
ROL internet services was initially delivered using fixed and wireless (nomadic/mobile) radio technology.Investor Relations
- WARF Telecom International - a joint venture company formed between Wataniya Telecom MaldivesWataniya Telecom MaldivesWataniya Telecom Maldives , a sister company of Wataniya Telecom International, is the second mobile operator in the Maldives. The firm was issued a licence as the new mobile phone operator in February 2005. Wataniya Maldives was selected after a bidding process with three other companies...
, Reliance Infocomm of IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and Focus Infocom to install a Submarine fibre cable system between MaldivesMaldivesThe Maldives , , officially Republic of Maldives , also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and...
and IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
linking MaldivesMaldivesThe Maldives , , officially Republic of Maldives , also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and...
to the global submarine fibre cable system.
Technical Partners
- SingTel - Providing international Internet backbone connectivity, V-SAT and other IP services
- Wataniya Telecom (MaldivesMaldivesThe Maldives , , officially Republic of Maldives , also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and...
) - Partner in Submarine optic Fibre Cable system and provision of microwave backhaul connectivity to islands. - Reliance Infocom (IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
) - Partner in the implementation of submarine optic fibre cable system
- Smart Bridges Singapore -Provision of Wireless Radio Systems
- Navini Networks (USA) - Provision of non-line-of-sight wireless distribution network
- Local cable operators - Provision of HFC network Capacity for Distribution of Internet
- Sky Pilot Networks (USA)