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WorldLink_Nepal
The project benefits from inclusion adjustment. The most significant expected project-level outcome is to increase access to quality broadband Internet and data hosting services for households and businesses. Beyond the project outcomes, IFC anticipates that its financing will support the creation of a competitive market for data hosting services via demonstration and replication channels. IFC anticipates that the Project Outcomes are Very Strong, derived from increased access to quality fixed broadband connectivity for households, by connecting households with high-speed Internet, a substantial share of which are located in underserved areas and were previously unconnected. Further, the Project is also expected to increase access to data hosting services for businesses, by rolling out core and edge data center facilities in the Country. These outcomes have the potential to result in higher availability of digital services for individuals and thereby support enhanced productivity growth for businesses. this investment is expected to support the creation of a competitive market for data hosting services in Nepal by inducing market entry through demonstration and replication of a nascent business model and technological innovation. As part of this investment, the Company is introducing the wholesale data center business model outside metropolitan areas to support rural connectivity and serve both hyperscalers and local market with data hosting facilities. A successful expansion is expected to demonstrate the commercial viability of this business model at scale in this nascent market, thereby supporting the entry of independent DC providers or new hyperscalers.
Overview
About this project
The project benefits from inclusion adjustment. The most significant expected project-level outcome is to increase access to quality broadband Internet and data hosting services for households and businesses. Beyond the project outcomes, IFC anticipates that its financing will support the creation of a competitive market for data hosting services via demonstration and replication channels. IFC anticipates that the Project Outcomes are Very Strong, derived from increased access to quality fixed broadband connectivity for households, by connecting households with high-speed Internet, a substantial share of which are located in underserved areas and were previously unconnected. Further, the Project is also expected to increase access to data hosting services for businesses, by rolling out core and edge data center facilities in the Country. These outcomes have the potential to result in higher availability of digital services for individuals and thereby support enhanced productivity growth for businesses. this investment is expected to support the creation of a competitive market for data hosting services in Nepal by inducing market entry through demonstration and replication of a nascent business model and technological innovation. As part of this investment, the Company is introducing the wholesale data center business model outside metropolitan areas to support rural connectivity and serve both hyperscalers and local market with data hosting facilities. A successful expansion is expected to demonstrate the commercial viability of this business model at scale in this nascent market, thereby supporting the entry of independent DC providers or new hyperscalers.
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