Libya Telecom & Technology
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| Public | |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Tripoli, Libya |
Key people |
Muhammad Gaddafi (2004-2011) Saad Ksheer (March 2012-present) |
| Products |
Telephone Internet Access Mobile Telephony |
| Parent | GPTC of Libya (public) |
| Website |
ltt |
Libya Telecom & Technology (LTT) (Arabic: ليبيا للاتصالات والتقنية) was established in 1997 as a private company by Muhammad Gaddafi. LTT remains a state owned monopoly which continues to dominate the Libyan ISP sector. LTT is Libya's most-used service provider, and much of the country's 5.6% (380,000 user) Internet penetration is attributable to its DSL and WiMAX services. Muhammad Gaddafi was the Chairman of LTT and all telecom companies in Libya.
After the Libyan Civil War and the subsequent collapse of the Gaddafi regime, LTT is trying to revamp its network and services. However, due to internal conflict and rising strain on services, many popular provisions have been plagued by network congestion and poor reception.
In March 2012, Saad Ksheer was appointed CEO of the company, following his previous posts with Microsoft and NCR in the USA and UAE. Later Saad was sacked and replaced.
If a consumer poll were to be released on how well LTT supplies its networking service, it would ( speculatively ) receive one of the worlds lowest internet providers ranking with much needed room for improvement. LTT has informed its consumers that the slow speeds are due to poor reception, however this does not appear to be the case, as it seems that speeds are either capped or the network is simply not working to its full potential as advertised and sold.
Libya is in dire need of up to standard 'Internationally accepted' Internet networking service speeds ( 2015 ), all of which are yet to be supplied by companies interested in investing in the young and extremely potential market with little competition in Libya.
Internet Censorship and Filtering
As of September 2013, Libya Telecom and Technology has implemented a Filter system designed to omit pornographic media from viewing to the public. The move to omit pornographic material was reportedly started by the Local Islamic Judicial Court of Tripoli archived under article 421 of criminal Penalties. This move comes with the 2013 implementation of Islamic sharia law post 17 February revolution. While it is true that pornographic material is being omitted by LTT's local filtering system, it has been found that non pornographic media has also been affected raising controversy on the move due to its politically infused nature.
Services
Note: As of 2015 - 2016, LTT, still holding a monopoly on internet service provision in Libya, has achieved world status rating of 'Slowest internet in the world'. According to a new report from Akamai, the average internet connection speed in Libya is the slowest in the world at 0.5 Mpbs. This puts Libya behind Bangladesh, which has an average connection speed of 1.0 Mbps, and Bolivia, Cameroon, Botswana, and Yemen with speeds of 0.9 Mbps.
Internet access solutions
- Dial-up internet access
- Libya DSL (ADSL2+)
- LibyaMAX (WiMAX)
- LibyaPhone (MVNO Mobile)
- Libya FTTH (Fiber to the home)
- Satellite (DVB-RCS) Access
Data network connection solutions
- Data network via wireless
- Data network via VSAT
Communication solutions
- VSAT
- Microwave
- GSM
Value-added services
- Webhosting and e-mail services
- Network security services
Consultation services
- Technology and communications