Driven by the Supreme Royal Vision and based on the approval of the esteemed Prime Ministry dated 25 June 2003, the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology began working on establishing the National Fiber Optic Network where the implementation of the Network of University Education and Scientific Research was completed in 2005, connecting eight (8) governmental universities.

And to maximize the benefit from this network in serving the national efforts to develop and modernize the general sector, the scope of the network has been expanded to include connecting governmental and health entities with the aim of connecting approximately 3000 sites.

2952 sites have been linked and they are distributed as follows:

Approximately 4570 kilometers of National Fiber Optic Network has been extended and installed to connect these sites.

The Goals of the National Fiber Optic Network Program

Contributing to the development of the Jordanian Educational System:

• Working on encouraging and contributing to the increase in the use of Information Technology and communication for educational purposes in universities, schools, community colleges, and educational centers throughout the Kingdom through the high-speed National Fiber Optic Network.

Contributing to the development of the Jordanian Social System:

• Working on supporting knowledge in the field of Information Technology and Communications in the development of local communities by accessing application programs and the internet.
• Working on promoting the use of information technology and communications throughout the Kingdom by establishing new services.
   
• Supporting the establishment of a safe governmental network by ensuring connecting it with the high-speed National Fiber Optic Network, where it serves to provide a better service for the citizens and the government.

• Contributing to the development of the Jordanian Health System: 

• Connecting hospitals and health centers with a computer system “Hakeem” for carrying out the electronic procedures to increase the efficiency of the implementation of the health system.

• Improving governmental services through the electronic government:

• Connecting governmental institutions to integrate their systems.
• Offering a single window for the citizen and investor to obtain governmental services.
• Connecting governmental departments in the governorates with centers in the capital.
• Providing infrastructure for electronic commerce and electronic signature.
• Providing operational costs for information technology resources.

National Broadband Network Program Projects

Middle Region “Phase 2” Financed by the Saudi Development Fund	Southern Region “Phase 2” Financed by Jordanian Government	Northern Region “Phase 2” Financed by Jordanian Government