Internet in Mongolia
On 17 January 1996, the first permanent Internet connection in Mongolia was launched by Datacom Co., Ltd, founded by Dr.D. Enkhbat MP. Dr.Enkhbat was the first to introduce Internet and its services to Mongolia. Datacom, data communications systems company, provided data communications services such as domestic PC-mail service, VSAT X.25, international PC-fax services, DirectPC service, WWW, and Internet E-mail service. Datacom Co., Ltd. has VSAT Internet connection to the United States with a bandwidth of 512 Kbps.
In 1996, the total international bandwidth to Mongola as follows:
ISP in MN Link Type Bandwidth Upstream ISP POP location
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edit1. DataCom Satellite 384K + Sprint, USA Ulaanbaatar, Erdenet
Satellite 400K x N DirecPC, Japan Asymmetric caching
servers (20+)
When Datacom, first had the idea to start an Internet service, lack of funds was the major stumbling block.