Georgia’s Communications Commission (ComCom) has launched a nationwide study to upgrade the country’s internet infrastructure, aiming to reduce service gaps, improve speed and reliability and stimulate competition in the market.
The study, supported by Plum Consulting Paris SAS, will incorporate global practices and produce policy recommendations targeted at Georgia’s digital necessities. As ComCom declared, the long-term goal is to build a more competitive and efficient internet system that supports Georgia’s digital growth.
The initiative focuses on identifying systemic barriers that hinder market development and offer strategies to enhance operator cooperation and service delivery. Primary issues under review include IP peering arrangements, interconnection accessibility, traffic exchange practices and the overall speed and quality of accessing local and global content.
To inform the study, ComCom has held consultations with major telecom providers, including Magticom, Silknet, Akhali Kselebi and Caucasus Online, as well as smaller operators.
The project’s primary strategy is the development of Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) which ComCom identifies as critical to improving digital services. IXPs allow internet providers to exchange traffic locally, reducing dependence on costly international routes. This not only increases speed for latency-sensitive applications such as gaming, video calls and cloud services but also lowers operational costs.
