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1 | In Bangladesh, It's So Long to Cyber Cafés | Ao Bangladesh, Zavatra Taloha ny Cyber Cafés |
2 | Now Internet access is more easy through cell phones, so users don't go to cyber cafés. | Tsotra kokoa amin'izao fotoana izao ny fidirana Internety amin'ny alalan'ny finday, ka tsy mankany amin'ny cyber cafés ny mpiserasera. |
3 | Image by Sony Ramany. | Saripikan'i Sony Ramany. |
4 | Copyright Demotix (21/10/2014) | Copyright Demotix (21/10/2014) |
5 | Bangladesh's cyber cafés, also known as Internet centers, are closing down one by one because of easy Internet access via mobile phones. | Mikatona tsirairay noho ny fahazoana miditra internet mora amin'ny alalan'ny finday ny cyber cafés ao Bangladesh izay fantatra ihany koa hoe Ivo Internety. |
6 | According to a study by the Cyber Café Owners Association of Bangladesh (CCOAB), in last five years more than 40 percent of local cyber cafés have shut down, following a sharp decline in customers. | Araka ny fanadihadiana nataon'ny Fikambanan'ny Tompon'ny Cyber Café ao Bangladesh (CCOAB), tao anatin'ny dimy taona dia mihoatra ny 40 isanjaton'ny cyber cafés ao an-toerana no nikatona, taorian'ny fihenan'ny isan'ny mpanjifa tampoka. |
7 | Five years ago, there were 2,000 cyber cafés across the country. | Dimy taona lasa izay, 2000 ny isan'ny cyber cafés nanerana ny firenena. |
8 | Today, that number has dropped to 800. | Amin'izao fotoana izao, nidina ho 800 izany isa izany. |
9 | The industry was once a source of jobs and for the past 15 years worth investments totaling Tk 1.5 billion ($19 million) in last 15 years. | Nahafahana namoronana asa maro ny indostria taloha ary ny totalin'ny fampiasam-bola tao anatin'ny 15 taona dia 1,5 miliara Tk ($19 tapitrisa). |
10 | What's changed? | Inona ny niova? |
11 | Now smartphones are cheaper, and affordable to a wide range of users. | Mora kokoa ny finday raitra amin'izao fotoana izao, taka-bidin'ny karaza-mpiserasera rehetra. |
12 | Mobile operators offer high-speed Internet service (up to 3.5G) at competitive rates that people can use at home or anywhere else. | Manolotra Internety haingam-pisosa (tonga hatramin'ny 3.5G) amin'ny sanda ahafahan'ny olona mampiasa azy na ao an-trano na aiza na aiza ireo orinasa mpanao raharaham-pinday. |
13 | Bangladesh's cyber-café industry picked up in 2006, when the country's Internet access was boosted with a link to an undersea cable. | Nisonga ny indostrian'ny cyber-café tao Bangladesh tamin'ny 2006, raha nitosaka tamin'ny alalan'ny hosina iray avy any ambanin'ny ranomasina ny fidirana internety tao amin'ny firenena. |
14 | Businesses grew rapidly-at first in different parts of the capital, and later all over the country. | Niroborobo haingana ny fandraharahana-tany amin'ny faritra maro tao an-drenivohitra tamin'ny voalohany aru manerana ny firenena avy eo. |
15 | These cafés are now trying to survive by offering additional services such as photocopy, printing, job-application submission, basic computer training, music and cinema downloads, and so on. | Miezaka ny miavo-tena amin'izao fotoana izao ireo cafés ireo amin'ny alalan'ny fanaovana raharaha hafa tahaka ny fotokopia, fanaovana printy, fametrahana fangatahan'asa, fianarana ny fotopototry ny solosaina, fitrohana hira sy sarimihetsika, ary maro hafa. |
16 | According to the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), the country in March 2015 had 44.6 million Internet users out of which 43.2 million are mobile Internet subscribers. | Araka ny Vaomiera Mpandrindra ny Fifandraisandavitra ao Bangladesh (BTRC), manana mpiserasera internet 44,6 tapitrisa ny firenena tamin'ny Marsa 2015 ka ny 43,2 tapitrisa amin'ireo dia misoratra anarana amin'ny Internety finday. |
17 | Mobile phone operators now offer a wide variety of packages including broadband connections that enable clients to connect to the Web easily with a mobile device or a computer. | Efa manolotra karazan-tolotra isan-karazany amin'izao fotoana izao ny mpanao raharahan'antso am-pinday katafiditra amin'izany ny serasera ahafahan'ny mpanjifa miditra mora amin'ny Habaka amin'ny fitaovana finday na solosaina. |
18 | As a result, people have far less need of cyber cafés, except for printing or emergencies. | Vokatr'izany dia tsy mila loatra ny cyber cafés ny olona, ankoatra ny fanaovana printy na noho ny hamehana. |
19 | But few years ago, the situation was different. | Saingy Taona vitsy lasa izay, hafa ny toe-draharaha. |
20 | Cyber cafes were the only option to access high speed internet for different use. | Ny Cyber cafes ihany no safidy tokana ahafahana miditra amin'ny internety haingam-pisosa hanovan-javatra maro samihafa. |
21 | Remembering the times not so long ago, when cybercafés were the only way in Bangladesh to get high-speed Internet access, Sanat Paul Chawdhury writes: | Raha mahatsiaro ireny fotoana mbola tsy dia lavitra loatra ireny akory, raha fomba tokana ahafana miditra amin'ny Internety hiangam-pisosa any Bangladesh ny cyber café, no manoratra i Sanat Paul Chawdhury : |
22 | When I was student, mobile Internet was not available like it is today. | Tamin'ny fotoana naha-mpianatra ahy, tsy mbola nisy tahaka ny amin'izao fotoana izao ny Internety Finday. |
23 | Dial-up connections were also limited, so we were only relying on university labs and cyber cafés. | Voafetra ihany koa ny fifampiantsoana an-tserasera, ka dia tamin'ny laboratoaran'ny Oniversite sy ny cyber cafés ihany no niankinanay. |
24 | In those days, however, Internet speeds were very slow, and people often complained. | Tamin'izany fotoana izany anefa dia dia miadam-pisosa loatra ny Internety ary nitaraina matetika ny olona. |
25 | Chawdhury adds: | Nanampy i Chawdhury: |
26 | At that time, the Internet speed was very slow in cyber cafés. | Tamin'izany fotoana izany, niadam-pisosa loatra ny Internety tao amin'ny cyber cafés. |
27 | It was 4/5 time slower than today's mobile Internet speed. | Miadana in-4/5 miohatra amin'ny halakin'ny Internety finday amin'izao fotoana. |
28 | Those days, a lot of people used to go to cyber cafés just to chat online: | Izany fotoana izany, maro ny olona nankany amin'ny cyber cafés hikarajia an-tserasera fotsiny: |
29 | I used to go to cyber cafés to browsing the Web in 2006-7. | Nizatra nankany amin'ny cyber cafés hitety ny habaka aho tamin'ny 2006-7. |
30 | Facebook was not popular those days, but Yahoo Messenger was very trendy for chatting. | Tsy nalaza ny Facebook tamin'izany fotoana izany, saingy nalaza tokoa hikarajiana ny Yahoo Messenger. |
31 | I frequently entered chat rooms and gossiped with an unknown person. | Zatra miditra efitra fikarajiana aho hifosafosa amin'olon-tsy fantatra aho. |
32 | It was so exciting. | Nahahendrahendratra tokoa izany fotoana izany. |
33 | Cyber cafés used to charge on an hourly basis. | Mifototra amin'ny fandoavan-tsara isan'ora ny Cyber cafés. |
34 | Vagabondreal laments those days: | Manina ireny fotoana ireny i Vagabondreal: |
35 | There weren't many cyber cafés in Khulna then. | Tsy mbola maro ny cyber cafés tao Khulna tamin'izany fotoana izanyn. |
36 | We used to go to Doulatpur, near BL college or to New Market. | Nandeha nankao Doulatpur, akaikin'ny kolejy BL na tao amn'ny Tsena Vaovao izahay. |
37 | They used to charge 20 tk. | Nahazatra azy ireo ny mampandoa 20 tk. |
38 | (25 cents) per hour. | (25 cents) isan'ora. |
39 | Believe me, that hour just flew by. | Minoa ahy fa mora misidina kely io ora io. |
40 | We used to joke that the café's management were messing with clocks to make the time run out faster. | Zatra nifananihany izahay tamin'izany fotoana izany fa tahaka ny mampandroso ny ora hahahaingana ny fotoana ny mpikarakara ny cyber café. |
41 | It's like we sat in front of the monitor and the time just ran out. | Tahaka ny mipetraka fotsiny izahay dia tapitra sahady ny ora. |
42 | A blogger using the name Adimpurush mentions how he used to skip school to spend time at cyber cafés: | Blaogera iray mitondra ny anarana Adimpurush nilaza ny ningitrihany handehanana any amin'ny cyber cafés: |
43 | I used to skip school, go to a cyber café, and spend hours and hours there; just voice-chatting away on Yahoo Chat Rooms. | Mpingitrika aho, nankany amin'ny cyber café, ary nandany ora maro tany; ilaozana mikarajia am-bava ao amin'ny Yahoo Chat Rooms. |
44 | Ah, I sure miss those days. | Ah, manina ireny andro ireny indrindra aho. |
45 | Some nostalgic Internet users, however, will be happy to learn that the Bangladeshi state has announced a five-year plan to bring a cyber café to every village in the country. | Ho faly anefa ireo mpiserasera sasany mahatsiahy ny “fahiny” raha mahare ny fanambaran'ny fanjakana Bangladeshi hitondra ny cyber café any amin'ny tanànakely rehetra manerana ny firenena. |