BSNL on project to offer 100 mbps of broadband speed @ Home

W i d e S c r e e N · 25-11-2007, 05:55 AM

Source :ET BSNL to float Rs 4k-cr tenders for WiMax

KOLKATA: Telecom major Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) is all set to float two tenders with cumulative value of Rs 4,000 crore for rolling out WiMax in the country within two months. While the first tender of Rs 2,000 crore for launching WiMax in rural India will be floated next week, the one for urban India will be floated within two months.

Confirming the development, BSNL chief general manager (Calcutta) SK Chakravarti said, “The project for setting up WiMax in rural India will be funded out of the Universal Service Obligation fund and it will initially cover 25,000 villages. The project includes offering broadband connection through this WiMax network in 40,000-odd primary and secondary schools by 2008. Additionally, BSNL will set up 50,000 WiMax kiosks. The entire set of service will at least be on 2.5G technology.”...

"BSNL is also working on a project to offer at least 100 mbps of broadband speed for all.This will be done in stages where in the first stage fibre lines to the nodes will be converted to fibre optics. In the second stage, the plan is to offer fibre to premises (FibreToTheHome/FTTH) and this will allow 100 mbps. We hope to achieve this in the next two and half years.”

Talking about the current waiting list for new broadband connections, Mr Chakravarti said: “There are about 9,000 applicants waiting currently. We hope to bring down the waiting period from three months to about two weeks soon. The delay was the result of exhausted capacity for 1.5 lakh connections.”

Currently, we are in the process of installing additional capacity and the waiting list will come down”.

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What is SK Chakravarti smoking?

Gigacore · 25-11-2007, 06:49 AM

let this become true...

thanks for the info

Brave_Hunt · 25-11-2007, 06:52 AM

Lol, They just won't stop giving people daydreams huh.

Rockstar11 · 25-11-2007, 06:58 AM

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Lol, They just won't stop giving people daydreams huh.

yh
8 mbps broadband to abhi tak diya nahi hai
aur 100 mbps broadband ke sapne dikha rahe hai

azzu · 25-11-2007, 07:01 AM

Wow indians r famous for dreamz yaar

VexByte · 25-11-2007, 07:06 AM

2007 was celebrated as year of Broadband and nothing fruitful happened.

Gigacore · 25-11-2007, 07:08 AM

^ BSNL chair person called me and we had a conversation... he said: u'll get 100 Mbps connection soon.. i asked: when?

all of sudden... i waked up!

ArZuNeOs · 25-11-2007, 07:47 AM

Lol

as said by Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

Dream & it will bcome real

Harvik780 · 25-11-2007, 07:47 AM

Lol.

praka123 · 25-11-2007, 07:54 AM

hope they give a 4mbps connxn as gift for 2008 with 6GB limit and 12-8AM Night Unlimited.

Gigacore · 25-11-2007, 08:00 AM

^ stop dreaming

cool_techie_tvm · 25-11-2007, 08:19 AM

BSNL has been opening up the roads in here to lay OFCs (and of course caused a few deaths here and there). I used to wonder why, now it all seems to fit the puzzle.

nvidia · 25-11-2007, 09:53 AM

Maybe by 2020...we will have 100mbps...maybe

ravi_9793 · 25-11-2007, 10:04 AM

is it true......????
I can't believe this..If it happens, than I have to shift to BSNL (crap customer care)

Harvik780 · 25-11-2007, 10:13 AM

BSNL's current employees are not at all ready for this.The are not educated enough.Also about laying FOC BSNL will certainly make mistakes and if these cables are not shielded properly then they will corrode and become useless in areas where water lodging is a problem.

BSNL employees have always less information about the job they undertake.

ravi_9793 · 25-11-2007, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Harvik780

BSNL's current employees are not at all ready for this.The are not educated enough.Also about laying FOC BSNL will certainly make mistakes and if these cables are not shielded properly then they will corrode and become useless in areas where water lodging is a problem.

BSNL employees have always less information about the job they undertake.

than why don't hey hire most from Digit forum

Anindya · 25-11-2007, 10:33 AM

Thanks for the news. It is indeed a great news. But plz help me clear one doubt- if they r going to rollout WIMAX then why r they going to lay fibre optics for the last mile? Why r they implementing 2 technologies for the same thing? Thanks.

preshit.net · 25-11-2007, 10:37 AM

I really doubt this will happen anytime soon.

infra_red_dude · 25-11-2007, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Rockstar11

yh
8 mbps broadband to abhi tak diya nahi hai
aur 100 mbps broadband ke sapne dikha rahe hai

100 mbps?? Loading... I must say Loading...this is the Loading...best fantasy movie Loading...produced by Loading...BSNL Motion Pictures Inc.!!!! Loading...

PS: Sorry Loading...for all Loading...those "Loading..." Loading...I am on BSNL Loading... Ultra Fast Loading... 256kbps Broadband!

Anindya · 25-11-2007, 10:55 AM

^^hahahahahahahahahaha! but plz refer to my post i have doubt.

ravi_9793 · 25-11-2007, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by infra_red_dude

100 mbps?? Loading... I must say Loading...this is the Loading...best fantasy movie Loading...produced by Loading...BSNL Motion Pictures Inc.!!!! Loading...

PS: Sorry Loading...for all Loading...those "Loading..." Loading...I am on BSNL Loading... Ultra Fast Loading... 256kbps Broadband!

perfect

nvidia · 25-11-2007, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by infra_red_dude

100 mbps?? Loading... I must say Loading...this is the Loading...best fantasy movie Loading...produced by Loading...BSNL Motion Pictures Inc.!!!! Loading...

PS: Sorry Loading...for all Loading...those "Loading..." Loading...I am on BSNL Loading... Ultra Fast Loading... 256kbps Broadband!

^Lolz

fun2sh · 25-11-2007, 11:06 AM

baas hume ullu banaya ja raha hai

KAB SE YE LOG BOLA THA KI BANGALORE ME WI-MAX AAYEGA!! KYA HUA USKA

100mbps to door ki baat hai. saya mere next 50 janam ke baad india me 100mbps aa sakta hai BUT THAT TOO NOT SURE!!

Harvik780 · 25-11-2007, 11:12 AM

Well I think they will provide 100Mbps connection with even higher latencies.

Cyrus_the_virus · 25-11-2007, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Anindya

Thanks for the news. It is indeed a great news. But plz help me clear one doubt- if they r going to rollout WIMAX then why r they going to lay fibre optics for the last mile? Why r they implementing 2 technologies for the same thing? Thanks.

That's because WiMAX is basically going to used for places where it's hard to lay physical cabling. WiMAX is limited to 54Mbps and the end user equipment prices are quite high at the moment.

Fibre optic cables are going to be used in cities where they can lay the infrastructure for the same easily and also operate at a max of 100Mbps compared to 54Mbps. The cost of end user equipment is quite cheap and affordable by end users.

Now do you see the reason for impleting both of them depending on the place of use?

Besides, guys, it's not a dream, you guys need to wake up, can I ask you a simple question? How long has it taken you to shift from 56Kbps to 128Kbps to 256Kbps to 512Kbps to 1Mbps to 2Mbps? For me it's taken just under 2 years. Besides, reliance already has been providing 100Mbps lines through their fibre optic network for several years now. So, don't think these are understatements especially when BSNL makes them. Is there one thing BSNL has not done that they said they will do? BSNL plans and organizes things and when about time to float the tender is when they let the public know. They might have useless engineers, but their underground cabling so far in majority of the place has been fault free. That's becaues they use good standard equipment. Well, if we all have waited so long, why would it be so hard to wait another 2-6 months to see what happens?

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Well I think they will provide 100Mbps connection with even higher latencies.

@Harvik, the DoT has clearly mentioned the guidlines and the QOS terms in the broadband providers terms and condtions and let me remind you that India is one is select frew countries where there is a guidline to minimum performance. Even countries like the UK don't have this, if a service provider gives you services less than promised in that country you're helpless!

But at the same time, if you see the Quality of Service (QOS) falling below the prescribed levels by the DoT, then you have the right to go file a complaint in the consumer court! If you don't like ADSL technology like you mentioned before, you can go switch back to Dialup or move to Cable and then you would start appreciating what you had.

People, understand the India is one of the best regualte broadband market in the world, it's people who don't realise that you can file complaints directly to DoT if any service provider falls below the minimum prescribed QOS by the DoT. And let me remind you that these levels set for latency, minimum throughput, downtime etc are set at perfect values and you can't ask for more. I'll get you guys the link the download the doc.

infra_red_dude · 25-11-2007, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Cyrus_the_virus

How long has it taken you to shift from 56Kbps to 128Kbps to 256Kbps to 512Kbps to 1Mbps to 2Mbps?

From 1998 till 2005. Thats about 7 years rite??!!

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Originally Posted by Cyrus_the_virus

Is there one thing BSNL has not done that they said they will do?

2mbps Unlimited at affordable prices.

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Originally Posted by Cyrus_the_virus

...but their underground cabling so far in majority of the place has been fault free.

I fully agree with you on this. No complaints so far.

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Originally Posted by Cyrus_the_virus

Well, if we all have waited so long, why would it be so hard to wait another 2-6 months to see what happens?

But you said just 2 years, not long!

W i d e S c r e e N · 25-11-2007, 03:26 PM

I agree with what Cyrus_the_virus has said.

People undere-estimate BSNL. I agree that it's not the best customer friendly company around, but it gives the most for your hard earned money unlike Relaince,Tata or even Airtel for that matter (no offence).

What Im surprised is this news should have come from Reliance with FLAG and all the fibre optic they are sitting on!

infra_red_dude · 25-11-2007, 03:27 PM

^^^ It has to. It can't cheat like private operators. Its a Govt. owned company. It is for the people!

Cyrus_the_virus · 25-11-2007, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by infra_red_dude

From 1998 till 2005. Thats about 7 years rite??!!

I wonder why it took you so long, while i must say that i was talking about from the time of start of broadband. as far i I know, BSNl started their 256Kbps broadband in 04-05, so it's not really that long.

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2mbps Unlimited at affordable prices.

Did they ever promise that with a date or timescale? That is what we want and it grew within us so much that we actually think that they promised it to us and not giving it when they never gave a timescale or date officially

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Originally Posted by infra_red_dude

But you said just 2 years, not long!

I meant comparitievely. 6months is lesser than 2 years.. so it's longer than 6 months.. that's what i meant as waited so long.

infra_red_dude · 25-11-2007, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Cyrus_the_virus

I wonder why it took you so long, while i must say that i was talking about from the time of start of broadband. as far i I know, BSNl started their 256Kbps broadband in 04-05, so it's not really that long.

Yeah buddy. Thats what I said. Broadband was operation by April 2005. So 1998 to 2005 is about 7 years.

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Originally Posted by Cyrus_the_virus

Did they ever promise that with a date or timescale? That is what we want and it grew within us so much that we actually think that they promised it to us and not giving it when they never gave a timescale or date officially

They did not promise anything. But considering the scenario its high time they did.

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I meant comparitievely. 6months is lesser than 2 years.. so it's longer than 6 months.. that's what i meant as waited so long.

Yep