WiMax ready for rollout in India

[shashank4u]

MUMBAI: After much talk, tests and trials, WiMax seems to be finally ready for commercial use in India. WiMax, high-speed internet access over a wireless connection, is a low-cost way to provide internet connectivity in places where laying cables is difficult

Chennai-based Aircel is planning to take its WiMax network national while the Tata-owned VSNL will roll out retail WiMax offerings later this year. Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) is also ready to start WiMax services, having undertaken pilots at 14 locations.

VSNL as well as BSNL have partnered with Aperto Networks, developer of the world's most advanced WiMax base stations and subscriber units, to deploy multi-service broadband wireless systems.

The trials demonstrated applications in moving conditions such as video streaming, high-speed file downloads, voice over IP and web browsing.

source:http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/...ow/1670512.cms

[sam_1710]

waat bout our silicon valley - banglore???

[shashank4u]

once started ..it will reach there also..

[ssdivisiongermany1933]

kool ,happy death to wires

[ravi_9793]

grat news..I m happy.
hey do u have any idea about the average speed it will be offering??

[W i d e S c r e e N]

10mbps

[nishant_nms]

cool I will be shifting to chennai by June as I am going to join TCS there.

[jack// ani]

that a good news

[Pathik]

wat abt mumbai the economic capital?? We need it the most..

[qazranchi]

BSNL to provide WiMax The six initial cities getting the WiMAX equipment are Kolkata (in West Bengal), Bangalore (in Karnataka), Chennai (in Tamil Nadu), Ahmedabad (in Gujarat), Hyderabad (in Andhra Pradesh), and Pune (in Maharastra). The deployment, which will also cover four rural districts in the State of Haryana.
For Detailed news read http://www.apertonet.com/news/archives121506.html
http://www.govtech.net/digitalcommun....php?id=102894

[navjotjsingh]

And what about poor Delhi - the capital of India?

[jack// ani]

Yeah...what about Delhi!

[borg]

waat bout our silicon valley - banglore???

Bangalore is IT city & Silicon valley, only for the name's sake. Availability sucks here. Just try searching for a force feedback joystick or a good graphics card in Bangalore & you know what I mean.

[hdsk.23]

that's true man
i have came to know that sec17 of chandigarh is also going wi-max by this year. There are many colleges which are already wi-fi enabled like T.I.E.T patiala, Baddal Engg. college and many many more....
Happy Ending of Wires!!!!!

[ssdivisiongermany1933]

it will take a long time

[joey_182]

and wat about chandigarh...??
city of highest standards....

[tinku dhar]

10 MBps ? Dawnnnnnnnnnn Faster than BSNL broadband ?

[Pathik]

Its the theoritical speed man....

[ravi_9793]

lets pray,everything goes in plan.If it success in chennai,than we may have this in delhi n other places soon.

[Pathik]

mumbai sux man... No news of wimax here

[shashank4u]

presently at agra .
here only airtel.....

[Tech.Masti]

good news but me live in a small town near kolkata... so no chance to get it here.... BTW anyone have any idea about the charges???

[piyush gupta]

is it gud on papers only or actually will be faster

[shashank4u]

depends upon the quality of hardware they use...and the money they spend..

[shashank4u]

ya i was thinking to post this thanx...navjotjsingh.
400mb@2Mbps is too low..

[navjotjsingh]

Oops that was Wi-Fi not WiMax. Any difference between the two. Since MTNL is offering Wi-Fi for quite some time: http://wifine.mtnl.net.in/

[shashank4u]

wimax is advanced version:
read out:
Wi-Fi (or Wi-fi, WiFi, Wifi, wifi), short for "Wireless Fidelity", is a set of product compatibility standards for wireless local area networks (WLAN) based on the IEEE 802.11 specifications. New standards beyond the 802.11 specifications, such as 802.16(WiMAX), are currently in the works and offer many enhancements, anywhere from longer range to greater transfer speeds.

Popular name of the 802.16 wireless metropolitan-area network standard that's currently being developed. WiMax, which will have a range of up to 31 miles, is primarily aimed at making broadband network access widely available without the expense of stringing wires (as in cable-access broadband) or the distance limitations of Digital Subscriber Line.

source :google

[navjotjsingh]

I meant MTNL's ad was of Wi-fi not WiMax. So MTNL has not rolled WiMax still.

[shashank4u]

maybe they r using old standards..

[prateek_san]

well its a good news, that companies r getting ready to rool out WiMAx...im really waiting for the service to start......im damn sure that this is going to be the future of internet connectivity........