BSNL to provide 8mbps shortly -Must read

[techno geek]

BSNL to introduce new service shortly R. Sairam
Three-in-one `Broadband Multiplay'



MADURAI: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is all set to introduce some of its next generation Internet services.
The new scheme titled `Broadband Multiplay' will have voice, video and Internet protocol television (IPTV) services in one package. While at present the connectivity speed of BSNL broadband connection is two megabits per second (MBPS), the new technology will enable connectivity at a speed of eight MBPS.
The IPTV service will enable access to content providers who will offer "content on demand." A `set top box,' either on a rental basis or outright purchase, will be provided to consumers to access this facility.
To be launched in 789 cities all over the country shortly, the requisite infrastructure was being put in place, a senior official said here on Monday. The feasibility study of the project had been completed and the equipment was being delivered to the sites for installation.
Madurai would be the base for the services offered in and around the city. It would be provided based on parameters such as density of customers in the vicinity of BSNL telephone exchanges and number of `Bfone' subscribers. In the initial stage, the project would be implemented using copper wires.
A new futuristic technology, `Fibre to the home,' was in the final stage of technical valuation, the official said and expressed the hope that it would be implemented by the year-end.



source:http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/14/stor...1422680100.htm

[Apollo]

This is an encouraging development. Thanks for posting.

[comrade]

ask them to provide decent unlimited plans first

[Third Eye]

Thanks for the news

[jal_desai]

Originally Posted by comrade

ask them to provide decent unlimited plans first

right dude...

[satyamy]

BSNL is just
good plan but not in mumbai

[Josan]

WaT Should I Say,to this noose ,yeah its another good from bsnl ,but bsnl is not for me because i live in a village and its far away from the reach of the BSNL (even jus 16 Km From the city where its is available and in punjab)

[manas]

BSNL ... and is it upto 8 mbps again . They shud first go for unlimited than ramping up the speed with crap data limits.

[agnels]

Originally Posted by Josan

WaT Should I Say,to this noose ,yeah its another good from bsnl ,but bsnl is not for me because i live in a village and its far away from the reach of the BSNL (even jus 16 Km From the city where its is available and in punjab)

First provide Broadband in Villages. In my village more than 50% have computer. 97% have landline connection. 75% have mobile connection..............but no broadband

[tinku dhar]

Gr8 news

[praka123]

Originally Posted by agnels

First provide Broadband in Villages. In my village more than 50% have computer. 97% have landline connection. 75% have mobile connection..............but no broadband

is tat true?are we in some where in England
yes in my state ppl got computers(no,no way 50% may be 15% ) in villages and bsnl does a good job by providing either dataone(BB) or for sure dialup internet like netone.landline penetration is high.there is no such a divide that exists btwn villages and towns in kerala;may be in high-ranges(Malnad) eastern hilly areas of Kerala-remember Munnar.even there dial-up internet rocks!

[pannaguma]

i dont understand, for years we stuck with 56Kbps, then suddenly 256Kbps->>2Mbps->>8Mbps in a year and a half.

[Sukhdeep Singh]

My local newspapers had news that it will be launched this week in my city They said they has all *infrastructure* in place

[nish_higher]

8mbps connection ...but what about the tarrifs.and last time they screwed the whole thing by not upgrading the unlimited plans.is this gonna be the same way like it was then??

[sachin_kothari]

i just hope they put just dont put 1 GB bandwidth limit on this. Else as someone rightly said in this forum, "they will provide us hayabusa with 1 litre petrol."

[Arsenal_Gunners]

Lol 500 Mb limit at 8mbps.

[deepak.krishnan]

8 MbPS??? OMG.... BSNL is rocking...

Anyway, IPTV is a nice thing to be introduced But still, how many of us really need it now?

[ravi_9793]

gr8 news..........something that bring smile on my face.But I will request BSNL to first concerntrate to provide unlimited package of atlease @ 1 MBPS speed.

Whts the use of 8 MBPS speed when downloading limit is 1-4 GB per month.

[Ankur Mittal]

According to the news it will be released in chandigarh on 1st june 2007 so really a good news for all the chandigarhians!!!!!

[Sukhdeep Singh]

Originally Posted by Ankur Mittal

According to the news it will be released in chandigarh on 1st june 2007 so really a good news for all the chandigarhians!!!!!

Yep But we got our BSNL line disconnected a year back. But this is will bring competition and teach Airtel a lesson who lately think they own everybody

[nish_higher]

i can't find the details to it anywhere.does anyone know about the plans?

[abhijit_reddevil]

BSNL is cr@p and I am not interested in their cr@p service. First let them improve customer care, the billing system, the attitude of the employees of transferring calls to other persons when you call them, the technical shortcomings of their accounts officers, the software used in their portal, 1MBPS unlimited plans @ at most Rs.700-800 p.m., and not upto 2MBPS plans with cr@p data limits....should I tell more? or should I stop?

Tata Indicom and Airtel are better than BSNL. At least they do not make billing errors.

[kumarmohit]

Open Letter to BSNL, MTNL and all Indian ISPs.

IPTV, 8Mbps Bah

Wat with the data caps and all, and how many people in Delhi itself are aware of something called IPTV. leave alone areas covered by BSNL...

I mean frankly, the common Indian is just not caring for this, for him TV is still, well... TV.

In my entire block of 50 some houses, I was the first one to get a net conn from Sify (Cost me hell, wat with the wire pulling and all). Then again I was the first one to jump to MTNL.

All my friends spend almost equal amount of money on Cellphones, downloading ringtones, crappy callertunes etc to what I pay to MTNL Triband (Rs 1150), Frankly Doordarshan and Nokia's Mobile TV experiments are going to be more successful in India than this corporate adventurism. (And that's saying something)

Take an example of digital music sales, why do we not have something like an online music store in India but people go all crazy on caller tunes and ringtones and stuff.

Let internet and computers penetrate to the levels of cellphone in India first, provide true unlimited net access connections to then try this kind of a gimmick.

[sandeepk]

Though I live only 200m from BSNL office, they say it will take atleast October to provide me the broadband connection. Also they took almost 2 years to lay the landline underground cables because they were out of cables. (For that much long time???) And now this new thing?

[~Lil JinX~]

Too good to be true. There HAS to be a loophole...

Crappy DL limits? Unaffordable prices? Bad connectivity/services? SOMETHING?

*is really untrusting of these things >_>*

[webgenius]

I bet it'll be 8mbps with 3GB limit lol. Such high speed plans are of no use if there is a cap on usage limits.

[infra_red_dude]

gimme at least 1mbps unlimited connection... i'll be the happiest customer!

[~Lil JinX~]

Originally Posted by infra_red_dude

gimme at least 1mbps unlimited connection... i'll be the happiest customer!

Amen to that.

[azaad_shri75]

yaanvee ch banaate rehete hain,,

its nearly 10 months or more I have registered for the connectinn, when ever I contact them the answer is no ports available

[Tech.Masti]

ya, what the use of 8MBPS with 3-4 GB download limit?? better first give some unlimited connection at Rs.500pm