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Fiber To the Home gives Highest Speed; Cable and DSL Follow – Will FTTH / VDSL Takeoff in 2013 ?
The Government’s Policies for enhancement of Broadband are Pathetic and thus we end the year 2012 with mere 15 to 15.2 Mn Broadband Customers in India [14.81 Mn Until October-2012]. However, private companies and entrepreneurs are not deterred and are trying hard to Wire India on to the Internet. ADSL is the most popular means of broadband followed by Cable and of-course EVDO and 3G Dongles in the Wireless segment. FTTH which can Provide the Most Speed in Wired Broadband and 4G LTE in Wireless are still in nascent stages of deployment. We’d like to enlighten our readers about FTTH and VDSL in this Article.
What is a FTTH Broadband Connection ?
FTTH is a Fiber to the Home and uses passive optical networking (PON) technology that delivers dedicated capacity to be split across a certain amount of users. Compared to other technologies, that bandwidth budget is much larger and allows for faster consumer speeds. Advanced version of PON is the GPON (gigabit passive optical networking), the latest variant, which can deliver 2.4Gbps downstream and 1.2Gbps upstream split amongst as many of 64 end users. The following figure shows the Typical fiber to the home – FTTH network architecture. BSNL / MTNL is the Only Service Provider in India offering FTTH. Airtel and Reliance Broadband also offers FTTH in few selected pockets of certain cities. Read the rest of this entry »
What is the State of 3G Data 2 Years after Launch in India ?
As we bid adieu to 2012, it’s almost 2 years that 3g started rolling out in India. Despite significant price correction of nearly 70%, 3G Data rates yet hover above at an average 2.5 times of 2G GPRS Data packages. This indicates that there is room for further price cuts in 3G services. The key differentiating factor between 2G and 3G is speed implying consumer’s data usage is not depended on 3G technology. While high bandwidth data usage is inconvenient on 2G, 2.5x rates differentials between 2G and 3G are too high to capture data users on 3G and monetise high asset creation in 3G.
Globally 3G penetration has been led by low price arbitration between 2G and 3G. Until data prices are aligned for both technologies, operators will find it difficult to expand 3G services at a mass level. Indian Telecom operators on the contrary are signalling increase in 2G rates to align it with 3G rates. We believe the low data penetration rates will force companies to keep data rates low for a long period to enhance subscriber base.
Coverage of 3G in India vs 2G
As evident from the Chart above, with nearly 2 years from commencement of 3G operations, telecom operators have about 16%-17% of network coverage vs 2G network, which implies that there is vast unutilized network Read the rest of this entry »
Airtel Launches 4G LTE in Pune with 605 Tower Coverage Map; Experience Outlets Open
Bharti Airtel, India’s first Telecommunications company which launched 4G / LTE Services today stepped into Maharashtra by Launching Airtel 4G / LTE Wireless Broadband Services.
Airtel has done an impeccable job by lighting 605 Towers across the Length and Breadth of Pune city to offer seamless coverage of the highest speed broadband services available in India to prospective consumers in Pune, Maharashtra. Airtel 4G LTE Tower Locations and Coverage Map in Pune is as Published here.
Which outlets in Pune Offer Test Experience of Airtel 4G LTE?
The following Airtel Branded Outlets offer / server as 4G LTE Broadband Experience Zones in Pune
Vivek Communication Kalyani Nagar, Pune
Kartik Televenture Aundh, Pune
Tele Communications Karve Road, Pune
Ankit Communications Akudi/ PCMC, Pune
Shree communication Hadapsar, Pune
How to Subscribe to Airtel 4G LTE in Pune ?
Now, customers in Pune can also buy Airtel 4G LTE online or Read the rest of this entry »
3G uptake increasing; LTE to remain niche; Reliance Skips 4G LTE Conference of Qualcomm
Qualcomm India which is partner with Bharti Airtel for rolling out BWA / LTE Services hosted a conference in Delhi on Oct 16th. Find the key takeaways from the conference.
3G Update Increasing Despite 3G subscribers being less than 3% of the India wireless subscribers base, web traffic on cellular data in India has surpassed traffic on desktops. Qualcomm India CEO expects smartphones sales in India to increase from 11 mn in 2011 to 20mn/25mn/100mn respectively in 2012E/2013E/2015E respectively led by declining smartphone prices.
Huawei Launches World’s first TD-LTE smartphone at the Event Huawei launched TD-LTE smartphone working on 2.3GHz (India band). The phone is powered by 1.5 GHz MSM 8960 dual-core processor and has 4 GB internal memory, 1 GB of RAM. At the estimated (GS est.) price of Rs 30,000 (US$ 545). Expect the product to remain niche and is unlikely to gain any traction for Airtel 4G – the only operator to have launched TD-LTE right now.
Reliance Infotel Broadband Building Own PAN India Fiber Network Reliance Infotel the only Indian operator to have a pan Indian LTE license was conspicuous by its absence for a second year in a row at the Qualcomm India LTE Conference. Vendors and industry participants indicated that Reliance Industries Ltd is looking at 2013 for its launch of LTE in Read the rest of this entry »
Why MTNL introduced Line Bonding 8 Mbps Tribdand DSL Plan ?
MTNL Mumbai has probably become the first Broadband Service Provider in India to offer “Line Bonding Internet Service“.
What is Line Bonding ?
Line bonding is a process in which two broadband connections are taken and made them to work as one, so the Broadband Speed is doubled at the users end. For Example, if a user is receiving 4 Mbps download speed, with line bonding they can expect to receive 8 Mbpswhich is similar to fibre / FTTH broadband .
Why is Line Bonding Done ?
Some users are bandwidth guzzlers and want to merge two separate ADSL lines to get double the speed. They started doing so using a Router like ZyXel ADSL2+ Bonded 4-port Router which can support ADSL2+ connections. Thus to satiate such users, MTNL itself is doing so at the Exchange end (DSLAM).
Details of MTNl 8 Mbps Triband DSL Plan with Line Bonding
Tariff – Rs 2999 + Taxes Read the rest of this entry »
Convergence Begins with Smart TVs takes over PC for Internet video
NPD Group research has revealed that 45% of viewers in the US use Internet connected HDTV sets more frequently compared to personal computers to view premium as well as free streaming content from the Internet.
In the new era of hyper-competitive Web and Communications, companies are battling to deliver their service offerings across multiple devices in order to derive multiple revenue streams. They do that by delivering a commonality of services across multiple technology platforms and their related devices. So is Smart TV the first stop in the Convergence era ?
Technology has began to overlap from various corners with intense competition in features and functionality. The value proposition becomes blurred and the value begins to migrate faster and deeper into the silicon (semiconductor IC chips) rather than the devices. The semiconductor chips within TVs begin with IP Connectivity and now are ready to take on the strong>graphics and processing capabilities that are required to run everything from streaming video to HTML5 browsers, casual games and eventually high-end native games. The value proposition for network operators that are today building out Internet Protocol (IP) based converged networks to leverage both over-the-top and even user generated applications.
The popularity of PCs has come down to 31% from 48% in 2011 for watching streaming content. The change in customer preference can be attributed to higher penetration of Smart TVs as NPD data reveals that about 10% of US families own at least one Smart TV which is capable of accessing content and apps such as Hulu Plus(12%) or Netflix(40%) Read the rest of this entry »
MTNL Mumbai Launches FTTH – Fiber Thrill Unlimited Plans – 10 Mbps Speed
MTNL Mumbai is going aggressive in the Wired Broadband Wars – VDSL or FTTH. yesterday, we saw BSNL Hyderabad launching VDSL broadband plans to compete with Beam Telecom. MTNL just a while ago announced the availability of FTTH Fiber Thrill Unlimited Plans with blazing fast speeds of 10 Mbps, a dream come true for Mumbaikars.
The following Plans are Available in MTNL FTTH Broadband – Fiber Thrill Unlimited Plans
- Fibre Thrill 790 costs Rs.790 offers 10 Mbps Download & 5 Mbps Upload speed up to 12 GB Data usage, 512Kbps beyond
- Fibre Thrill 990 costs Rs.990 offers 10 Mbps Download & 5 Mbps Upload speed up to 25 GB Data usage, 512Kbps beyond
- Fibre Thrill 1290 costs Rs 1290 offers 10 Mbps Download & 5 Mbps Upload speed up to 45 GB Data usage, 512Kbps beyond
- Fibre Thrill 1690 costs Rs 1690 offers 10 Mbps Download & 5 Mbps Upload speed up to 75 GB Data usage, 512Kbps beyond
- Fibre Thrill 2290 costs Rs 2290 offers 10 Mbps Download & 5 Mbps Upload speed up to 150 GB Data usage, 512Kbps beyond
- Fibre Thrill 2590 costs Rs 2590 offers 20 Mbps Download & 10 Mbps Upload speed up to 150 GB Data usage, 1 Mbps beyond
MTNL has also introduced TRULY UNLIMITED Fiber Broadband Plans without any Fair usage policy or bandwidth throttling Read the rest of this entry »
BSNL Hyderabad Launches 8Mbps /16 Mbps / 24 Mbps Unlimited VDSL Plans
State owned BSNL has launched VDSL Broadband Unlimited Plans in Hyderabad at unbelievable prices and sufficient Data usage. VDSL Plans are offered with the download speed of Mbps /16 Mbps / 24 Mbps in Hyderabad as mentioned below.
- Rs 949 offers 8 Mbps speed upto 35GB and 512 Kbps for the rest of billing cycle [Code - BBG ULD 949 CS15]
- Rs 1499 offers 16 Mbps speed upto 40 GB and 4 Mbps for the rest of billing cycle [Code - BBG ULD 1499 CS 16 VDSL]
- Rs 2499 offers 24 Mbps speed upto 50 GB and 6 Mbps for the rest of billing cycle[ Code – BBG ULD 2499 CS 16 VDSL
Discounts Offered by BSNL broadband Hyderabad on Annual Payments – You pay Lumpsum for 10 Months and use for 12 Months or Pay for 18 Months and use for 24 Months or Pay for 24 Months and use for 26 Months. Read the rest of this entry »
