BSNL target 7 mn broadband subscribers by 2010
Mumbai, March 7: BSNL is planning to roll out wireless broadband services in the next three months. The company is targeting a total of seven million broadband subscribers by 2010, out of which two million will be wireless.The aim is to cover 25,000 villages through wireless broadband. The state-owned company will take the franchise route for this.
BSNL director of planning and new services Gopal Das speaking at the Sixth International Conference on Communications noted that with the advent of convergence, telecom companies are positioning themselves as being one-stop shops. Besides telephony, they also provide net and broadband.Das says that BSNL has invested a lot in building next generation networks over IP. The aim is to offer premium services.
The
company
plans
to
offer
mobile
TV
and
radio
on
mobile
later
this
year.
On
wired
broadband
it
offers
speed
upto
2mbps
on
ADSL2+
technology.
The
aim
is
to
add
three
million
wire
broadband
subscribers
over
the
next
couple
of
years.
It
claims
to
already
have
in
the
region
of
1.6
million
subscribers.
BSNL
has
already
rolled
out
its
IPTV
service
in
three
cities
of
Pune,
Bangalore
and
Delhi.
Das
also
says
that
one
should
not
look
at
communications
and
technology
industries
as
being
completely
separate
from
the
media
and
entertainment
industries
at
a
time
when
the
two
are
converging.
He
believes
that
in
2020
these
two
combined
will
contribute
25
per
cent
to
the
economy.
In
2047
which
is
the
centenary
of
India"s
Independence,
it
is
possible
that
the
knowledge
economy
will
contribute
50
per
cent.