INTERNET CONNECTION FOR ALL PANCHAYATS BY 2013
Kuldeep Goyal Chairman and Managing Director, BSNL launched BSNL Live
service, a Wireless Application Portal (WAP), for all its 3G customers in the
southern region at Anna Salai Telephone exchange on Tuesday. While speaking to
the gathering he announced that all the 2.5 lakh panchayats in the country will
have Internet connection by 2013. This will be achieved through a mix of optic
fibre, wireless and WiMax technologies. We will be focusing especially on
implementing WiMax systems that can reach speeds of up to 7 Mbps in rural
areas, he said.3G services will be extended to 750 cities by year-end: BSNL
Chairman
“The live portal will offer
customers the convenience of use of 3G services and will thereby help in full
utilization of the increased network speed,” said Mr. Goyal. “The portal will
initially offer entertainment and information services, but will be expanded to
include applications that focus on delivering educational, health and mobile
commerce solutions.”
Alluding to the changing trends in the telecom sector, he said revenue
from voice services was getting flat and operators were going to increasingly
rely on data revenue. “When the iPhone was launched in the
To download the settings to activate BSNL Live portal, 3G subscribers
will have to send SMS ‘Mobile Make space Model` to 58355.
