Telecom PSU, BSNL has set its target of starting 3G mobile services by year end and be the first telecom operator in India to launch this facility. BSNL has decided to take a lead over private telecom operators and has placed purchase orders for necessary equipments required to initiate 3G services in the northern, eastern and western circles.

CIT Minister A Raja had given the lead to telecom PSUs BSNL and MTNL for allocating 3G spectrum ahead of others with a condition that both will pay the price equivalent to the highest bid. This was done keeping in mind the cumbersome process to procure equipments by the PSUs in comparison to that by the private players.

This move would definitely benefit BSNL with various the first mover advantages, couple of them being opportunity for early profits and status of monopoly.

WiMax Gyaan: WiMax stands for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access. It is the next generation of wireless connectivity, allowing high speed data transfers across distances wirelessly. The basic objective was to have wireless broadband access as an alternative to cable and DSL.

With the gates opening up, BSNL, which is a state owned operator, wants access to the spectrum free of cost. The cost here involves the license and entry fee. The other operators and Internet Service providers would be paying fees ranging from 2 to 10 crores for spectrum allocation in cities.

What are the advantages to you:

• Connecting Wi-Fi hotspots with each other and to other parts of the Internet.
• Providing a wireless alternative to cable and DSL for last mile broadband access.
• Providing high-speed data and telecommunications services.

What’s your take on the topic? Share your Gyaan on TeleGyaan Forums.

BSNL is celebrating the organisations foundation along with the birth anniversary of Bapu. This gives them a reason to do something that would benefit the masses. This calls for great deals up for grabs, which includes a list of them:

Firstly BSNL is waiving its connection charge of Rs. 500 to the people who would be applying for a new landline or WLL connection in this Party Week. To back this it would also be providing free sim cards to the people on the 2nd of October only at the General Manager’s office. But things don’t come so easily, one has to remit a service tax of a whopping Rs. 12, which would not be a problem considering what you are getting in return.

Now this plan also comes with another plan of stepping up the image of the operator by using a common logo for the service provided by them and also trying to ease the process of paying bills. Here the operator would deploy selling agents to accept cheques and demand drafts in order to pay bills definitely trying to add a personal touch to the process.

What we would say is that the operator has made the best use of the patriotic feel in the air in India and thus making the best of it through Bapu’s birthday. Nice one BSNL…

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