Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will launch its mobile WiMax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access), a fourth-generation technology that enables high-speed wireless Internet access in Kerala. This is the first launch of BSNL WiMax service in South India.
The WiMax-based solution is set up and deployed like cellular systems using base stations with coverage over a radius of several kilometers. The customer premise equipment (CPE) will connect the base station to the customer. WiMax is available in both indoor and outdoor versions.
BSNL is the first telecom operator in the country to have launched the Mobile WiMAX service.
AVIAT – formerly Harris Stratex – has provided the technology for the Mobile WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access).
BSNL is deploying the WiMAX technology in Kerala, offering a broadband internet speed of up to 37 mbps, with 900 BTS (Base Transmitting Stations) in order to cover the whole of the state, according to BSNL.
In the first phase, 450 Base Transmitting Stations will be set up to cover all the major cities, all district headquarters as well as important towns in Kerala, with the project costing about Rs 100 crore. Initially, roaming will be available within Kerala.
In the second phase, 450 more Base Transmitting Stations will be installed to cover the remaining towns of Kerala.
The WiMAX technology provides access to broadband internet service at a cost performance ratio which is much better than any other technology, BSNL said.
According to BSNL, the technology offers features such as high-speed broadband connectivity anywhere, anytime for devices such as desktop computers and laptop computers on wireless, national roaming, telemedicine, Web-based commerce, distance-learning, as well as low-cost connectivity to bank ATMs and railway reservation centres
WiMAX, according to BSNL, is considered a cheaper alternative to cable broadband access and digital subscriber lines owing to the minimal cost of installation compared to the wired version of the broadband internet service.
BSNL has 2 tariff plans for the WiMAX service – the Home Plan, with a fixed monthly charge of Rs 999, and the Business Plan, with a fixed monthly charge of Rs 1,999.
In all, 25 Base Transmitting Stations, covering Ernakulam city and the municipalities of Aluva, Kalamassery, Tripunithura and Angamaly, were commissioned on February 27, 2010.
Another 59 Base Transmitting Stations will be commissioned shortly.
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