WiMax ready for rollout in India

MUMBAI: After much talk, tests and trials, WiMax seems to be finally ready for commercial use in India. WiMax, high-speed internet access over a wireless connection, is a low-cost way to provide internet connectivity in places where laying cables is difficult

Chennai-based Aircel is planning to take its WiMax network national while the Tata-owned VSNL will roll out retail WiMax offerings later this year. Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) is also ready to start WiMax services, having undertaken pilots at 14 locations.

VSNL as well as BSNL have partnered with Aperto Networks, developer of the world's most advanced WiMax base stations and subscriber units, to deploy multi-service broadband wireless systems.

The trials demonstrated applications in moving conditions such as video streaming, high-speed file downloads, voice over IP and web browsing.

source:*economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/...Max_ready_for_rollout/articleshow/1670512.cms

waat bout our silicon valley - banglore???

once started ..it will reach there also..

kool ,happy death to wires

grat news..I m happy.
hey do u have any idea about the average speed it will be offering??

W

10mbps

cool I will be shifting to chennai by June as I am going to join TCS there.

J

that a good news

wat abt mumbai the economic capital?? We need it the most..

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BSNL to provide WiMax The six initial cities getting the WiMAX equipment are Kolkata (in West Bengal), Bangalore (in Karnataka), Chennai (in Tamil Nadu), Ahmedabad (in Gujarat), Hyderabad (in Andhra Pradesh), and Pune (in Maharastra). The deployment, which will also cover four rural districts in the State of Haryana.
For Detailed news read *www.apertonet.com/news/archives121506.html
*www.govtech.net/digitalcommunities/story.php?id=102894

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And what about poor Delhi - the capital of India?

J

Yeah...what about Delhi!

B

waat bout our silicon valley - banglore???

Bangalore is IT city & Silicon valley, only for the name's sake. Availability sucks here. Just try searching for a force feedback joystick or a good graphics card in Bangalore & you know what I mean.

that's true man
i have came to know that sec17 of chandigarh is also going wi-max by this year. There are many colleges which are already wi-fi enabled like T.I.E.T patiala, Baddal Engg. college and many many more....
Happy Ending of Wires!!!!!

it will take a long time

and wat about chandigarh...??
city of highest standards....

10 MBps ? Dawnnnnnnnnnn Faster than BSNL broadband ?

Its the theoritical speed man....

lets pray,everything goes in plan.If it success in chennai,than we may have this in delhi n other places soon.

mumbai sux man... No news of wimax here

presently at agra .
here only airtel.....

good news but me live in a small town near kolkata... so no chance to get it here

.... BTW anyone have any idea about the charges???

is it gud on papers only or actually will be faster

depends upon the quality of hardware they use...and the money they spend..

ya i was thinking to post this thanx...navjotjsingh.
400mb@2Mbps is too low..

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Oops that was Wi-Fi not WiMax. Any difference between the two. Since MTNL is offering Wi-Fi for quite some time: *wifine.mtnl.net.in/

wimax is advanced version:
read out:
Wi-Fi (or Wi-fi, WiFi, Wifi, wifi), short for "Wireless Fidelity", is a set of product compatibility standards for wireless local area networks (WLAN) based on the IEEE 802.11 specifications. New standards beyond the 802.11 specifications, such as 802.16(WiMAX), are currently in the works and offer many enhancements, anywhere from longer range to greater transfer speeds.

Popular name of the 802.16 wireless metropolitan-area network standard that's currently being developed. WiMax, which will have a range of up to 31 miles, is primarily aimed at making broadband network access widely available without the expense of stringing wires (as in cable-access broadband) or the distance limitations of Digital Subscriber Line.

source :google

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I meant MTNL's ad was of Wi-fi not WiMax. So MTNL has not rolled WiMax still.

maybe they r using old standards..

well its a good news, that companies r getting ready to rool out WiMAx...im really waiting for the service to start......im damn sure that this is going to be the future of internet connectivity........

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WiMax ready for rollout

for details read *economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/...Max_ready_for_rollout/articleshow/1670512.cms

C

Wi-Max is gonna offer a tremendous speed for wireless communication...But tell me @ wat price ll they offer us Wi-Max??

Thanks,
Kunal

Wimax is already rolled out in bangalore by Aircel.Its is the first city in India to get Wimaxed and second in the world!
But at present it is available only for the SMEs.

shashank_re said:
Wimax is already rolled out in bangalore by Aircel.Its is the first city in India to get Wimaxed and second in the world!
But at present it is available only for the SMEs.

wht banglore is second in world..from where U got this news.And please tell me wht U mean by SMEs

ya give us the source we ll definitely want to read that thing.

M

SME's means Small and Medium Enterprises

I heard about that on NDTV.

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Television Channels may be told to free bandwidth (in extended C-band) for WiMax

Television channels like Aaj Tak, Star Ananda, Maa TV and Kairali may soon have to go off the air.

This is because the government is considering allocating satellite services bandwidth on the Insat series for wireless services such as WiMax, in which case broadcasters will have to vacate the extended C-band.

Over 60 channels now broadcast on extended C-band transponders in the Insat series.

WiMax services enable consumers to access wireless broadband services in a radius of 20-22 km. However, the frequency used for WiMax services tend to interfere with the frequency range of C-band transponders that are being used by broadcasters.

“The largely unconsidered implications of the proposed rules by the government could be catastrophic for news broadcasters that use the lower end of the C-band spectrum,” said ST Davies, CEO, Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia.

Meanwhile, foreign satellite company IntelSat said India would face shortage in both C-band and Ku-band transponders in future.

*www.business-standard.com/iceworld/storypage.php?tab=r&autono=278282&subLeft=4&leftnm =8

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Pune all set to be India's first 'unwired' city with Wimax

Taking a leap over Bangalore and Hyderabad, Pune will become the first Indian city to have a high-speed wireless Internet network even before the Centre's much-awaited spectrum policy is announced.

*www.ddinews.gov.in/Sci-Tech/ec.htm

qazranchi said:
Pune all set to be India's first 'unwired' city with Wimax

Taking a leap over Bangalore and Hyderabad, Pune will become the first Indian city to have a high-speed wireless Internet network even before the Centre's much-awaited spectrum policy is announced.

*www.ddinews.gov.in/Sci-Tech/ec.htm

thanx for updating the thread with the news.

theoretically speed in Wi-Max is 70mbps
if I get even 10% of that its gr8

@borg: Go to SP road...I see 8800 GTXs sitting around in windows of almost all the good comp shops...

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RCOM to launch WiMax in Pune, Bangalore in June

*economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/...une_Bangalore_in_June/articleshow/2067930.cms

faraaz said:
@borg: Go to SP road...I see 8800 GTXs sitting around in windows of almost all the good comp shops...

What does SP stand for?

Dunno what it stands for...but its kinda like Lamington Road in Mumbai...

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BSNL to invite tenders for setting up 50K WiMax kiosks

Public sector BSNL is set to issue tenders for setting up 50,000 Common Service Centres (CSCs) — ICT-enabled kiosks — across the country. This will be one of the largest deployment of WiMax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) in the world, as these will be connected by wireless broadband (WiMax). All CSCs set up in the first phase used the traditional method of connecting to high speed internet and providing other ICT services via fibre cable.

Although the 3G spectrum policy (which includes WiMax) is yet to be unveiled by the government, DoT has sought communication minister A Raja’s approval to allocate WiMax spectrum to BSNL for this project. BSNL had informed the DoT that the tender documents were ready and the PSU was awaiting spectrum clearance for issuing the same. Sources said that BSNL would be allocated spectrum in the 2.5 GHz frequency band for its wireless broadband foray. The project is expected to be completed by August 08. These CSCs will primarily cater to semi-urban and rural areas across the country.

BSNL had earlier shortlisted two WiMax frequencies — 2.5 GHz and 3.5 GHz — for this project. Choosing the 2.5 GHz frequency band is in line with the global scenario. According to sources, during a recent meeting to review the status of the project, communications minister A Raja had directed BSNL to work “in co-ordination with the department of information technology in order to ensure that the project is completed within the time frame”. Following this, BSNL will soon convene a meeting of all circle heads in Delhi to address all implementation issues, sources added.

At the same time, BSNL’s plans for urban areas include the roll out of WiMax services in 70 cities across the country by mid 2008. The PSU will soon issue tenders estimated at Rs 1,000 crore for this project also. Sources added that a slew of companies, including Telsima Corp, Aperto Networks and Alcatel Lucent, had already expressed interest in bidding for the WiMax project in these 70 cities.

*economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Telecom/BSNL_to_invite_tenders_for_setting_up_50K_WiMax_kiosks/articleshow/2426978.cms

sorry to bump an old topic but the news fits..

Hope the plans works out within the said time frame + we need a speed increase too

Govt. pulling up its socks to justify its christening of this year as The Year of the Broadband.

industry experts feel there is need for reduction in prices of customer premise equipment to fuel large-scale deployment of WiMax. Currently, a CPE costs between $250-300, making WiMax a costly proposition unless economies of scale are achieved. Also, there is lack of clarity over spectrum issues related to WiMax.

to use wimax we need around 10-12k man that too much just for a poor internet connection

gary4gar said:
to use wimax we need around 10-12k man that too much just for a poor internet connection

if BSNL is settin it up at such a huge scale theyll make sure the price is affordable to average user..

desai_amogh said:
if BSNL is settin it up at such a huge scale theyll make sure the price is affordable to average user..

does this hardware is also required for Notebooks??
for its just for desktop??

Well WiMax is said to be cheaper(on a commercial scale) than WiFi and has more area coverage...that is the reason it has been pushed ahead..
And as far as hardware is concerned...
I think one needs about 4-5k atleast to get the data acess card which is required to access the net..
If ISPs provide it on rental basis as they currently do for ADSL Modems then only will it be a poor man's connection...

W

The plan is to launch until mid next year, im sure the prices be reasonable for CPEs (consumer premise equipment) till that time

Recently i read that VSNL will be starting WiMax in Bangalore by November end!

Any news from Airtel...................
If not I will have to visit my office

I guess Reliance is the one who is actively taking part in its rollout..
Havent even heard about Airtel venturing into this field...hopefully they have secret plans

ya i have a Reliance WiMax BroadBand connection.......gives a gr8 speed.....300kbps

ayush_chh said:
ya i have a Reliance WiMax BroadBand connection.......gives a gr8 speed.....300kbps

what Wi-max speed is only 300kbps.Even broadband offers speed upto 8 Mbps.

can we know more about your plan and service.

i am using VSNL (TATA INDICOM) and they have told me tht wiimax will be launched around 9-10 november ..and the minimum speed will be 128kbps ......... i have to upgrade (i am on 64kbps unlimited nw) or else have to change ISP as my plan is expiring on 26th OCT

ravi_9793 said:
what Wi-max speed is only 300kbps.Even broadband offers speed upto 8 Mbps.

can we know more about your plan and service.

well i do also have a reliance wimax connection , 300kbps(unlilimted downloads and uploads), its cost is around 1000bucks. And speeds are great and consistent(arnd 35KBps), but today only i got around 120KBps download speed for around 5-6hrs

dd_wingrider said:
well i do also have a reliance wimax connection , 300kbps(unlilimted downloads and uploads), its cost is around 1000bucks. And speeds are great and consistent(arnd 35KBps), but today only i got around 120KBps download speed for around 5-6hrs

what hardware is required for Wi-max connection??

well u dont have to buy nything extra, they will come and install everything.

dd_wingrider said:
well u dont have to buy nything extra, they will come and install everything.

I am not going to buy anything.I am just asking to know, what hardware is required to run Wi-max connection.

Also, If they give their own hardware...than it is not free , they charge monthly rental for the same.

Is that reliance wimax connection , 300kbps(unlilimted downloads and uploads) , available in Haryana ??

FTW!!! Wi-Max must be of much higher speed than Wifi which has a max of 54MBPS .. WiMax at this speed is bullsh!t..

its just like giving empty giftbox.

@ ravi_9793

i have a Reliance Wimax Broadband connection.

plan
-----
Unlimited D/L
speed-300kbps (but it goes upto 400 kbps i have even seen it going upto 1000 kbps)
charges - Rs. 1122/- (inclusive of tax) per month
they charge only Rs. 500/- for installation. There is no monthly rental.In this they supply MODEM, Receiver, CAT-5 Cable etc.(isn't that great)

ayush_chh said:
@ ravi_9793

i have a Reliance Wimax Broadband connection.

plan
-----
Unlimited D/L
speed-300kbps (but it goes upto 400 kbps i have even seen it going upto 1000 kbps)
charges - Rs. 1122/- (inclusive of tax) per month
they charge only Rs. 500/- for installation. There is no monthly rental.In this they supply MODEM, Receiver, CAT-5 Cable etc.(isn't that great)

Looks gr8

Better than mine Airtel 256 UL, cost Rs. 1125/ month including all taxes.However I am satisfied with Airtel speed and service.
Currently I am getting 1.6 Mbps speed

Don't be in a hurry, lets see how the EXPERIMENT goes

AirTel is the best BroadBand connection that i have heard of....but in my area there is no airtel connection . we have sify which sucks...so i switced to Reliance WiMax......

One of my friends workin in Oracle in Blore use the service, he said the service was down for 1-2 days full and there are some frequent problems and hes planning to go back to Airtel broadband. May be the starting problems, anyway better to wait it seems.

Yup.... same problem even i'm facing with my 300kbps Unlimited connection!!

My area doesn't have Airtel connectivity, and for BSNL BB, i'll have to wait for more than 3/4 months!!
So i took a reliance Wimax conn.. i get connection quickly on weekdays!!

no connection in the weekends!!

The customer care sucks.. they dont answer the call itself!! chay!!

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ya the connection was down for 2 days not only in bangalore but in pune too....when i called the customer care they said that it was some server problem and they will rectify it soon.....now there is no problem......i mean i have never faced any problem...

I always face probs on weekends!! ..

otherwise its a smooth connection... no wiring hassles, etc..!! But the customer care is still a problem..

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plz tell me what to buy and how much it costs. do we want to pay monthly rent? or is it free just like in usa?

Contact the Reliance office.

And it is not free. There is monthly rent.

Is it available all over the bangalore???????

B

isnt wifi inet connection free in usa @ hotspoots? isn't wimax free? then what's the use with 300kbps?