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Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has been on a roll after receiving its relief package from the government. The state-led telecom operator has been bullish to provide internet connectivity in the rural region and is perhaps the only telecom operator in the country which is putting efforts in these far off areas. Firstly, BSNL expanded fibre connectivity into the interior villages using BharatNet which aims to connect 2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats in India, a lot of which have already been connected. But on Wednesday, BSNL launched a new service which will also help villages in achieving internet connectivity and this service is called Bharat Air Fibre. Now although the name of the service resembles the fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) service by BSNL known as Bharat Fibre, there are some major differences between the two. While the BharatFibre uses wired technology to provide broadband service to the subscribers in many regions of the country, the Bharat Air Fibre service would be wireless. Here is what you need to know about the Bharat Air Fibre service.
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BSNL Air Fibre Technology Explained
BSNL Director, Vivek Banzal said about this new launch, “We have launched Bharat AirFibre on the airwaves in the free spectrum band primarily in rural areas where there is no interference.” This informs us that the new Bharat Air Fibre service will be launched on the unlicensed spectrum, which has not been licensed to any entity. This unlicensed spectrum would need very less interference so that the quality of relay is better for the subscribers. Hence, the technology would be deployed in villages where there is very less disturbance for these airwaves. Also, BSNL has informed that it would be using line-of-sight radio waves to deploy this technology and to provide call-centre services in these villages. The absence of noise creating devices like Wi-Fi routers, microwave oven and other items in the village will make it possible for the Bharat Air Fibre service to work in these areas.
