BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) Puducherry is growing in leaps and bounds as they have started a high tech fiber broadband service in the state after partnering with a BSNL authorised franchisee on Friday. This new service is going to be based on the revenue share model between both the parties. In the press release by BSNL, it was highlighted that Mr Marshal Antony Leo, Chief General Manager, BSNL, Tamil Nadu Telecom Circle, Chennai did the honour of launching the services on Sunday. It is being said initially that the regions of Lawspet and part of Mettupalayam will be given the service first and then the expansion will take place in many phases over the entire region. Also, six customers in Lawspet were given the service on the spot over the occasion.
The use of Next Generation Network (NGN) Switches has enabled the development of Fiber broadband assisted by the Optical Fiber Network Technology concept.This new service is capable of providing internet services to the users with up to 100Mbps speed. The prime USP of this service by BSNL is its exclusivity with the public-sector telco and the very high voice quality functionality which will be undistorted and can be established over the connection. Along with that, features like video conferencing bandwidth on demand, video surveillance facility, games and videos on demand, etc. come as an add-on to the service.
The release outlined that the Fiber broadband technology is going to connect users in an even more vibrant and smooth manner by enabling high-speed networking between the users. The users will be able to experience uninterrupted landline network with voice, data and video communications thanks to the new technology which BSNL Puducherry has rolled out.
BSNL is the leading broadband service provider in India with over 12 million subscribers, which is followed by Bharti Airtel. This new service would even increase the broadband subscriber base of the telco.