How much Bandwidth is Enough.

[Pavan Kumar Av]

Ok, thats what the government thinks. But ideally what should it be?and more interestingly what do you want it to be?What bandwidth you think us as citizens deserve to take full advantages of the power of internet?I believe if right now we had 2Mbps connections standard everywhere,cellphones, houses, remote village hospitals, small shops in the city;It could drive change in this country in a similar way good roads do.what do you think?

 

[Sushubh]

I believe if right now we had 2Mbps connections standard everywhere,
cellphones, houses, remote village hospitals, small shops in the city;
It could drive change in this country in a similar way good roads do.

explain how?

 

[Pavan Kumar Av]

better infrastructure. I know it takes time and money. what doesn't.what I'm saying is there is room for better services.

 

[Sushubh]

what has internet gotta do with infrastructure in the country?

 

[Pavan Kumar Av]

what? how will you provide internet without infrastructure?what do you call the network of optical cables, copper wires,wireless broadcasters and terminals and servers, if not infrastructure?maybe you thought I was referring to transport infrastructure infact I was referring to IT infrastructure.

 

[x720]

Better internet does not lead to better infra - this what admin meant !

 

[Pavan Kumar Av]

neither did I.

 

[x720]

Admin asked how'd better internet drive a change and you answered better infra Now, you could also have meant that an endeavour to provide better internet, would lead to development of infra. In that case, I stand corrected

 

[Sushubh]

as you can already see, companies in india are trying to spread internet across using wireless technologies. bsnl and mtnl are not laying down fibers even though they have the material lying with them. airtel etc does not seem to be interested in laying down fibers in existing localities because of the expense. even then... spreading fiber throughout the country is not really going to change anything regarding the infrastructure of the country. we would still have hanging wires or boxes attached in open in sides of houses. fact remains... internet is still a luxury commodity in a country like india where even the middle class is struggling to pay the bills. compare the internet tariffs in india and developed markets like usa, we are paying almost same even though our purchasing power is much much less compared to them.

 

[Pavan Kumar Av]

Looks like when he said "explain how", I thought he was asking how we can provide 2mbps connections to everyone.Ok, I misunderstood the short message. Well, yes my intention was to convey the fact that, irrespective of the technical and financial difficulties, a betterTelecom Infrastructure will help deliver services like healthcare, logistics and business in general, better.I recently heard the president of Cisco india operations say that IT has become the forth necessity afterfood, clothing and shelter.I agree with this paradigm and hoped to start a discussion in those lines in this topic.I will be the first to admit I'm not a technical expert in telecom, so I'm not challenging anyone on those lines,I hoping to take the discussions beyond feasibility and exploring the possibilities which could lead to innovation.