WiMax in India

WiMAX Steps Forward in India

India is increasingly embracing wireless technologies. WiMAX has the potential to provide India with widespread Internet access that can usher in economic growth, better education and health care and improved entertainment services as it has done elsewhere in the world.

C-Dot Alcatel-Lucent Research Centre (CARC), in Chennai, has successfully completed the country's first live WiMAX IEEE 802.16e-2005 (also called Rev-e) field trial using Aircel’s (a mobile service provider) licensed spectrum. The technology is now ready for commercial deployment. An Alcatel-Lucent statement said the trials were conducted using the 2.5GHz band and successfully demonstrated applications in moving conditions such as video streaming, high-speed file downloads, Voice over IP (VoIP) and Web browsing.

Aircel had launched WiMAX-based on 802.16d standard services in Chennai, during October 2006, and in Bangalore during January 2007. It had also deployed WiMAX networks with limited coverage in many prominent cities such as Coimbatore, Pune, Delhi, Cochin & Ahmedabad and soon will be providing pan-city coverage at these locations in a phased manner.

Although Alcatel-Lucent and Aircel are driving the WiMax technology forward, it was Intel that initiated and first started helping service prdoviders in India to carry out successful trial programs, and continues to do so today.

Feb 21, 2007. WiMAX Steps Forward in India. CXOtoday.com.



I think wimax in India is a great idea. High-speed wireless broadband technology based on WiMAX promises an economically viable solution to accelerating the Internet adoption that can completely change lifestyles in India. Countries advance and can go high-tech only when communication systems within a country are up to date. And high speed Internet with better quality and service is an effective way for people to stay connected and also spread knowledge and information.

WiMAX is also going to be great for India because reliable Internet service for the masses can spur growth in e-Commerce and increase the number of investors participating in economic activities such as online stock trading.

Not to mention that schools and libraries in rural or remote areas without wired infrastructure can be connected to broadband, and can have broadcast lectures from urban schools and universities. This will help enhance the education system in India, if the schools effectively utilize the resource.

Overall, this is going to be a great way to spur business development in India and add to the country’s booming economy.