BSNL presents India’s first 3G enabled BlackBerry smartphone
Talks of 3G technology have been doing rounds for quite some time. Probably that’s the reason the countrywide launch of India’s first 3G enabled BlackBerry smartphone by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) at Hotel Parkview, Sector 24, w
as a much-sought after affair. Organised in association with Research In Motion (RIM), “BSNL customers can now enjoy the freedom and productivity benefits of using 3G smartphones to stay connected and get information on the go,” tells Siddhartha Behura, Secretary Department of Telecommunication, Government of India and Chairman Telecom Commission. This, particularly when it comes packaged with BlackBerry services. “While 3G technology assures increased bandwidth and transfer rates, which facilitate features like video conferencing and uploads and downloads, music, movies, clearer network and gaming, Blackberry enhances the experience,” says Satchit Gayakwad of Blackberry, as he talks about the Push Technology that enables you to be always connected.
Solutions for enterprise and individual customers are provided through BlackBerry Bold, BlackBerry Curve 8310 and BlackBerry 8700g smartphones. “While the BlackBerry Bold smartphone is crafted from premium materials and comes with a luxurious black exterior, satin chrome finished frame and leatherette backplate, BlackBerry Curve 8310 is a lightweight-phone that offers customers premium phone features as well as access to email, messaging, organizer and Internet applications,” Gayakwad tells us Curve also features multimedia capabilities including a two megapixel camera, media player and expandable memory slot that can be used with a wide range of other business and lifestyle applications. As for BlackBerry 8700g it is stylish and has light-sensing screen and MP3 ringtones.
“3G service has already been launched in Jalandhar and will be launched in Bhatinda in next three days and in Pathankot and Kapurthala by March 31,” chips in P K Paliwal, CGMT, Punjab Circle, adding that for service plans and pricing one can log on to www.bsnl.co.in.
BSNL launches BlackBerry services across India
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched BlackBerry services across India. The telecom behemoth has launched the services in association with Research in Motion.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam is World’s 7th largest Telecommunications Company providing comprehensive range of telecom services in India. The company has installed Quality Telecom Network in the country and now focusing on improving it, expanding the network, introducing new telecom services with ICT applications in villages and wining customer’s confidence. Today, it has about 47.3 million line basic telephone capacity, 4 million WLL capacity, 20.1 Million GSM Capacity, more than 37382 fixed exchanges, 18000 BTS, 287 Satellite Stations, 480196 Rkm of OFC Cable, 63730 Rkm of Microwave Network connecting 602 Districts, 7330 cities/towns and 5.5 Lakhs villages.
BSNL is the only service provider, making focused efforts and planned initiatives to bridge the Rural-Urban Digital Divide ICT sector. In fact there is no telecom operator in the country to beat its reach with its wide network giving services in every nook & corner of country and operates across India except Delhi & Mumbai. Whether it is inaccessible areas of Siachen glacier and North-eastern region of the country. BSNL serves its customers with its wide bouquet of telecom services.
BSNL cellular service, CellOne, has more than 17.8 million cellular customers, garnering 24 percent of all mobile users as its subscribers. That means that almost every fourth mobile user in the country has a BSNL connection. In basic services, BSNL is miles ahead of its rivals, with 35.1 million Basic Phone subscribers i.e. 85 per cent share of the subscriber base and 92 percent share in revenue terms.
BSNL has more than 2.5 million WLL subscribers and 2.5 million Internet Customers who access Internet through various modes viz. Dial-up, Leased Line, DIAS, Account Less Internet(CLI). BSNL has been adjudged as the NUMBER ONE ISP in the country.
BSNL has set up a world class multi-gigabit, multi-protocol convergent IP infrastructure that provides convergent services like voice, data and video through the same Backbone and Broadband Access Network. At present there are 0.6 million DataOne broadband customers.
The company has vast experience in Planning, Installation, network integration and Maintenance of Switching & Transmission Networks and also has a world class ISO 9000 certified Telecom Training Institute.
Scaling new heights of success, the present turnover of BSNL is more than Rs.351,820 million (US $ 8 billion) with net profit to the tune of Rs.99,390 million (US $ 2.26 billion) for last financial year. The infrastructure asset on telephone alone is worth about Rs.630,000 million (US $ 14.37 billion).
BSNL plans to expand its customer base from present 47 millions lines to 125 million lines by December 2007 and infrastructure investment plan to the tune of Rs. 733 crores (US$ 16.67 million) in the next three years.
The turnover, nationwide coverage, reach, comprehensive range of telecom services and the desire to excel has made BSNL the No. 1 Telecom Company of India.
