BSNL Broadband is a broadband internet service from state owned BSNL in India since 14 January, 2005. Until September 30, 2007 it was known as Data One [1]
BSNL is commissioning of a multi-gigabit, multi-protocol, convergent IP infrastructure through Internet backbone-II (NIB-II), that will provide convergent services through the same backbone and broadband access network. The Broadband service will be available on DSL technology (on the same copper wire that is used for connecting telephone), on a countrywide basis spanning 198 cities.
In terms of infrastructure for broadband services NIB-II would put India at par with more advanced nations. The services that would be supported includes always-on broadband access to the Internet for residential and business customers, Content based services, Video multicasting, Video-on-demand and Interactive gaming, Audio and Video conferencing, IP Telephony, Distance learning, Messaging: plain and feature-rich, Multi-site MPLS VPNs with Quality of Service (QoS) guarantees. The subscribe will be able to access the above services through Subscriber Service Selection System (SSSS) portal.
The Service will be given through the state of the art Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) based IP Infrastructure, which is designed to provide reliable routes to cover all possible destinations within and outside the country. Layer 1 of the network will consist of a high speed Backbone comprising of 24 powerful Core Routers connected with high speed 2.5 Gbit/s(STM-16) links.
There are different plans available for rural,urban and village consumers.
References
- ^ "Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd- Latest News". http://bsnl.co.in/newsdetailed.php?news_id=387.
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