The Hindu: Global telecom equipment company Alcatel has tied up with the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT), an autonomous body under the Government of India, for WiMAX, the technology that promises to be the next big thing in telecom. If successful, it will also solve C-DoT’s funding problems. Recently, the Indian Finance Ministry had objected to grants for C-DoT and suggested that the organisation should depend on licensed manufacture of its products. Wi-MAX will give it a fresh lease of life as Alcatel wants to ensure that the technology finds practical applications in the Indian telecom sector.
“Alcatel believes that broadband wireless and particularly WiMax is appropriate technology for India keeping in mind the requirements of the rural sector,” said Ravi Sharma, president, Alcatel (South Asia). The joint venture is planning to employ 1,000 persons and could become one of the large R & D centres in Asia.
Read another report in The Financial Express, which says that WiMax is capable of delivering broadband Internet and extended services such as Internet telephony throughout India without a hitch. Unlike wired solutions, no cables have to be laid or roads dug. India
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