Tata Indicom Wimax Broadband Launched In Bangalore !

[kesav 127]

VSNL plans WiMAX launch in January

The services will be initially offered in Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad. Later, it will be extended to 35 other cities. Over the next three years, VSNL expects to extend it to 125 tier II towns.

The company plans to invest $500 million to $600 million over three years to build signal towers.

WiMAX, or worldwide interoperability for microwave access, is a wide-area highspeed wireless broadband technology that has the capacity to connect remote areas. While a similar and more familiar technology, Wi-Fi, handles local areas within offices or hotspots, WiMAX has a much wider range.

VSNL is already providing WiMAX services to some enterprise customers in Bangalore.

Reliance Communications, which provides the service to enterprise customers in Bangalore and Pune, will give VSNL tough competition next year. The company is planning to extend its services to 10 more cities this fiscal.

In a pilot project, BSNL has also set up 10 WiMAX base stations in Bangalore, Chennai, Calcutta, Pune, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Hissar, Pinjore, Rohtak and Panipat. It is planning to connect over 10,000 villages with high speed wireless broadband services via an extensive WiMAX network in phases.

Industry watchers feel WiMAX will enable wireless infrastructure deployment in a cost-effective and decentralised manner, especially in a country such as India, which is inadequately covered by wireline infrastructure.

WiMAX will also allow mobile Internet access at much higher speed than is available at present, they said.

VSNL, which is undergoing a rebranding exercise to transform into Tata Communications Ltd, is looking to double its revenues to $5 billion in the next five years

source :: http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071226/jsp/...ory_8710143.jsp

[kesav 127]

Below here I'm attaching the mandate which you've to sign to get TATA WiMAX connection in Bangalore.

These will help to understand all the plans and terms and conditions.

[kesav 127]

Another...

[HetalDP 947]

INstalling 12 x 12 Antenna and going for Technology which is in Test phase also this Technology have very Low Upload Bandwidth for Video Conferencing and Flickr Upload can be a Problem

Any Way Broadband on Wired Line Rocks for its Stability. if WiMax Become Pure Wimax with all City Access in Simple D-Pole Antena in Car then only it is more usable. or else only Places which dont have BSNL Landline Access or other Operator Land Line Access can find this Feasible

[Arun 795]

I finally got the connection on Saturday ! The enthusiasm shown by the Sales person didn't prevail after he collected the CAF and cheque. He wasn't responsible at all and gave me contact numbers of other VSNL executives instead to check the status. I had to contact them many times to get them install the connection. I was able to get the contact number of their installation in-charge executive and after contacting him for a couple of days, he sent someone on Saturday after apologizing for the delay. The installation personnel was more knowledgable and effecient than the guys who came from Reliance. Most importantly for me, the base station of TATA was closer to the area where I live than Reliance's base station. Hence there wasn't any issue with the signal and took only a few minutes for them to position the antenna and the connection was activated within a few minutes. They use the same type of antenna (as Reliance) from Telsima and the PowerDsine 3001 Power over Ethernet (POE) device. Once good thing is that they withdraw the cheque only after the connection is active, unlike Reliance where you have to cancel the connection and wait for the refund if the connection is not feasible.

Antenna

I have been using the connection for the past 24 hours and there wasn't any disconnection until now. It uses a Web Dialer to login (probably because mine is prepaid), and I think it gets automatically logged out after 8 hours. The speed has been almost constant. I am on the 256 kbps unlimited plan and I do get above 250 kbps average speed most of the time. It is a 2:1 connection, so upload speed will be half.

There doesn't seem to be any port blocking and most applications are working fine including uTorrent. Unfortunately for me, the SpeedTiger application from ShareKhan doesn't work as its port seems to be blocked. I will request Technical Support to unblock it, that will help me test their Customer Support, which is known to be "pathetic" (atleast for the wireline broadband service).

Hope the connection will remain stable in the coming days as well !

[copperco2 24]

Fantastic news.

I wil be surely waiting for the same to be launched in Mumbai, before i completely shift to nagpur i.e.

But one thing is for sure..

'Follow up is the essence'

[Arun 795]

Unfortunately for me, the SpeedTiger application from ShareKhan doesn't work as its port seems to be blocked.

Correction: SpeedTiger from ShareKhan was not working at that time actually. It is working fine when I checked today, so the port isn't blocked.

[Nirvana 4]

I finally got the connection on Saturday ! The enthusiasm shown by the Sales person didn't prevail after he collected the CAF and cheque. He wasn't responsible at all and gave me contact numbers of other VSNL executives instead to check the status. I had to contact them many times to get them install the connection. I was able to get the contact number of their installation in-charge executive and after contacting him for a couple of days, he sent someone on Saturday after apologizing for the delay. The installation personnel was more knowledgable and effecient than the guys who came from Reliance. Most importantly for me, the base station of TATA was closer to the area where I live than Reliance's base station. Hence there wasn't any issue with the signal and took only a few minutes for them to position the antenna and the connection was activated within a few minutes. They use the same type of antenna (as Reliance) from Telsima and the PowerDsine 3001 Power over Ethernet (POE) device. Once good thing is that they withdraw the cheque only after the connection is active, unlike Reliance where you have to cancel the connection and wait for the refund if the connection is not feasible.

Antenna

I have been using the connection for the past 24 hours and there wasn't any disconnection until now. It uses a Web Dialer to login (probably because mine is prepaid), and I think it gets automatically logged out after 8 hours. The speed has been almost constant. I am on the 256 kbps unlimited plan and I do get above 250 kbps average speed most of the time. It is a 2:1 connection, so upload speed will be half.

There doesn't seem to be any port blocking and most applications are working fine including uTorrent. Unfortunately for me, the SpeedTiger application from ShareKhan doesn't work as its port seems to be blocked. I will request Technical Support to unblock it, that will help me test their Customer Support, which is known to be "pathetic" (atleast for the wireline broadband service).

Hope the connection will remain stable in the coming days as well !

Thanks for the review. TATA Indicom broadband (wireline) offers a free dedicated/static IP address. Does the Wimax connection also has one ?

[Arun 795]

No, they offer a dynamic IP in the range: 59.164.100.x

[Honest 836]

^^^

Congrats my dear Arun for getting the connection. After using TATA broadband, what do you think, which broadband service is better : TATA or RELIANCE ?

Regards.

[Arun 795]

^^^

Congrats my dear Arun for getting the connection. After using TATA broadband, what do you think, which broadband service is better : TATA or RELIANCE ?

Regards.

Are you referring to Wimax broadband or wireline broadband ?

[Honest 836]

^^^

My dear Arun I'm referring to Wimax Broadband.

Regards.

[copperco2 24]

@ honest..

i guess previously arun was to get the wimax (reliance) connection but due to the delay and other factors he did not had it installed...

http://www.rimweb.in/forums/index.php?show...10695&st=15

so he won't be able to tell you anything about it. Its another matter for wireline connection...

[Arun 795]

Thanks for the review. TATA Indicom broadband (wireline) offers a free dedicated/static IP address. Does the Wimax connection also has one ?

Just got the information that you will get a dedicated/static IP if you opt for a postpaid connection.

[Arun 795]

VSNL to roll out (Fixed) WiMAX in 12 cities next year

The Hindu Business Line

Chennai, January 31, 2008

After the successful launch of its WiMAX services in Bangalore, VSNL intends to roll out the product in 11 more cities by March 2009. Chennai, Delhi and Hyderabad will be the first three among them, Mr Srinivasa Addepalli, Senior Vice President-Corporate Strategy, said on Thursday.

WiMAX, a wireless broadband technology, will bring internet to homes. With WiMAX, you get a little box fastened to your window (because the spectrum allocated is not enough for the box to be next to the computer). The box is connected to the PC either by wire or by Wi-Fi and you start browsing the Internet. VSNL promises speeds of 1 mbps, good enough to download pictures and video, but still not enough to watch a cricket match on the PC.

Huge demand

Speaking to journalists here, Mr Addepalli said that VSNL, which proposes to spend Rs 2,000 crore on WiMAX, sees a customer potential of close to 30 million for these services. In Bangalore, the company did not even have to market. It had a huge list of customers who had asked for broadband but had not got it — it was a simple task to sell WiMAX-based broadband to these customers.

The offering is slightly more expensive, because, “wireless is more reliable”. But Mr Addepalli is not worried about competition because of the huge demand for broadband, which he feels the current broadband suppliers are not able to meet. He notes that there are 10 million people with personal computers, but only 3 million with broadband. “There is no reason to believe those with PCs do not want broadband,” Mr Addepalli said, adding that with devices such as smart phones coming in, demand for broadband would only go up.

[copperco2 24]

Thanks for the review. TATA Indicom broadband (wireline) offers a free dedicated/static IP address. Does the Wimax connection also has one ?

Just got the information that you will get a dedicated/static IP if you opt for a postpaid connection.

it must be for higher downloads.. heavy users and not for basic users...

[copperco2 24]

VSNL to roll out (Fixed) WiMAX in 12 cities next year

The Hindu Business Line

Chennai, January 31, 2008

After the successful launch of its WiMAX services in Bangalore, VSNL intends to roll out the product in 11 more cities by March 2009. Chennai, Delhi and Hyderabad will be the first three among them, Mr Srinivasa Addepalli, Senior Vice President-Corporate Strategy, said on Thursday.

WiMAX, a wireless broadband technology, will bring internet to homes. With WiMAX, you get a little box fastened to your window (because the spectrum allocated is not enough for the box to be next to the computer). The box is connected to the PC either by wire or by Wi-Fi and you start browsing the Internet. VSNL promises speeds of 1 mbps, good enough to download pictures and video, but still not enough to watch a cricket match on the PC.

Huge demand

Speaking to journalists here, Mr Addepalli said that VSNL, which proposes to spend Rs 2,000 crore on WiMAX, sees a customer potential of close to 30 million for these services. In Bangalore, the company did not even have to market. It had a huge list of customers who had asked for broadband but had not got it — it was a simple task to sell WiMAX-based broadband to these customers.

The offering is slightly more expensive, because, “wireless is more reliable”. But Mr Addepalli is not worried about competition because of the huge demand for broadband, which he feels the current broadband suppliers are not able to meet. He notes that there are 10 million people with personal computers, but only 3 million with broadband. “There is no reason to believe those with PCs do not want broadband,” Mr Addepalli said, adding that with devices such as smart phones coming in, demand for broadband would only go up.

[Arun 795]

Thanks for the review. TATA Indicom broadband (wireline) offers a free dedicated/static IP address. Does the Wimax connection also has one ?

Just got the information that you will get a dedicated/static IP if you opt for a postpaid connection.

it must be for higher downloads.. heavy users and not for basic users...

No, its the same connection. TATA Indicom wireline broadband postpaid also provides dedicated IP at no extra cost. I'm not sure how "higher downloads" and "dedicated IP" have a relation?

[copperco2 24]

Arun, you are right... there is apearantly no connection.

[Nirvana 4]

Well, it looks like TATA Indicom WiMAX isn't VPN friendly, can't connect to office VPN at all. I'm not sure if this is the same case with Reliance WiMAX also?

[Arun 795]

I have heard a few complaints about being unable to connect to VPN, though I am able to connect to our Data Center's VPN without any issue on TATA Indicom WiMAX.

[kesav 127]

A fantastic offer is going on in Bangalore....

Enjoi Guys.....

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