Webworld To Host Videoconfrencing Competetion

[@ksh@T 20]

Reliance WebWorld to host India's maiden videoconferencing-based elocution competition 

DAKC (Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City), Navi Mumbai, November 18, 2005

In another evidence of its technological prowess, Reliance WebWorld (RWW) in association with Intel India today announced the launch of a national elocution competition, using video conferencing, for 9-14 year old students who are Reliance WebWorld customers.

Registrations to participate in this competition, are open till December 09, 2005. The national winner of the contest will win an award of Rs. 20,000 and the first and second runner ups will get Rs.10,000 and Rs.5000 respectively. Wards of RWW customers can also participate in the contest. Entries can be sent via video mails from the 241 Reliance WebWorlds in 105 cities.

The competition will be held in 2 categories - Juniors and Seniors. While Standard IV-VII students can play in the junior category, the senior category will be open for Standard VIII-X students.

Fifteen best entries in each category will be chosen by a panel of independent judges for the semi final round. The semi-finals and the final will be held on December 18.

"It has always been our endeavour to take the cutting edge technology to the doorstep of the common man," Sarup Chowdhary, CEO, Reliance WebWorld said announcing the competition. "The national elocution competition using video conferencing and video mail technology is one such step in that direction. We are sure it will offer young participants an opportunity to test their elocution skills on select topics."

Today, computer literacy is almost as basic a skill as reading, writing and arithmetic. The growing adoption of information communication technology in a country will enhance business productivity and citizen satisfaction. Children are the future of any country, and their active involvement in endeavors such as this, will in turn boost the economic growth and competitiveness of the country"; said Mr. Surendra Arora - Director - Customer Solutions Group, Intel India.

Video conferencing was always thought to be the preserve of the elite. Reliance WebWorld has made it easily available to masses through its chain of 241 outlets in 105 cities. Reliance's video conferencing is very popular with corporate and individuals individual customers alike. On the retail side, it is increasingly being used on days such as Rakshabandhan, Karva Chowth and the Grandparents' Day.

Reliance WebWorld is a nationwide chain of retail stores offering digital entertainment and communication, apart from being one-stop-shop for Reliance Infocomm products and services. Each store has three modules - Customer Convenience Center, JAVAGREEN gourmet coffee bar and a Real Broadband Centre (BBC).

The Broadband Centre has applications like Video Chat and Conferencing, Multiplayer Online Gaming, Digital Electronic News Gathering, Digital photo imaging, Virtual office and Real Broadband high speed Internet surfing - about 100 times faster than the dial up access.

[SexyGurl 0]

****** ... finding ways like this to make video conferencing popular

I used the service ... it's good. But they should find better ways, for publicity !

(--- may i humbly suggest a strip tease show over video-conference. I am sure they will find customers in huge numbers ---)

[linuxguy 0]

Oh come on SexyGurl! You havent yet fully developed into a "woman". Your HRT is still not completed! Anyway, instead these retards should give us their broadband services!

[SexyGurl 0]

I never said, "I" am going to do.

(Though, I am always open to negotiate.. the PRICE)

But, it's true P*RN has a big market in India. And everyone knows that ... I don't have to argue the truth of that statement.

[adwait 0]

If all the p*rn sites on the net were closed down, there would be only one site left........and that would say "Bring back the p*rn"

-Read Somewhere

[linuxguy 0]

These people have bandwidth to waste! While we are left with only ****y 64Kbps or less connections

[@ksh@T 20]

well i agree completely with "sexygurl"..me2 a big fan of that p*rn...whenever goes to webworld..find a seat @ corner so that no1 cd see what am i doing and start downloading movies and whole lottaa athat stuff......gr8 sexygurl

[linuxguy 0]

I am left speechless! SexyGurl you have a pimp on your side - akshat!

[SexyGurl 0]

It's a matter of choice or style .. which you don't (or can't !) realize.

Learn the difference between a pimp and a connoisseur.

(hope i spelled connoisseur, correct!)

[linuxguy 0]

[@ksh@T 20]

yehiiich appun ka isshtyle hai beedu....porn hai to life hai!..aisa main nahin sexygurl says!......and i support ....

[abhay 0]

These people have bandwidth to waste! While we are left with only ****y 64Kbps or less connections

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welll very true they have bandwidth to waste on video confrencing and dont even allow us to have a decent 512 k line!

on the other note i should say i too support indian p*rn industry! but i think its not mush developed as of now, but theres a great potential in it! i think may be SexyGurl & akshat can be pioneers in this field

and here comes the future ambani's in indian p*rn industries

[abhay 0]

not much technically sound with both the tech's

but what i know is

EVDO is CDMA based

and other tech is which i think is better is

WIMAX

which is purely made for high speed internet usage

The technology has been claimed to provide shared data rates up to 70 Mbit/s, which, according to WiMAX proponents, is enough bandwidth to simultaneously support more than 60 businesses with T1-type connectivity and well over a thousand homes at 1Mbit/s DSL-level connectivity. Real world tests, however, show practical maximum data rates between 500kbit/s and 2 Mbit/s, depending on conditions at a given site.

Most cable and traditional telephone companies are closely examining or actively trial-testing the potential of WiMAX for "last mile" <-- this is what i also repetedly say! give wireless last mile connectivity not through BSNL/MTNL s*c*y copper wires. 40% of ur problems will automatically dissappear.

so instead of launching with EDVO launch with WIMAX. no doubt that OFC supports much much much greater speeds ! but u cant comapare it with the benifits of wireless access

what say SexyGurl

Edited November 28, 2005 by abhay

[SexyGurl 0]

512K cannot be provided over wireless (as of now).

Maybe after EVDO is launched.

Video-con is possible from webworlds because they are directly connected via optic fiber to the OFC backbone.

(So, you need a wired access, ... and better optic fiber access ... to get 512K bandwidth at home or do video-con from home).

[SexyGurl 0]

WIMAX has a very small range. (good only for a few "hotspots").

EVDO spreads across ... giving high speed over the entire coverage area.

Second, WIMAX will be affordable, only where high usage is guaranteed (eg. airport lounges, Corporate complexes). Using Wimax to provide broadband to residential customers has not been thought of even in the western countries.

Fiber-to-the-building is rolling out at a massive pace in Korea, Japan. It's also the Broadband access technology of choice in USA and Europe.

(Though, due to large distances in USA, and legacy copper network, DSL continues to be popular for broadband).

But, Korea, Japan are way too ahead of rest of the world in Broadband access. Both use extensively Fiber-to-the building.

WIRELESS has not been used anywhere, on a large scale, for the sole purpose of providing residential broadband. (Wimax is exception, but used only for "hotspots").

Technologies like EVDO are basically meant for MOBILE BROADBAND. In the long run, even India, USA ... .everybody, has to move to Fiber-to-the-Building access medium for Broadband access.

Reliance has already moved forward, being in the process of connnecting 1 million buildings over 20 cities with Fiber-to-the-building. Mostly corporate but some residential high-rise buildings too.

For the rest, I believe, we'll have to rely on "hotspots"-type usage ... at Reliance webworlds for REAL BROADBAND.

Wimax is also a viable technology .. but I think, it will also be restricted to "hotspots" like being in the west.

The technology having large scale implementation will be EVDO .. it's far cheaper to have EVDO per sq. area covered, as compared to have Wimax.

[anujit 0]

In a recent development, Dell has given EVDO a big boost by building in EVDO data modems into some of the laptops, in a venture with Verizon.

So I think EVDO and wCDMA would be the way forward.

[abhay 0]

In a recent development, Dell has given EVDO a big boost by building in EVDO data modems into some of the laptops, in a venture with Verizon.

So I think EVDO and wCDMA would be the way forward.

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they are the only possible things that are to be avaliable in near future! i havent heard of ne other tech other than this

[linuxguy 0]

SexyGurl, what are you talking about? WiMax has a huge range( 30 Miles or so... )! I think you're confused between Wifi and WiMax

[SexyGurl 0]

Nothing strange ... I long ago developed the bad habit of telling stories and damn lies ... unfortunately, now people are catching them more often, that I'd like them to

Anyway, I don't see a great future of WiMax or WiFi in India.

Edited November 29, 2005 by SexyGurl

[abhay 0]

hey thx linuxguy i sexygurl almost talked me into it ! ab aajao maidan mein mere peeche linuxguy hai (hey linux u are STRAIT rite )

did a lil more research on wimax/wifi

wifi --> a older tech , was ment for hot spots

wimax --> the latest tech , is ment to cover whole cities with high bandwidth

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wimax

http://www.wimaxforum.org/home

if u check these linkz out then u will c that many of the biggest names in telecom industry around the world are implemeting wireless(wimax) as mode of choice for broadband

WiMAX is a wireless metropolitan area network (MAN) technology that can connect IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) hotspots with each other and to other parts of the Internet and provide a wireless alternative to cable and DSL for last mile (last km) broadband access. IEEE 802.16 provides up to 50 km (31 miles) of linear service area range and allows connectivity between users without a direct line of sight. Note that this should not be taken to mean that users 50 km (31 miles) away without line of sight will have connectivity. Practical limits from real world tests seem to be around "3 to 5 miles" (5 to 8 kilometers). The technology has been claimed to provide shared data rates up to 70 Mbit/s, which, according to WiMAX proponents, is enough bandwidth to simultaneously support more than 60 businesses with T1-type connectivity and well over a thousand homes at 1Mbit/s DSL-level connectivity. Real world tests, however, show practical maximum data rates between 500kbit/s and 2 Mbit/s, depending on conditions at a given site.

now hows thats for a high speed wireless connection!

1) as far as i remember intel is also carrying WIMAX testing india

2) as far as wirelss broadband access in india is concern, MYSORE is a wireless city

here is a list of companies supporting wimax

Edited November 29, 2005 by abhay