Wimax In India, Mtnl To Be The First To Setup Wimax

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MTNL set to put WiMAX on the hi-speed route

TIMES NEWS NETWORK [FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2006 12:23:59 AM]

NEW DELHI: Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL) is set to become the first telecom operator in the country to introduce WiMAX technology on a large scale. WiMAX enables broadband access at a download speed of up to 75 Mbps through wireless. MTNL is launching pilot projects in Delhi and Mumbai and will launch services commercially once the regulator assigns spectrum for it.

“We cannot ignore WiMAX. It is a new technology development and we have to explore its full potential. Our priority is to provide the best services to our customers so that we maintain lead over our competitors, said RSP Sinha, chairman and managing director of MTNL. WiMAX is still in its early stages of development.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has not yet assigned frequency spectrum for WiMAX services. Once TRAI assigns spectrum for WiMAX and decides on its pricing, MTNL will offer WiMAX commercially to its subscribers. This will, of course, depend on the success of its pilot projects.

MTNL recently invited expressions of interest (EoI) for providing services on WiMAX 802.16. However, this was withdrawn as the interested parties complained that they would not be able to offer services commercially unless the regulator assigns spectrum and announces its pricing.

Some observers consider WiMAX as threat to 3G. They feel that it is a destructive technology and has capabilities of replacing 3G. However, another school of thought is that both 3G and WiMAX are complimentary technologies. WiMAX works best for computing platforms such as laptops, while 3G is best for mobile platforms such as cell phones.

“Initially, we plan to use WiMAX for providing broadband in those areas where we do not have good copper network. It is easy to provide broadband using WiMAX. Later depending on the results of pilot projects, we will offer WiMAX on a larger scale, said Kuldeep Singh.

WiMAX is a new technology and it is still in pilot project stage in many countries. South Korea will be the first country in the world where WiMAX will be launched commercially, by the end of this month.

Link Courtesy: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1672693.cms

[Utsav 0]

Is it nearly related to Wi-FI?

[vmsanghrajka 0]

Great news buddy! MTNL is dooin good in internet n broadband services.. Hope its affordable n come 2 mumbai very soon..

[Arun 795]

"WiFi on steroids" - thats what some people classify WiMax, but that would be too broad of an assessment. Both are complementary technologies. WiMax does not have much interference problems. WiMax networks are similar to Wifi in deployment. The WiMax supported devices that will be available soon should be dual mode. Basically this means that WiMAX users will be able to not only access Wi-Fi hotspots, but could also WiMAX access as well.

[linuxguy 0]

Good news!!! FIRST MTNL WiMax PLAN HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED!!!!!!!!111111

1Mbps connection @ Rs.100* / month!!!!

* = Download limit of 1MB. Extra MBs will be charged at Rs.2.25/- per MB

Yes, that was a sarcastic comment. MTNL need not roll out WiMax in Mumbai and Delhi. It needs to concentrate on satisfying its existing ADSL users first!

[abhay 0]

hahaha good one

[abhay 0]

Wireless to drive broadband spread

Canada-based broadband research organisation Maravedis Inc has forecast that the Indian broadband market, which has refused to take off despite the regulator’s best efforts, is likely to go the cellular way with the growth being led by emerging wireless technologies.

In a study conducted in association with Tonse Telecom, Maravedis said India is likely to add nearly 1.3 crore wireless broadband connections over the next seven years.

“More than 70 per cent of Indian households do not have access to fixed wired telephone services. The gap is being filled by cellular phone carriers, who now have the infrastructure to provide service to more than 10 crore customers,” said Adlane Fellah, senior analyst at Maravedis and co-author of the ‘India Wireless Broadband and WiMAX Market Analysis and Forecasts’.

The report points out that though wired broadband services are available in 300 towns in the country, subscriber figures are still “negligible” at nearly 15 lakh.

It estimates wireless broadband services – primarily based on the WiMAX technology – will be commercially launched in the country over the next few months.

“Bharti Tele, Reliance, BSNL and the Tata group have all acquired licences in the required range and are in various stages of trials and modest commercial deployments,” Fellah said.

He added, “According to our evidence, larger deployments will start to materialise in early 2007, but volumes in the millions will take a few years to materialise.”

The report, however, states the monthly average revenue generated from current broadband services is barely enough to see wireless service providers through.

“The Indian telecom sector operates in a volume-driven market. If wireless broadband is to succeed it will only be on the premise of huge volumes –not small deployments... The average revenue per broadband user in India is estimated at $8-10 (Rs 370-460) a month... Wireless broadband adoption will depend on very low-cost end-to-end pricing,” the report adds.

“We estimate that, with current WiMAX technology, it is possible to provide wireless access to broadband at 256 kilobytes per second for as low as $8 a month on sufficient volumes. Minimum user charges may need to go up to $20 a month depending on the speed (up to 1,000 kbps or around 35 times that of the dial-up) and whether the services is pre-paid or not,” Fellah said.

He also pointed out that spectrum allocation continues to be a problem in the country.

“The current availability is in the 3.3-3.4 GHz band, which is not part of the WiMAX profile bands.

Chunks of 3.5 GHz should be opened up by the government, hopefully in 2007,” the analyst said, adding most – if not all – of the customers are likely to be homes, with mobile broadband likely to catch on only in 2009.

http://www.business-standard.com/common/st...96523&tab=r

[rajeshkatiyar 3]

Dear Friends

MTNL has also launched CDMA 1X mobiles with lowest tarrifs.

Their internet plan is cheapest . It is not time based . it is charged accorging to downloaded Data

[Arun 795]

As far as I know, MTNL's Garuda service charges 30 paise per 100 kB... thats Rs.3 per MB, which is very costly. Even Reliance R-Connect charges only Rs.2 per MB for extra downloads (on old data based plans).

[Arun 795]

WiMax set to make a debut

IndiaTimes

July 05, 2006 01:02:56 PM

As Mumbai faces yet another deluge, India’s commercial capital can take a leaf out of a stranded New Orleans that managed to stay networked despite Hurricane Katrina, thanks to WiMax. The technology provides high-speed data services over a wireless network.

But WiMax — Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access — may soon knock on Mumbai’s doors. Leading cellular operators are planning WiMax trials even as Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL) has indicated ambitious plans to cover both Mumbai and Delhi with the technology. On the other hand, Nokia, Motorola , Siemens, Alcatel also have a strong WiMax play. Then there are software developers like Flextronics Software Systems (FSS) and Wipro Technologies , which are working on specific products around this future wireless standard — WiMax or 802.16.

Here is the potential. According to telecom research firms Maravedis and Tonse Telecoms, India could have 13 million WiMax subscribers by 2012.

And here is what it could do. WiMax, offering data transfer speed at 10-15 times faster than third generation (3G) mobile services and at much lower costs will remove hassles of putting a wired last mile. Users could access phones, computers and the Internet from virtually anywhere and totally wire-free. That’s because with WiMax, wireless bandwidth will be enough to carry heavy applications like streaming video, TV, graphics heavy presentations, or even your MRI scans.

Globally the service is still in its infancy. Only Korea has rolled out a version of WiMax called WiBro. In the US, WiMax was used on an experimental basis during Hurricane Katrina, to act as a back-up to damaged cellular networks.

While it won’t replace 3G, its biggest appeal and promise lies in connecting remote, far-flung and even congested areas with a fat, wire-free pipe, in about a 30-km radius. Says Manoranjan Mohapatra, executive vice president and COO, FSS, `WiMax is a completely disruptive technology. The initial investment may be high but in the long-term it will offer a low-cost wireless broadband solution. It will provide a wireless extension to cable and DSL for the last mile broadband access to homes.’’

Mr Mohapatra believes that commercial roll-out (that could be more than a year away) will start with cellular operators identifying high ARPU cell sites within a city and offer WiMax as an add-on. It will help users transfer data-heavy files wirelessly and enable wireless operators to stream such applications like video to homes.

Adds Raghavendra Rao, general manager, business development, wireless networks and devices, Wipro Technologies, “WiMax and 3G will co-exist. For most of our premium customers we are developing WiMax solutions.’’

FSS is building the complete software for access service node (ASN) gateway. It will be licencing this product. Says Alcatel India managing director Ravi Sharma, “We have a joint venture with C-Dot, which is doing research on WiMax. GSM can be upgraded to 3G while WiMax will be an entirely new deployment.’’ Users will benefit from WiMax services within the city limits, while they will switch to 3G for wider wireless connectivity. However, lack of spectrum availability and initial use on laptops only, via WiMax cards, could slow down subscriber growth rates.

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Chandigarh to go wireless

The Chandigarh administration has geared up to make the entire city wireless within the next one year. It is roping in Intel to spread the Wi-Max technology throughout the country.

Speaking on the concluding day of e-revolution 2006, Vinesh Paperwala, District Manager, Intel South-East Asia said, “Technology should reach the masses at the grassroots level. Government and citizens benefit through transformation. When there is digital education, digital security, healthcare and an open interaction between the government and people, this collaborated effort can lead to increased access and usage of ICT for citizens.”

The aim is to ensure connectivity for the masses. “The spectrum has been allotted from 3.3 to 3.5, but the main issue of concern is equipment readiness. We have to keep in mind the time when the entire country will be ready to adopt such technology. The micro processing equipment is ready but the acceptance level has to be kept in mind,” added Vinesh Chandigarh Administration’s vision of IT is drawing the path for e-governance in the region.

SK Sandhu, Secretary, Information and Technology, Chandigarh said, “Wi-Max is expected to provide better wireless connectivity to the city denizens anywhere, anytime. Through this, a much wider area is covered than Wi-Fi.”

It also aims to provide WLAN technology and connect the entire city. All prominent locations in the city would be Wi-Fi Zones, where wireless tech would be used to provide high speed Broadband connectivity. The IT experts also talked about Public Private Partnership through which there can be maximum use of private sector efficiencies in the industry. This model can be used effectively for developing high-quality infrastructure.

Jai Menon, Director IT & Innovation, Bharti Airtel Ltd said, “PPP is a natural marriage of partners, which is required to create magic in the IT industry. It will help build the ecosystem, infrastructure and will catalyse investment not only in technology, but human resources as well. There are no fundamental hurdles in the way of PPP as the belief and the intent is there but the execution seems to be lacking.”

http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_st...ntent_id=134814

[abhay 0]

Wi-Max service launch may be delayed

Even as the battle for 3G spectrum rages, the telecom industry is gearing up for another confrontation over spectrum for Wi-Max services, which will enable users to access high-speed wireless broadband services.

While the CDMA camp lead by the Association of Unified Service Providers of India has mooted allocation of spectrum in the 2.5 Ghz band for Wi-Max services, the GSM camp lead by the Cellular Operators Association of India has opposed the move.

The disagreement may delay the launch of Wi-Max services in the country.

Wi-Max is touted to be a disruptive technology that operators around the world are looking to introduce, as it supposedly gives the benefits of a 3G service at lower costs.

French technology major Alcatel has set up an R&D centre in Chennai for developing Wi-Max.

The Government is banking on Wi-Max for broadband penetration.

In their response to the TRAI's consultation paper on 3G and Wi-Max services, CDMA operators including Reliance Communication said that the 2.5-2.69 Ghz band should be allocated for Wi-Max services so that more number of operators can offer services.

According to Reliance, this will help in meeting the broadband perspective of the Government as greater availability of band for broadband services will lead to greater penetration and make it easy for providers to roll out services in these bands in urban and rural areas.

Technology providers such as Intel and Alcatel, that are investing heavily in developing Wi-Max technology, have supported the CDMA operators' views.

However, the CDMA Development Group (CDG), which is the international body promoting CDMA technology, has subscribed to the COAI view.

The COAI has said that 2.5-2.69 Ghz band should not be used for Wi-Max but should be left for third generation technology such as WCDMA.

"We would like to express our strong reservations regarding consideration of the 2.5-2.69 GHz and the 700 Mhz bands for Wi-Max applications. This band is earmarked as the extension band for 3G. This band, if and when fully available, will not be sufficient to meet India's 3G spectrum requirements."

The GSM operators are supported by equipment vendors such as Nokia and Ericsson, which have a very strong 3G technology portfolio.

http://news.moneycontrol.com/india/news/te.../article/229474

[abhay 0]

Intel Plans India WiMAX Trials

Intel plans to start WiMax trials in the next few months in several cities across India including in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Pune, the Daily News & Analysis reports. “We are also having a dozen trial discussions for the implementation of WiMax networks in India,” Ramamurthy Sivakumar, Intel’s Managing Director for South Asia, told the newspaper.

According to a report by research firms Maravedis and Tonse Telecom India will have 13 million WiMAX subscribers by 2012. “More than 70 per cent of Indian households do not have access to fixed wired telephone services,” said Adlane Fellah, senior analyst, Maravedis in a press release late June. “Instead, customers have flocked to cellular phone carriers, which have built a tremendous infrastructure to provide service to more than 10 crore (100 million) customers.” (Press Release PDF)

French technology major Alcatel has already set up a research and development center in the southern Indian state of Chennai to develop Wi-Max technology

But a disagreement between India’s CDMA and GSM operators may lead to delays in the launch of Wi-Max in the country, The Hindu Business Line reported late last month. The CDMA camp has mooted allocation of spectrum in the 2.5 Ghz band for Wi-Max services but the GSM camp has opposed the move.

In their response to a consultation paper on 3G and Wi-Max services put out by India’s telecom regulator, CDMA operators including Reliance Communication said that the 2.5-2.69 Ghz band should be allocated for Wi-Max services so that more numbers of operators can offer services. (The Government is banking on Wi-Max for broadband penetration.)

The GSM operators however say that 2.5-2.69 Ghz band should not be used for Wi-Max but should be left for third generation technology such as WCDMA. Interestingly, the CDMA Development Group, the international body promoting CDMA technology, has subscribed to India’s GSM operators’ views, says the newspaper.

Intel and Alcatel, which are investing heavily in developing Wi-Max technology, support the CDMA operators’ views. Equipment vendors like Nokia and Ericsson, which have a very strong 3G-technology portfolio, support the GSM operators’ views.

Intel and Alcatel, which are investing heavily in developing Wi-Max technology, support the CDMA operators’ views. Equipment vendors like Nokia and Ericsson, which have a very strong 3G-technology portfolio, support the GSM operators’ views.

http://gigaom.com/2006/08/05/intel-plans-india-wimax-trials/

Edited August 5, 2006 by abhay

[linuxguy 0]

how long before we get WiMax?

[abhay 0]

BSNL and aperto deploy India’s First Certified WiMAX Network

India’s Largest Telecom Service Provider to Use PacketMAX™ to Offer High-Speed, High-Bandwidth Services to Enterprise Customers

New Delhi, India — December 15, 2006 – Aperto Networks, builder of the world’s most advanced WiMAX base stations and subscriber units, announced today that BSNL, the largest telecom service provider in India, has begun rolling out Aperto’s carrier-grade, WiMAX Forum Certified™ products.

The deployment of award-winning PacketMAX base stations and subscriber units across six cities and four rural areas in India comes as a result of Aperto’s successful bid in response to a BSNL tender that was issued in late 2004.

The six initial cities getting the WiMAX equipment are Kolkata (in West Bengal), Bangalore (in Karnataka), Chennai (in Tamil Nadu), Ahmedabad (in Gujarat), Hyderabad (in Andhra Pradesh), and Pune (in Maharastra). The deployment, which will also cover four rural districts in the State of Haryana, is planned for completion in January.

The WiMAX network will enable BSNL to offer enterprise customers a wide range of value-added, high bandwidth data communications services, such as MPLS, VPN, leased line, and Internet access, as well as VoIP, telemedicine, e-education, e-governance, and e-commerce in remote areas.

BSNL will be deploying Aperto’s PacketMAX 5000 base stations, the industry’s highest density, highest capacity, and highest performing base station. BSNL will also be deploying Aperto’s PM 300 subscriber units, along with Aperto’s WaveCenterÔ EMS Pro, the element management system.

“BSNL is a leader in the world telecom landscape and its drive to deploy WiMAX across India is testament to its leadership. Aperto is delighted to have the opportunity to support BSNL’s plan in this strategic deployment,” said Mike Pratt, CEO for Aperto Networks.

“Over the years, BSNL has installed a high quality telecom network across India and it is now focusing on improving and expanding the network,” said Monica Paolini, President, Senza Fili Consulting. “Aperto’s state-of-the-art WiMAX equipment will enhance BSNL’s network and will serve as a robust platform from which to introduce new telecom services to meet the increasing demand from their subscriber base.”

“We look forward to continuing our association with BSNL as it further strengthens the backbone of India’s information society and employs Aperto’s WiMAX gear to help bridge the rural-urban digital divide,” said Manish Gupta, vice president of marketing and alliances for Aperto Networks.

About Aperto Networks

Aperto Networks helps leading service providers deliver affordable wireless voice and broadband profitably by building the world’s most advanced WiMAX base stations and subscriber units. Aperto fundamentally changes the economics of delivering voice and broadband services through IP-rich, point-to-point and point-to-multipoint networks, allowing carriers to offer a wider variety of services to more customers using less equipment. Its carrier-class WiMAX technology offers industry-leading subscriber density, quality of service, ease of use and reliability. Aperto is a founding board member of the WiMAX Forum as well as a founder and leading contributor to IEEE 802.16a/d/e and the ETSI-BRAN standards. Serving more than 200 customers in 65 countries, Aperto Networks is based in Milpitas, California. Visit: www.apertonet.com.

Aperto Networks in India: Aperto has sales, sales engineering, customer support and R&D operations across India. The WiMAX development center is located in Bangalore. Sales operations are based in Delhi and Mumbai.

WiMAX Forum and WiMAX Forum Certified are trademarks of WiMAX Forum. PacketMAX is trademark of Aperto Networks.

http://sifybroadband.techwhack.com/580/bsnl-and-aperto/

[kesav 127]

Will 3G be ever deployed in India?

WiMax is in direct contention.

• Nokia has promised developing WiMax phones by this year end with intel chips
  
• Intel is pushing this technology very vigorously since this will pitch them on par with Qualcomm in mobile market
  
• Intel already has chip to be deployed inside the mobile phone
  
• 802.16e has already been successfully tested
  
• It offers 10 times the speed of Ev-DO and HSDPA
  
• Cost of 3G spectrum is very high compared to WiMax spectrum in India
  
• European 3G deployment is mere 5%
  

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/WiMax_...how/1261442.cms

Edited January 27, 2007 by kesav

[coolrajiv 1]

Will 3G be ever deployed in India?

WiMax is in direct contention.

• Nokia has promised developing WiMax phones by this year end with intel chips
  
• Intel is pushing this technology very vigorously since this will pitch them on par with Qualcomm in mobile market
  
• Intel already has chip to be deployed inside the mobile phone
  
• 802.16e has already been successfully tested
  
• It offers 10 times the speed of Ev-DO and HSDPA
  
• Cost of 3G spectrum is very high compared to WiMax spectrum in India
  
• European 3G deployment is mere 5%
  

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/WiMax_...how/1261442.cms

Hi,

I think future is Wimax........... 3G services will be very costly so its better if wimax is deployed all

over India.

regards

rajiv

[kesav 127]

The final few nails in the coffin of 3G is now hammered.

http://www.rimweb.in/forums/index.php?s=&a...ost&p=80813

Maybe 3G would go into the history books as the technology which has been hyped too much but got nipped in budding stage.

Thanks to WiMax, an ubiquitous technology which embraces everyneed of the human like voice, data and entertainment in a seamless way.

WiMax, Welcome to India. India wishes you all the best for your bright future both in laptop and handheld segments.

[HetalDP 947]

India is going for the Spectrum which is well Non Standard as per international Standard.

INternationally 2.5 2.6 is treated as Standard Bandwidth for Wimax. The Same band used by Indian company for Satelite Communication.

Hope Govenment Shift them to Higher Band and make 2.5 to 2.7 to Wimax. So we could have more cheaper and Wide Range of Handset Rather than some Made for India and Made by India Handset in Wimax.

Govemnent is mullling to give us 3.3 and 3.5 for Wimax.

[abhay 0]

India is going for the Spectrum which is well Non Standard as per international Standard.

INternationally 2.5 2.6 is treated as Standard Bandwidth for Wimax. The Same band used by Indian company for Satelite Communication.

Hope Govenment Shift them to Higher Band and :angry:make 2.5 to 2.7 to Wimax. So we could have more cheaper and Wide Range of Handset Rather than some Made for India and Made by India Handset in Wimax.

Govemnent is mullling to give us 3.3 and 3.5 for Wimax.

spectrum or no spectrum give us what one of the most powerful IT nations in the world deserves a DECENT internet connectivity

[coolrajiv 1]

India is going for the Spectrum which is well Non Standard as per international Standard.

INternationally 2.5 2.6 is treated as Standard Bandwidth for Wimax. The Same band used by Indian company for Satelite Communication.

Hope Govenment Shift them to Higher Band and :angry:make 2.5 to 2.7 to Wimax. So we could have more cheaper and Wide Range of Handset Rather than some Made for India and Made by India Handset in Wimax.

Govemnent is mullling to give us 3.3 and 3.5 for Wimax.

spectrum or no spectrum give us what one of the most powerful IT nations in the world deserves a DECENT internet connectivity

Hi,

Sorry to say it might sound harsh but here in India u never get your money's worth......

[kesav 127]

Nice article on WiMax.

Enjoi reading !!

http://www.dqchannels.com/content/space/107021802.asp

[kesav 127]

WiMax, Most preferred technology in Africa.

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/02/14/business/wimax.php

[copperco2 24]

India is going for the Spectrum which is well Non Standard as per international Standard.

INternationally 2.5 2.6 is treated as Standard Bandwidth for Wimax. The Same band used by Indian company for Satelite Communication.

Hope Govenment Shift them to Higher Band and :angry:make 2.5 to 2.7 to Wimax. So we could have more cheaper and Wide Range of Handset Rather than some Made for India and Made by India Handset in Wimax.

Govemnent is mullling to give us 3.3 and 3.5 for Wimax.

spectrum or no spectrum give us what one of the most powerful IT nations in the world deserves a DECENT internet connectivity

[kesav 127]

ITU accepts WiMAX as 3G standard.

This is a great news..........This means all 3 technologies will be on par when 3G spectrum will be sold in India.

1) HSDPA

2) EvDO

3) WiMax

So government cannot give stepmotherly treatment to WiMax.

The 22nd meeting of the ITU Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) Working Party 8F (WP 8F) in Kyoto, Japan last week reached a significant milestone when it forwarded for approval a new terrestrial radio interface for IMT-2000, "OFDMA TDD WMAN" as a specific subset of WiMAX.

In a statement, the ITU said: "This new terrestrial radio interface complements the existing family of IMT-2000 radio interfaces and is in direct response to the demands of ITU MEMBERS to address the continuously growing wireless marketplace." The next stage in the acceptance process will take place in Geneva in late June when the ITU Study Group 8 (SG8) will consider approval of the recommendation.

This acceptance means that WiMAX will be part of the IMT-2000 family when IMT spectrum allocation is being discussed at the ITU's World Radio Communications Conference (WRC-07) in October.

According to WiMAX Day, the newsletter of the WiMAX Spectrum Owners Association. "Spectrum allocation is crucial for WiMAX around the world. Inclusion in the IMT-2000 interface will enable WiMAX technologies to be eligible for radio spectrum otherwise reserved for IMT-2000 under previous classifications. In particular, the spectrum 2.5 ~ 2.69 GHz is reserved for use with IMT-2000 in many countries around the world, and is also a primary spectrum band for mobile WiMAX."

WiMAX Day also noted that the inclusion WiMAX in IMT-2000 also positions the technology for inclusion in the definition of IMT-Advanced, which seeks to define 4G technologies. "The ITU noted that its recommendation last week would "establish the foundation for IMT-Advanced, and call for additional spectrum for IMT. It has woven together a definition, a recipe, and a roadmap foreseeing the future beyond 3G that is comprised of a balance between a market and services view, a technology view, and a spectrum view."

http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/12648/127/

Now its imperative to sell 2.5 GHz spectrum to WiMax also because it has now become IMT-2000 standard. Some operators' crocodile tears quoting 'sharing spectrum with WiMax will increase interference' should be ignored or the spectrum for other 2 technologies should be moved to higher frequencies. This spectrum is so vital for WiMax to realise its true potential. If India decides to allow WiMax in 2.5GHz then it'll be a launch pad for low cost broadband which our rural brothers would be yearning to experience. Its passport for another telecom revolution with entry of unheard new players due to low capex to deploy WiMax.