UTStarcom announced that it has provided the Gigabit and Ethernet Passive Optical Network (GEPON) products to support Bharat Sanchar Nigam on its fibre to home (FTTH) service which was launched in India on 23rd July 2011.
We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate BSNL on the successful launch of the FTTH service. It is a great honour and pride for us to be associated with BSNL in providing the FTTH service in the Indian market,” said Jack Lu, president and CEO, UTStarcom.
We have partnered closely with BSNL in providing the technology which will enable it to provide world class triple play services to its customers,” Lu added.
BSNL has already installed FTTH systems in nearly 134 cities across India to provide high speed Data, Video, Voice, Cable TV services to its FTTH customers. BSNL hopes to have around 6 million customers by the year 2015.
The FTTH service works with the help of a ring-based optical fibre network that ensures high speed connectivity. FTTH broadband service can provide a downlink of 2.56 Gbps and uplink speed of 1.25Gbps. It relies on the Self-Healing Network to provide seamless triple play service.
UTStarcom has been a leading supplier of broadband technology to BSNL. It has supplied and integrated Multi Play Broadband networks to provide triple play services. FTTH based broadband network is an extension of broadband services.
“It is our constant endeavour to provide top of the line telecom services to the people in India. This launch of FTTH service using UTStarcom GEPON based technology will help us to ensure fast transmission of voice, data and video information and good quality of user experience to our customers in this region,” said RK Upadhyay, chairman and managing director of BSNL.
By Telecomlead.com Team
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