State-owned telecom operator, BSNL yesterday launched the next generation optical fiber-based technology. The new technology will enable the broadband users with the download speed of up to 1,000 Mbps. In the present scenario, the telecommunication is offering the broadband users with the top download speed of 100 megabits per second on its fibre-to-the-home network.
Telecom Minister, Manoj Sinha while inaugurating the new system said, “BSNL has successfully implemented a major project of NG-OTH technology in 44 cities covering state capitals and major cities. Under this project, total 100 major cities including state capitals shall be covered in phased manner during the current financial year”. He added that the next generation optical transport network (NG-OTN) would be implemented in three phases with a total outlay of ₹330 crores.
BSNL Chairman and Managing Director Anupam Shrivastava said, “This project aimed to enhance existing 10G capacity to 100G capacity of Optical Fibre infrastructure of BSNL. This means now in backend we will have 10 times more capacity and will be launching new plans with 10 times more speed. This enhanced capacity will help retail customer base of BSNL in landline, FTTH, and mobile services”.
The company is offering a top speed of 24 megabits per second for fixed line broadband connection and 100 mbps speed on FTTH network. With the new technology, the telecommunication will be able to provide the connection with the speed of up to 1 gigabit per second on FTTH networks in all state capitals and other top cities. While, NG-OTN will also be helpful to service Central Government Projects like Bharatnet, SWAN, NKN etc.