BSNL Launches 2 New Unlimited Broadband Combo Plans For Hyderabad

India’s largest Broadband Service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) today announced the launch of two new High Speed Unlimited Broadband Combo Plans with Free BSNL Prepaid Mobile connection and  goodies for Hyderabad.

BSNL’s new 1 Mbps Unlimited Broadband Combo Plan –TPTS -799 comes at monthly rental of Rs. 799 provides 10 GB data usage at 1 Mbps speed there after Unlimited usage at 512 Kbps. With this plan customers will get 100 free local and STD calls on BSNL network and 50 calls on other network free from  Landline and BSNL Mobileconnection bundled with this plan.

BSNL’s new 4 Mbps Unlimited Broadband Combo Plan – TPTS -1999 comes at monthly rental of Rs. 1999 provides 75 GB data usage at 4 Mbps speed there after Unlimited usage at 512 Kbps. With this plan customers will get 300 free local and STD calls on BSNL network and 150 calls on other network free from Landline and BSNL Mobile connection bundled with this plan.

BSNL also offer host of freebies with both plans such as Rent Free ADSL Modem on 12 months subscription and Free GSM Prepaid connection along with free calls.

BSNL’s New Unlimited Broadband Plan for Hyderabad
Fixed Monthly Rental	Rs. 799	Rs. 1999
Annual Payment Option	Rs. 7990 (for 12 Months)	Rs. 19990 (for 12 Months)
Landline	Rent Free	Rent Free
Bandwidth / Unlimited Data Usage	1 Mbps up to 10 GB, 512 Kbps beyond	4 Mbps up to 75 GB, 512 Kbps beyond
Committed Period of Rent Free Modem (Optional)	12 Months	12 Months
Modem Type	ADSL Basic	ADSL WiFi
Free Calls per month from Landline	100 Calls to BSNL network	300 Calls to BSNL network
	50 Calls to any other network	150 Calls to any other network
1 BSNL GSM Prepaid Connection	FREE	FREE
Free Calls Allowance per month on bundled/Registered BSNL GSM SIM Card	100 Minutes to BSNL network	300 Minutes to BSNL network
	50 Minutes to any other network	150 Minutes to any other network
Customer can opt the same benefits on their existing BSNL Mobile (if any)
Security deposit and Installation charges will be applicable for all new connections
For more details visit any BSNL CSC inHyderabad

Voice over LTE or VoLTE – How Indian Operators Are Managing?

As we can see LTE is the most awaiting technological breakthrough for Indian masses as LTE wins over WiMAX as most preferred 4the generation wireless broadband technology.

Apart from the role of LTE as boon for exponential data consumption worldwide, there is no clear –cut standard for the voice over LTE. Voice over LTE is important as people like to use voice services while access data over LTE on the move.

Worldwide state of LTE is similar to CDMA in India – LTE is used mostly for data using dongle while voice services on LTE are still not in mature shape.

In United States CDMA players – Verizon and MetroPCS and GSM players – AT&T and Rogers are offering voice on LTE smartphones. They are using Circuit Switched Fallback (CSFB) as the phones have multiple radio support but only one radio band active at a time, so while the user makes a call the device is forced off the LTE network and goes to 2G/3G network to make phone calls.

Also LTE spectrum is available in more than 40 bands over the world and thus to make a LTE chip supporting all bands for worldwide roaming is a problem. Also high speed data & LTE/3G(EVDO & HSPA)/2G(GSM/GPRS/EDGE & 1X) switching makes the battery backup unstable compared to HSPA/EVDO phones.

But as LTE coverage is scarce over the globe, operators have to use this CSFB technique to offer roaming to remote parts which has only GSM/1X coverage.

Over the past two years, the industry has identified four main tracks to offer voice over LTE:

a) Circuit Switched Fallback (CSFB) to 2G/3G CS.

b) IMS-based, such as 3GPP IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Multimedia Telephony (MMTel) over LTE.

c) Over-the-top (OTT) – for example, Skype.

d) Circuit Switched over Packet Switched (CS over PS) – for eg, voice over LTE via Generic Access (VoLGA).

Among this four options only first one is taken as intrim solution for voice over LTE and used by major LTE operators as said before. TeliaSonera, world’s first LTE operators is gearing up to roll out voice services on LTE using CSFB. According to them both CSFB & VoLTE is to be there as CSFB will help users to roam outside 4G coverage.

There is also another optimization technique called network-controlled packet-switched handover, which will work in parallel with CS fallback, that will reduce the data session setup times down to a few hundred milliseconds, it will come in 2012.

To bring the voice over LTE, The GSM Association (GSMA) had partnered with U.S. operator Verizon and conducting trials on the network equipped Alcatel-Lucent using LG Revolution smartphone. In the demonstration voice calls over LTE, which is completely IP-based and uses SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) to set up the call, was made over HD voice codec as the smartphone has the feature. But the test fails basically while the user moves from one cell to another and call drops or call quality goes down. So true VoLTE has to go long way.

In India BWA operators like Airtel and Aircel are already in voice business, and they will adopt CSFB to offer voice over LTE devices. While smaller ones like Tikona, Augere & Qualcomm may be focused on data services only targeting individuals and enterprise segments.

There are reports that Qualcomm will tie up existing CDMA-EVDO players to offer pan India data roaming. But largest BWA player Reliance Infotel may buy a 2G player after M&A policy comes with new telecom policy or simply tie up with RCom to offer voice on LTE using CSFB.

BSNL Launches 10 Percent Extra Talk Time Offer for Prepaid Customers

In a bid to celebrate Lohre, Pongal, Makar Sankranti, Basant Panchami & Republic Day, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) the pan-India 3G mobile service provider has introduced a bouquet of Full Value and Extra Talk Time offers for its 2G and 3G Prepaid subscribers in all telecom circles across India.

10 % EXTRA TALK TIME :

BSNL offers up to 10% extra talk value on its high end TOP-UP coupons (RC/Top-Up) priced at Rs. 1000 and above.

FULL TALK TIME : Apart from the above 10% Extra Talk Time offer on High End Top Up, BSNL also offer Full TALK TIME on all Top-up vouchers/C-top-up/Flexi top-up from M.R.P. of Rs. 100 to Rs.999. The offer also applicable to all new set of TUs from M.R.P. of Rs. 100 to Rs. 999 in C-TOP-UP recharges system valid up to 28th January 2012.

BSNL WiMax 4G Plans at Kochi(Kerala)

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Kerala circle brings the best broadband wireless access technology available anywhere in the world to your homes and offices through WiMAX.

This technology is a few generations ahead of the present ones like EDGE, EVDO etc. BSNL has launched it’s Broadband wireless services on WiMAX platform for internet access in Ernakulam , Thiruvananthapuram , Calicut , Kannur , Kasergod, Malappuram, Trichur, Kollam, Alapuzha, Palghat, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam and Wayanad Districts . Presently this service is available in the important cities/towns  of all districts in Kerala Circle.

BSNL WiMax 4G Plan Tariff details In Kerala are given below.

bsnl wimax plans

Note: The above rates are exclusive of Service Tax, which will be charged as per prevailing rates.

For More details regarding BSNL Wimax 4G with new connection and to suscribe for BSNL 4G WiMax plans contact at BSNL Toll-Free Numbers 1502 or 1503

Customers from Ernakulam and Idukki may send SMS “WiMax” to 9447419447