Bharat Broadband Network Current Affairs, GK & News
5,000 remote villages to receive Internet using ISRO satellites
In order to implement the Bharat net project, the BSNL has provided a contract to a private firm Hughes. The firm is to provide internet services to 5000 remote villages using ISRO satellites. Highlights The remote villages to receive the internet connection are located in Tripura, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Eastern Ladakh and Manipur. In order ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Bharat Broadband Network • bharat net programme • Broadband • Communication Satellite • GSAT • ISRO
GramNet
The Minister of State for Communications has reiterated the government’s commitment to provide Wi-Fi in all the villages through GramNet with connectivity between 10 Mbps to 100 Mbps speed. Initiatives to Provide Broadband Connectivity BharatNet – Providing 1 Gbpsto Gram Panchayats upgradeable to 10 Gbps GramNet – Connecting all key rural development institutions with 10 ..
Topics: Awasr • Bharat Broadband Network • Computer networking • Hotspot • JanWiFi • Municipal wireless network • NagarNet • NET • self-reliant Indian village • Telecommunications • Wi-Fi • Wireless • Wireless networking
BSNL unveils Bharat fibre for high speed broadband Internet service in Pulwama
The state-owned telecom firm, BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) became the 1st operator to start optical fibre-based high-speed broadband service ‘Bharat Fibre’ in Pulwama. The Bharat Fibre services with reliable and high-speed internet are provided on the optical fibre by FTTH (fibre-to-the-home) service up to the customer premises. The service has launched on a revenue ..
Topics: Bharat Broadband Network • Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited • Broadband • Fiber to the premises by country • Fiber to the x • Fiber-optic communications • Local loop • Network architecture • Telecommunications
BSNL becomes first operator to start optical fibre-based high-speed broadband service in Pulwama with launch of ‘Bharat Fibre’
State-owned telecom firm BSNL has become the first operator to start optical fibre-based high-speed broadband service in Pulwama with launch of ‘Bharat Fibre’. This is the first such FTTH (fibre-to-the-home) service deployment in the (Kashmir) Valley under this unique revenue share model. The Bharat Fibre services are provided on the optical fibre right up to ..
Topics: Bharat Broadband Network • Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited • Broadband • Digital technology • Fiber to the premises by country • Fiber to the x • Fiber-optic communications • Information and communications technology • Internet access • Local loop • Network architecture • Telecommunications
Government of India (GoI) launches 5,000 Wi-Fi Choupals in villages
The Government of India (GoI) has launched 5,000 Wi-Fi Choupals in villages and delivery of rail tickets through Common Service Centres (CSCs). It was inaugurated by Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in New Delhi on June 11, 2018. The move is aimed at transforming rural Internet connectivity through BharatNet. The WiFi Choupals will ..
Topics: Bharat Broadband Network • Common Service Centres • Government of India • India • Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation • Politicians • Ravi Shankar Prasad
Department of Telecommunications organizes National Conference on utilization models leveraging BharatNet infrastructure
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is organizing a National Conference with the State Governments and Service Providers to brainstorm and showcase various utilization models leveraging BharatNet infrastructure in New Delhi on November 13, 2017. The Conference will be attended by IT Ministers and IT Secretaries from States. In it, DoT will sign Memorandum of Understanding ..
Topics: Bharat Broadband Network • Global Positioning System • Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act