TRAI for ‘redefining’ floor broadband speed at 2Mbps

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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today indicated that the Government should redefine broadband services making it mandatory for operators to offer at least 2Mbps speed.

According to existing norms, broadband is defined with speed of only 256 kbps.

Speaking at a telecom seminar organised by Assocham, Dr J. S. Sarma, Chairman, TRAI, said that the target set for roll out of broadband by the Government can be achieved only if the definition of broadband is redefined and resources from USO fund are utilised.

Dr Sarma said that while there are countries which offer speeds of over 20Mbps, India is still stuck at 256 kbps.

Changing the definition of broadband will have major ramification for operators if they want to claim subsidy from the Government.

If offering a minimum of 2Mbps speed is made mandatory, operators will have to ramp up their network.

“We do not think it is feasible to move from 256 kbps to 2Mbps in one shot. If at all the definition has to be revised then they should move to 512kbps, otherwise it will be too costly for both operators and subscribers,” said a GSM player.

However, the WiMax industry is backing the proposal.

According to WiMax players, the technology will enable operators to offer more than 2Mbps of wireless broadband services.
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The Hindu Business Line : TRAI for ‘redefining’ floor broadband speed at 2Mbps

If at all this works out (don't know when though :bleh:) it should be good news to everybody. :hap2:
 
for now its only dreams.. dont know when that day will come... and what more.. 2mbps with 1gb usage??? or unlimited with 5gb FUP .. Dont know whats going to happen
 
Late latif's as always, silly people still think 256000 bits per second is mindblowing speed
 
Most people still dont know the diff. between 256 Kbps and 256 KBps ... they think they are applying for a 256 KBps connection, and are saddened to find download speeds of 30-32 KBps :P

tbh, 512 kbps 1:1 is fine enuf for me .. its fast enuf to surf, good enuf for streaming videos, enuf to download stuff, and enuf for gaming too where ping matters more .. i'd not like a 10 Mbps connection with >500 ping on servers i game :P so i rather have my current 256 kbps connection :P
 
Anything is possible if they just believe....

The Belief that the operators can earn more profits.

They simply say they dont have infrastructure...but the truth is they got heavy reserves lying around without being invested in infrastructure.
 
Good to know that atleast they are thinking about it. Imo 1mbps UL no fup should be 1k max for starters. All other plans/speeds should be accordingly made.
 
If this is implemented then Montly Cap will come down

Why Govt in India is very Slow in implementing it these Service providers get MBs of Line very Cheap
 
mk76 said:
2mbps with a monthly cap of 100MB.:bleh:
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That would the 1st plan by most operators. 2mbps mind blowing speed for 99 a month only*

*100mb data transfer limit cause we have tocharge you 1rs/MB beyond that
 
Isn't TRAI's current definition of broadband 'Anything > 256kbps' ? :P

Good, that TRAI's thinking about it now atleast, but by the time it gets implemented - coming to terms with all the red-tape/bureaucracy involved, I'm sure it'd be a good 2 years. :(
 
TRAI has been issuing such statements for a long tym...govt shud do dat gov shud do dis.....hasnt worked for the past 5 yrs....dont seem to c it for a long tym ahead too....2mbps mandatory...mayb by 2020:tongue::no:
 
Well... it all depends on the perspective. There is no use comparing conditions in India with conditions in US and other developed countries. You will only be disappointed.

Compare with what facilities and what quality of life we had just about 10 years ago. Things have drastically changed since then..internet access included. At that time, getting 56kbps itself was a wonder. Now 2mbps is very much a reality. Maybe 3 to 4 years later, 8 mbps and 16 mbps will be the norm. So even though the TRAI announcement comes late, and will take even more time to implement, I guess it is the step in the right direction.
 
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