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The government is planning to use cable
television service providers as franchisee
networks to increase broadband penetration,
especially in semi-urban and rural areas.
According to a recent discussion in the
Department of Telecommunications, the Centre
is planning to create a policy framework for
broadband services providers, permitting them
to get into franchisee agreements with cable TV
service providers in rural areas. The reason
behind the move is cable TV’s greater
penetration. According to government data,
there are 60.68 million broadband users in
India. Of these, 14.86 million are on wire-line
services and the remaining 40.01 million are
on wireless cellular networks.
On the other hand, about 100 million Indian
households are connected through the cable
television network while there are about 64
million DTH subscribers at the end of March
2014.
According to the estimates of the Department
of Telecommunications (DoT), the country
should have 175 million broadband users by
2017, and the number would jump to 600
million by 2019 who would get a minimum
download speed of 2 megabytes per second,
instead of average 256 kilobytes per second
now.
Besides creating infrastructure for affordable
and reliable broadband, the DoT has also noted
that higher speed broadband services, up to
100 megabytes per second, should be made
available. As per the Government target, high
speed broadband should be made available to
all the 6.5 lakhvillages across India by 2020.
As part of the robust infrastructure building
process, the Governmentis already in process
of connecting 2.5 lakh villages across the
country with optical fibre, under the Rs
20,000-crore National Optical Fibre Network
project. In a recent discussion, the DoT has
also proposed to subsidise the broadband
connections for low income and unconnected
citizens.
A suitable policy intervention is required to
reach each household in a gram panchayat
through both wireline and wireless broadband.
To ensure the last mile connectivity, the DoT
stated, the government should allocate
spectrum in short and medium term measure
for boosting broadband penetration in the
rural areas. Cable TV network to increase broadband penetration | Business Standard News
television service providers as franchisee
networks to increase broadband penetration,
especially in semi-urban and rural areas.
According to a recent discussion in the
Department of Telecommunications, the Centre
is planning to create a policy framework for
broadband services providers, permitting them
to get into franchisee agreements with cable TV
service providers in rural areas. The reason
behind the move is cable TV’s greater
penetration. According to government data,
there are 60.68 million broadband users in
India. Of these, 14.86 million are on wire-line
services and the remaining 40.01 million are
on wireless cellular networks.
On the other hand, about 100 million Indian
households are connected through the cable
television network while there are about 64
million DTH subscribers at the end of March
2014.
According to the estimates of the Department
of Telecommunications (DoT), the country
should have 175 million broadband users by
2017, and the number would jump to 600
million by 2019 who would get a minimum
download speed of 2 megabytes per second,
instead of average 256 kilobytes per second
now.
Besides creating infrastructure for affordable
and reliable broadband, the DoT has also noted
that higher speed broadband services, up to
100 megabytes per second, should be made
available. As per the Government target, high
speed broadband should be made available to
all the 6.5 lakhvillages across India by 2020.
As part of the robust infrastructure building
process, the Governmentis already in process
of connecting 2.5 lakh villages across the
country with optical fibre, under the Rs
20,000-crore National Optical Fibre Network
project. In a recent discussion, the DoT has
also proposed to subsidise the broadband
connections for low income and unconnected
citizens.
A suitable policy intervention is required to
reach each household in a gram panchayat
through both wireline and wireless broadband.
To ensure the last mile connectivity, the DoT
stated, the government should allocate
spectrum in short and medium term measure
for boosting broadband penetration in the
rural areas. Cable TV network to increase broadband penetration | Business Standard News
