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Patna: Union telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, inaugurated a “Next Generation Network Telephone Exchange” at New Bihar Vidhan Mandal compound and Bharat Air Fibre service at Danapur Telephone Exchange in Bihar through video conferencing from New Delhi on Saturday.
“This Next Generation Network Telephone exchange is a facility augmentation in Bihar Vidhan Mandal which will serve to the additional demand for reliable wireline and broadband services since it is connected on optical fibre,” Prasad said, informing that this exchange has a capacity of 512 telephone wireline and 128 broadband connections which can further be increased.
New and Old Vidhan Mandal and three New Secretariat Block A, B And C will be served through this new facility.
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While newly commissioned Bharat Air Fibre will help to provide faster and reliable internet services in the rural area, Bharat Air Fibre has speed at par with high-speed fibre to the home (FTTH) and will serve upto 6 Km area covering R.K.Puram, Anandpur, Danapur Market and Danapur Cantonment from Danapur Telephone Exchange .
“This being completely wireless technology is easy to deploy, more reliable, needs less maintenance and will provide connectivity in Non-feasible areas and villages which can’t be connected through FTTH. Bharat Air Fibre works on the unlicensed spectrum and has very less interference which enables better quality of relay for the subscribers,” the telecom ministry stated.
Bharat Air Fibre will start its subscription at a low price point of Rs. 349 per month to make internet accessible and affordable to users in villages and difficult terrains.
“…there is immense scope for digital education, digital skilling and tele medicine etc and broadband connectivity in rural India will play a crucial role. Bharat Air Fibre will help us to scale-up faster and meet the target of covering 6 Lakhs villages in 1000 Days,” Prasad said.
During the event Telecom Minister also announced 50 more AirFibre sector antennas to be deployed in Bihar within next 6 months
– globalbihari bureau
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