BSNL joins hands with Microsoft for enterprise business State-run telecom firm BSNL has signed a strategic business pact with Microsoft India for offering complete suite of telecom and IT solutions for enterprise businesses. MANGALURU: Love browsing the World Wide Web at blazing speeds, but fret when the speed drops once you have crossed the data limit? With TRAI recommending 2mbps as minimum broadband speed and Centre too looking to mandate a four-fold increase in minimum broadband speed - from 512 kbps to 2 mbps, state owned Telecom Company BSNL has already made the move by pegging the minimum broadband speed post data usage limit to 1mbps.Incidentally, Karnataka circle of BSNL offers 15 landline broadband plans to suit the diverse usage needs of its customers - both in terms of data downloads and speed - with monthly charges ranging from minimum of Rs 699 to maximum of Rs 3,445. Incidentally, the last time minimum internet speed was revised was in August 2014 when it was doubled from 256 kbps to 512 kbps. "The speed drops with distance from the telephone exchange when copper infrastructure is used," he said adding the district is making a conscious move towards FTTH connections.

Source: Times of India August 24, 2016 10:18 UTC