Mumbai: Telecom minister Manoj Sinha on Friday launched a next generation optical fibre-based technology on the BSNL network that will enable the state-run firm to provide broadband connection with download speed of up to 1,000 Mbps. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) at present offers broadband facility with top download speed of 100 Mbps on its fibre-to-the-home network. More From Livemint »“BSNL has successfully implemented a major project of next generation optical transport network (NG-OTH) technology in 44 cities covering state capitals and major cities. “This project aimed to enhance existing 10G capacity to 100G capacity of Optical Fibre infrastructure of BSNL. BSNL chief general manager (CGM) Anil Kumar Jain said the company is offering top speed of 24 megabit per second for fixed line broadband connection and 100 mbps speed on FTTH network.

Source: Mint July 14, 2017 14:26 UTC