Nokia Siemens Networks to provide speedy Internet in India

Nokia Siemens Networks has won a contract to modernize the network of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), India’s largest carrier. The new access network’s high bandwidth will ensure that BSNL’s customers can use data-intensive applications with the highest quality and without long waiting times.

In a first step BSNL will supply 283 cities in 17 Indian states with 800,000 new high-speed connections based on Carrier Ethernet technology from Nokia Siemens Networks.

BSNL will roll out 6 mlon new DSL connections (ADSL2+ and VDSL) with the possibility of 3 mln more over the next three years and use them to offer its customers multimedia services such as high-speed Internet, IPTV, games and video on demand.

By the end of July, Nokia Siemens Networks will integrate Gigabit Ethernet-capable IP DSLAMs (Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexers) in the carrier’s network and also supply the end-user devices required for subscribers.

A main distinguishing feature of Nokia Siemens Networks’ technical solution is that VDSL and ADSL2+ cards can be provided in a single chassis, enabling BSNL to respond very flexibly and on demand. In addition, the high density multi-service access solution supports up to 1152 ports in a single chassis, thus providing cost savings for space and power.

New Delhi-based BSNL, a government-owned corporation, is the incumbent and largest telecommunications services provider in India with a pan-India footprint but for Delhi and Mumbai. It has a network of over 60 mln subscribers covering 5000 towns with over 35 mln telephone connections. The corporation is an integrated telecoms service provider with presence in the fixed line, cellular mobile, long distance and data segments with over 35 mln fixed line, 24 mln mobile and 3.9 mln Internet subscribers including 0.9 mln broadband customers.