BSNL launches next generation network services

Countrys largest telecom service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited for the first time in India launched a range of NextBSNL Generation Network services,such as video telephony,video surveillance and mobile advertising services,here.

Countrys largest telecom service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for the first time in India launched a range of NextBSNL Generation Network (NGN) services,such as video telephony,video surveillance and mobile advertising services,here.

Voice-over Internet Protocol will provide a long awaited video calling and video conferencing services to the people of India, Chairman & Managing Director(CMD),BSNL,Kuldeep Goyal,told reporters on Saturday after launching the service. Now,a consumer in Surat dialing his sister in Ahmedabad will not only be able to talk to her,but also be able to see her, he added.

Voice-over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services also promise to offer international calling at a very affordable rates. It is expected that a call to the US,the UK,and Canada among others may cost as low as rupee one per minute,Goyal said.

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BSNL has decided to provide these services free of cost for the next 15 days,he added.

Also,BSNL’s offer of video surveillance may bring some hope and sense of security among corporates. The service tracks all the events through audio and video inside commercial and home premises using IP network, Goyal said.

The launch will move forward in a phased manner in the BSNL network in other cities,Goyal said. The technology used is in tune with the direction the telecom industry is heading,as all different types of communication networks like landline,mobile and Internet among others are converging into a single IP network,which is today referred to as Next Generation Network (NGN).

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BSNL launches next generation network services

Countrys largest telecom service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited for the first time in India launched a range of NextBSNL Generation Network services,such as video telephony,video surveillance and mobile advertising services,here.

Countrys largest telecom service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited for the first time in India launched a range of NextBSNL Generation Network services,such as video telephony,video surveillance and mobile advertising services,here.