BSNL to roll out Wimax in rural areas – Will this improve the broadband penetration in India?

oh god is this joke or what!!! no roads, very little water availibility, farmers commiting suicides due to lack of amnities leading to crop faliures, forget electricity, and we are talking about broadband. shopping malls anyone??

i think i dont work

we dont have even power in some places how can we think about the internet it wont work

and also in villages still people have not used computers thinking about the internet is just very for

and better to think to provide some thing else like education to those poor people it could help..

I dont know why they are hellbent upon making B.S.N.L bankrupt.They have nonexistent network and pathetic service in Kolkata itself what they will provide in rural areas and to how many customers is anybody`s guess.Every other week I have to call up the S.D.E of the local exchange and use swear words otherwise my broadband freezes.The speed and connectivity is pathetic.Do they not have any business sense?WIMAX IN RURAL AREAS!PROVIDED BY BSNL.

Rolling out new technology will help, but how about educating the masses to whom this tech is being offered?

Where basic needs are not being met properly how can tech like WiiMAX help?

Bsnl may establish netorks in large numbers. Unless and until they improve the quality of networks ie very low BER in each link, whether Wimax or WIFI, it will not make much difference and users will be complaing as usual.