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India to get 50 Mbps @ Rs8999: Will people opt for it?

Created by : Sonal Singh, Project Manager, Nortel Networks  | 03 29 2010 12:04:46 +0000
Industry : Telecom/ISPFunctional Area : India(Markets)
Keywords : telecom broadband bharati airtel 50 mbps rs 8999
Activity:  368 views;  last activity : 12 16 2010 09:36:59 +0000

India’s leading telecommunications service provider Bharti Airtel today announced launch of  ultra high speed broadband services with speed up to 50 Mbps using VDSL technology in Delhi and Gurgaon. The operator announced that gradually it will expands VDSL Broadband services in Mumbai, Chennai and Bangalore.



This will offer twelve times faster speed from existing ADSL Broadband and will help Broadcasting HDTV which requires higher bandwidth than the normal 8 Mbps. Coming at Rs.8999 per  month and rental with 200 GB free data transfer cluubed with VAS such as Parallel Ringing, Website Builder (Basic), PC Secure (Anti-Virus software), On line Storage,.The Unlimited Gaming on Games on Demand (GoD) will also be offered along with the VDSL2  service.

So users, on one hand this service is giving broadband of 50Mbps speed. On other hand its cost is almost Rs 9000. Do you think Indian people will opt for this service?

  
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Off Course..this start a new world for high bandwidth lovers ..in present high bandwidth cost is very high approx 2.4 Lakhs/Anm for 2 MBPS for commercial users.

I hope bharti is going to take the 70% indian broadband market in next 3 years also there is alot of scope in indian market.
By Abhishek Tiwari, Team Lead | Web Servers | Network  03 29 2010 12:45:25 +0000
 
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If this plan was below Rs.3000 per month then it would make some sense, I mean Rs.8999 lol wth, vats airtel thinking here, better airtel starts giving 2 and 4Mbps Unlimited plans below Rs.1000, India is already lagging way behind than other countries in Internet speeds, companies should start giving more importance to broadband instead of just focussing everything on mobiles and 3g and all those stuffs. A normal person will never use broadband @ Rs 9000/month. This is the average salary of many Indians. Furthermore,South Korea gets 1GBPS Unlimited for less than Rs.1000 per month, 50Mbps is just a tortoise in front of cheetah, India should start providing speeds above 250Mbps for competing with the global standards, that speed is nothing compared to Korean speeds. I don't think except businessment, high society people or Offices, any other person will opt for this service.
By Sonal Singh, Project Manager, Nortel Networks  03 29 2010 12:05:25 +0000
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From a consumers perspective ,Once when Google TV becomes common place ,demand for such high bandwidth will surge up. And the prices will come down slowly . From a company's perspective i guess its not that much worth as other solutions may exist .One thing is notable , we are finally pushing for more bandwidth :)
By Shaikh Mohd. Laeeq, Technical Associate R&D , ThinkLABS Technosloutions Pvt. Ltd.  | 12 16 2010 09:36:59 +0000
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wow 50mbps @rs 9000. finally its coming to india . i am sure my compy wil got for it.
By shah rukh, B.Tech/B.E. student, MJCET  | 12 16 2010 09:20:28 +0000
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Yes Sonal is right, comman man will(can) not go for it, yet for specific segments like small business and high net worth individuals its very useful. It will surely penetrate some of Indian market.
By Tarun Mishra, Equity Dealer, Religare Securtites Limited  | 03 31 2010 18:11:06 +0000
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Everything possible in India because average people have to do all things with their wealth and money expenditure is nothing for them only they have the facility without any dificulty
By Nem Singh, Consultant, Consultancy Firm  | 03 31 2010 10:06:26 +0000
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yes I agree with sonal....its costly at present....i dnt think anybody will go with it at present......and if there is a competetion between all other SP's than the plan will be cheaper and can be affordable......
By VIKAS JASROTIA, Network Admin/System Admin, Tulip Telecom  | 03 30 2010 08:56:12 +0000
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9000Rs is a very big amount,just for Internet definitely nobody is going to pay this much of charges.

But I think the plan is more specific to some group or community , you can take a plan and can share among any group/community/small offices/socities...

Presently I am paying 1000Rs for 256Kbps speed and an unlimited download. Taking this case(50Mbps @ 9000Rs) if I share this plan nearabout 195(=50000/256) users can come togeather for using 1 plan and by getting the same speed(256Kbps). Also if we divide 9000Rs by 195 users there is a cost of 46Rs/head....

So in the worst case when all the users are connected they will get 256Kbps + additional features are there as mentioned in the subject.
By Anuj , Senior Technical Project Lead, Huawei Technologies India  | 03 30 2010 04:55:55 +0000
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We do have a class that might opt for it. But, the point is , if the people taking a 3 mbps connection are enjoying a 256 kbps on their datacard, it stands a very meek chance that people will opt for a 50mbps .. they again will not take it by the number.

also most of the multimedia and gaming sites find 3mbps as sufficient speed to work. Why upgrade without a plus point of upgrade. If Airtel comes with a positive aspect of 'why 50mbps?' . It might get a segment of society to buy it.

Nonethless i find India not ready for it.
By Sujeet Vishwakarma, Managing Director, RCA Group  | 08 19 2010 03:17:48 +0000
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As far as people (individuals) opting for this service - I think the answer is a big "NO".  Some game geeks or people with "silver spoons" may opt for the service.  However, the "common man" may still be happy with broadband speeds that attract fee below the Rs. 2 - 3 K mark.

On the other hand, this might prove beneficial to SMB or the SOHO segment of offices that can now boast of good internet speeds and connectivity.
By Hari Prasad K, Head - Managed Services & IT Solutions  | 04 05 2010 07:27:40 +0000
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telecom giant airtel concentrates on generating its own ARPU rather then making a way into the G8 COUNTRIES
By mohammed ghouse, Sales Officer, Tata Communications Internet Services Limited  | 03 31 2010 16:33:16 +0000
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I agree with Sonal.  In India where average earnings are almost equivalent to plan offered then it would be certainly difficult to find a subscribers for such plan.  And it will remain a limited choice of an elite group of users only.

But my question is, what all services (surfing, download, media/tv, games, voice, VC,...) are we looking to converge in such a huge bandwidth coming home?  And to club all these services, do we need this kind of pipe?  Otherwise it will be a waste of money for an average user by leaving it idle/under utilized.
By Nilesh Jain, Project Manager, A Leading Media/Telecom Co.  | 03 31 2010 08:14:58 +0000
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Off course we also would like adopt that plan ....but there is only one point that insists me to think ........that is .....plan is not UN-limited data download. If you see the most of the plan in any ISP website that they offer .....you will find they are giving you good speed of Internet but what data download limit they are offering (2Mbps with data download limit is 2Gb) ......So think about this plan ...you are getting 50 Mbps speed with 200GB data download......and i dont' think ppl hav control that they won't be cross 200GB. Off course they will cross the data download limit......and after that you have bear per MB cost......!

If they offer 50Mbps speed with un-limited data download then i would say this is an excellent  plan..........
By mahinder singh negi, IT Executive, Samtel Engineering Services  | 03 30 2010 03:10:59 +0000
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I too agree by considering the price...! lol the exmp is also too good in global comparison
By Mohammed Abdul Bari, Network Support Engineer@ETISALAT, Dubai  | 03 29 2010 20:35:15 +0000
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