Nokia Siemens takes broadband to 7,000 villages

Nokia Siemens Networks has won a contract from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL),
to deploy broadband access across 7,000 Indian villages. The contract is a part
of the Greenfield rural tender from BSNL.

The new access network's high bandwidth will allow BSNL to deliver high data
and triple-play intensive services such as video on demand, video multi-cast,
IPTV, video-conferencing and virtual private network (VPN) etc, to its
customers. The network will also enable BSNL to provide connectivity to
community service centers (CSCs) and other e-governance locations.

The two-year agreement includes supply, installation, commissioning, training
and annual maintenance contract for five years. As part of the contract, Nokia
Siemens Networks is deploying its Gigabit Ethernet-capable IP DSLAMs (digital
subscriber line access multiplexers) Surpass hiX5625 and

chassis-based access switch (Surpass hiD6615). Nokia Siemens Networks will also
supply end-user devices that will enable BSNL to provide speeds of up to 24Mbps
for ADSL2+ subscribers over its existing copper infrastructure.

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