Title :
The role of technology in telecom expansion in India
Author :
Jhunjhunwala, Ashok ; Ramamurthi, Bhaskar ; Gonsalves, Timothy A.
Author_Institution :
Indian Inst. of Technol., Madras, India
fDate :
11/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
It is not viable to expand the telecom network in India substantially at the prevalent level of per-line investment. However, systems based on new technologies, many developed in India, promise to more than halve the investment required. This article looks at the telecom scenario, the new technologies, the Indian products based on these technologies, and the cost reductions they promise. The provision of widespread Internet service with low access tariff is an important aspect of the new approach
Keywords :
economics; investment; telecommunication networks; telecommunication services; India; Indian products; Internet service; cost reductions; developing country; investment; low access tariff; new technologies; technology; telecommunication expansion; telecommunication network; Costs; Government; Intelligent networks; Investments; Monopoly; Spine; Telecommunication switching; Telephony; US Department of Transportation; Web and internet services;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
