TRAI Targets 2 Mbps As Broadband Speed
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is planning to raise the minimum speed for a broadband connection to 2 Mbps from the present 256 Kbps, always-on access.
The broadband policy of 2004 defines a broadband connection as an always-on internet access with a minimum speed of 256 Kbps from the point-of-presence (POP) of service provider to the customer premises equipment (CPE), but the trend in most other countries, is towards having a minimum broadband connection speed of more than or equal to 2 Mbps. Speeds of 2Mbps would allow many services like high definition movies, tele-medicine and video streaming, etc.
At present, the broadband subscriber base in the country stands at 2.67 million, compared with the government’s target of 9 million subscribers by the end of the calendar year 2007, the number would be next to abysmal if the definition of broadband were to be changed.
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