DocumentCode
1447815
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
Volume
36
Issue
11
fYear
1998
fDate
11/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
88
Lastpage
94
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Communications Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0163-6804
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/35.733480
Filename
733480
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