VADODARA: After launching 3G services in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) launched the 3G GSM mobile services in the city on Wednesday.
The telecom service provider has promised to cover 58 cities and towns across Gujarat by September. "Our plan is to capture the entire Gujarat market before any private operator enters the market with 3G service," chief general manager of BSNL's Gujarat circle Satya Pal said while launching the service for Vadodara urban here. "In Rajkot, services will be launched on July 25 whereas in Surat 3G services will be launched by end of this month or beginning of next month. We expect to start offering 3G services in all major cities of the state by August-end."
The telecom service provider is expecting its revenue to reach Rs 1,800 crore from present Rs 1,600 crore in Gujarat circle. "We expect nearly 10 per cent of our existing 2G customers to migrate to 3G in a year," said Pal, adding that BSNL in next two years is also expecting to cover all village panchayats of the state as part of the e-governance project. "We are spending Rs 2,000 crore only to lay optical fibre to connect all this panchayats in the state," he said.
Principal general manager of BSNL's Vadodara circle Ramakant Sharma added that BSNL Vadodara will launch fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) in urban area within a month. Built on gigabyte passive optical technology (GPON), BSNL has been promoting FTTH as a revolutionary concept that will allow high-speed broadband access, enabling downloads of basic internet access service, video and audio on demand, IPTV and virtual classrooms among others.
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