How will this help in bridging the digital divide and positively impact rural broadband Internet access?
Although India is the fastest growing mobile market in the world, rural teledensity is still very low, while two thirds of India is still rural. To sustain the explosive growth witnessed in the past year and to reach the government’s ambitious target of 250 mn subscriptions by 2007, rural connectivity is vital. We believe WiMax Rev-e is economically the most optimized technology available in the market for achieving these goals. With its capability to offer high speed internet as well as cheap voice calls for rural areas, WiMax Rev-e is also poised to address the digital divide through various government initiatives such as the e-Governance projects. For Alcatel, how significant is this center in your overall broadband wireless strategy? Through this center, we will be able to showcase to our customers the value of broadband wireless access for rural, urban or suburban Indian regions. The C-DOT Alcatel Research Center (CARC) is the first and only one in the entire country to have such
