The Hindu : DishnetDSL to offer new services

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Friday, Jul 11, 2003

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DishnetDSL to offer new services

By Our Staff Correspondent

CHENNAI JULY 10. DishnetDSL has deployed the Ethernet-over-SDH (synchronous digital hierarchy - basic technology for networking) for its national backbone. This will reduce its capital expenditure on installation of routers and modems by about 50 per cent. The technology, provided by Tejas Networks, will eliminate routers and switches by having a direct link with DishnetDSL's ethernet (network technology).

Addressing a press conference here today, V. Srinivasan, CEO, DishnetDSL, said for high-end customers, the saving on equipment (routers and switches) could be between Rs. 2 lakhs and Rs. 4 lakhs. Customers needed to invest only on `media converter', costing about Rs 15,000, he said. The technology would reduce the lead-time to upgrade bandwidth for customers to less than 15 minutes from 6-8 weeks earlier, and this could be done remotely. The saving from the new technology for the company would be passed on to the customers.

The new technology would also provide new revenue-generating services such as bandwidth-on-demand, Ethernet-leased lines of 5 Mbps or 10 Mbps and virtual private network. The company hoped to sell about 300 Mpbs in 18 months, earning a revenue of about Rs. 60 crores.

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