Saturday, September 23, 2006

The convergence dream

As far back as 2001, Reliance Infocomm had been laying optical fibre cables across the country at a speed of about 100 kms per day, way ahead of other competitors. The dream was to emerge as a leader in the sector by providing requisite bandwidth for tapping opportunities in computer services, entertainment and value-added telecom services. Till date, the company has laid about 80,000 kms of optical fibre cable network all over the country, which has the capacity to carry voice, data and video. But with the government now having denied RCL the strategic last-mile connectivity, will Anil’s dream to reach out to Indian homes with audio, data and video through a single cable prove to be just a mirage? Plain questions; but with the power packed in them to decide the fate of his most dynamic interest and perhaps the future of his entire group!

posted by IIPM Contribution to the Society @ 4:02 PM