OFC deployment is set to witness rapid growth Used in the backbone, backhaul and access networks, cables are a key constituent of telecom infrastructure. While copper cables form a large part of the legacy telecom networks in the country, the uptake of optic fibre cables (OFCs) has been gaining momentum, owing to its cost as well as performance-related advantages over copper. OFC deployment is set to witness rapid growth in the coming years, driven mos...

Revising rural broadband schemes may be a good idea The broadband segment has been on the government’s radar for some time now. After several failed targets, DoT plans to invite bids from operators to provide broadband services to over 60,000 villages across the country. DoT is likely to come out with a tender for rural wireless broadband through the Universal Service Obligation (USO) Fund by end-March 2011. Till January 31, 2011, a total of 261,413 broadban...