Three cheers! At last net, phone, power- all in one in India
Convergence technology finally steps in India. For the first time, the Indian consumer can avail of electricity, internet and telephone services on a single line. The $90 billion tech giant IBM global is all set to launch a pilot project in India to usher in the broadband over power line (BPL) system in December.
The company is in talks with state electricity boards and power utilities for the project implementation. Sources said the Uttar Pradesh government is keen to implement a pilot project in rural India. What more, by increasing grid observability, BPL, can deliver stable and quality electricity, apart from internet and telecom facilities through the same line.
BPL will make the electricity network intelligent and keep transmission and distribution loss minimum. As telecommunication signals are also going through the electricity line, network errors and breaks can be located easily. This will help the controlling unit to deploy the worker in the right spot in minimum time to solve the problem.