Rolling Out Broadband Internet, On The Cheap

Mathamota writes "The goverment controlled telephone company in the city of Kolkata (Calcutta), India is providing a Internet access service called DIAS (Direct Internet Access System) which provides 24 hour connection at 128kbps (when the phone is being used, it drops to 64). However, the best part is that the cost of Plan I (which has a data transfer limit of 500 megs) is only Rs 825 ($ 16.50) per month, all inclusive. The technology used in this stuff is quite interesting, and there is a whitepaper available at the site of the company which developed the system." At first glance, it sounds just like plain old ISDN; but after reading the white paper, it's a bit different. Cool idea.

Comments

hah!

[syle]

At first glance, it sounds just like plain old ISDN; but after reading the white paper, it's a bit different. Cool idea.

Nice try! But, we know that editors aren't allowed to read the articles they link to. You won't fool us so easily, Hemos...

If that is your real name.

Re:Looks like a good idea

[gid]

Not on a 128kbps connection you can't. :)

Re:If you can't outcompete 3rd world workers...

[Sky Lemon]

Hell I would be employee of the month each month I had 'virtually no contact with management'. :) I think what we need to do here in the U.S. to boost productivity is to use the 'virtually no contact with management' model by out sourcing managerial positions instead of technical positions. That way companies could save big on their payroll savings and since noone understands managers anyway there's no real 'language-barrier' that hasn't already been put in place.