Fibre optics communication in India : A status

Indian telecom policy is steadily moving towards liberalisation and adoptio n of the state-of-the-art technology and specially cost effective technolog y. India's Telecom Sector is undergoing significant changes. It is attracti ng the attention not only of indigenous businesses but also of global major in telecom equipment a nd services and foreign investments in promoting th eir telecom exports within India, Opinion is divided on the new policy. Tho se working in the state of monopoly telecom services and their ideological sympathisers feel the change is too fast, lndian industry and industrial us ers on the other hand feel that the policy change has been long overdue. Telecommunications network in India today is predominantly Voice Network op timised almost exclusively to voice applications. However, the applications scenario is changing. In recent times there has been a significant additio n of investment to the network through upgrading of technology and through increased investments from both Public and Private Sector. By virtue of usi ng fibre optics cables it shah be possible to have larger bandwidth availab ility wherein users could have access to video base services such as cable TV, Video on demand, Tele-shopping, Distance Learning, Personal Communicati ons and mobility access. The beneficiary of the state-of-the-art technology , besides the individual shall be Banks, Hospitals services, Agricultural S ector, Travel Industry, Peal Estate Industry etc. The paper also focuses on the manufacturers and suppliers of fibre optic systems in India consolidat ing the brief status. This paper consolidates the trend in fibre-optics communication irt India, focussing on estimated deployment of the cable in the years to come vis-a-v is budgetary provisions made to achieve the same. It is also focussing on l atest trend in fibre-optics technology vis-a vis adoption in Indian scenari o. The inputs regarding futuristic adoption of technology in new spheres ha s also been compiled. In the recent times with realization of importance of Information Technology, Indian national policy is putting special impetus on development of all around infrastructure to support Information Technolo gy and fibre-optics forms vital ingredient of that.