VoIP IP Telephony Set To Envelope Whole Of India, Not Just Big Cities.
Source: snapvoip.blogspot.com
Economic Times of India is reporting that India as a country set to make waves with VoIP IP Telephony as the VoIP Solutions are covering the sub continent. What was earlier the playground of one major company, MTNL, is becoming a team play arena as Other companies are looking to make profits with VoIP Solutions.
NEW DELHI: Now making calls over the internet will not be confined to just Delhi and Mumbai. The entire country will have access to the voice over internet protocol (VoIP) service in the New Year. Over half-a-dozen companies including Sterlite Optical, Aksh Optifibre, Indus Online and Smart Broadband are in the race for providing internet telephony (VoIP) on the BSNL platform. The number is expected to go up in the next few days.
BSNL had invited expression of interest (EoI) for providing VoIP service earlier this month and had asked companies to submit their proposals by December 28. The company has, however, extended the date for submitting the EoIs as new enquiries were pouring in. “We have decided to extend the date of EoI submission by at least a week,” said a BSNL official. Sources said that January 6 is likely to be the new deadline. Only four companies will be chosen by BSNL for providing the service.
Presently, MTNL is the only company providing VoIP service through a tie-up with Aksh Optifibre. This facility is limited to subscribers of New Delhi and Mumbai only because of the limited reach of the company. Initially, BSNL had plans to start internet telephony service by the end of the year. However, the move got delayed because of last minute enquiries and requests for clarifications from a number of interested parties.
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Tags: VoIP Solutions, MTNL, BSNL, Indus Online, Sterlite Optical
