Hi,
For those of you that remember a blog I did about 3g and LTE (4g) in India a few months ago (http://telcotom.blogspot.com/2011/07/3g-and-lte-4g-in-india-oh-and-and-my.html) I am pleased - no delighted - to see that there is now a smart pad device available that is made domestically and is affordable - this is indeed fantastic news and all invloved should be congratulated on what they have achieved as should the government for seeking this solution. See the article in the New York Times at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/opinion/sunday/friedman-the-last-person.html
So this is a fantastic move - a device like this makes not only education more achievable but also can be used for medical triage, mobile banking and for the growth of commerce. Producers can check prices and even sell on line, farmers can learn of better techniques and even get better weather information - in short this is a major strategic step in the ecconomic growth of India.
It is vital now then that the Government, the telecommunication / wireless operators and also the tower companies work hard to ensure that the infrastructure is build to support these smart pads nationwide. Not just geographic coverage either - capacity for data volume needs to be built in now and not considered much later.
This will mean using smarter and innovative materials not only for the actual the towers (where carbon fibre is the obvious answer) but also the power systems and backhaul for the networks. This clearly cant be done overnight - it is an immense but vital project.
It might even be an idea in villages to look at a complete solution that has a quickly deployable 30m monopole along side a reliable hybrid solar/wind/ bio diesel genset plant that not only provides power for the tower but also for the village itself??
This smart pad is a great thing for India and it will be a life changer for so many locked in poverty just now. Fantastic!!
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