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Manoj Sinha:电信行业将在5年内创造40万个新工作岗位
部长表示，预算拨款将用于在农村地区建立50万个wifi热点。
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印度电信公司将在现网测试本地4G技术
该设备由远程信息技术发展中心和塔塔咨询服务公司(TCS)共同开发，已经通过测试，可以在静态网络上同时处理1000万次呼叫。一位不愿透露姓名的公司高级官员表示，在现场网络测试成功后，将开始更广泛的推广。
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辛哈对记者说:“未来五年，电信业将对GDP做出重大贡献，将创造超过40万个新闻工作岗位。”乐动扑克
部长表示，政府已拨款10亿卢比用于加强该国的电信基础设施，包括铺设40万公里的光纤电缆。离岸金融中心)网络，到2019年3月连接15万克村务委员会，并扩大规模无线网络东北各邦的网络和连接，以及铺设连接安达曼和尼科巴群岛(ANI)和拉克沙德韦普群岛等的海底电缆。
政府已经完成了Bharat Net项目的第一阶段，该项目为10万克的村务委员会提供高速宽带连接。第二阶段将于2019年3月完成，政府的目标是将剩余的15万gp连接到基于OFC的宽带网络。
部长表示，预算拨款将用于在农村地区建立50万个wifi热点。
“安装50万个热点将使全国的wifi热点增加15倍。目前，印度有3.8万个公共wifi热点。”
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印度交通部计划在纳萨尔受灾地区安装约4000个移动通信塔，在东北部安装6000个移动通信塔，连接约8500个被剥夺电信连接的村庄。
“在东北各邦，将铺设约3000公里的OFC。连接阿尼岛和拉克沙德韦普群岛的工作已经开始，另外3000公里的OFC将在那里铺设。有了这个，阿尼群岛和拉克沙德韦普群岛的带宽将增加5倍。”
部长补充说，DoP计划在本日历年将护照seva kendra从60个增加到251个。
这位部长表示，在过路费安装电子系统的规定将加强电信部和印度制造计划的影响力。
“由于这个(电子收费系统)，我希望一个新的行业将创造1万到1.2万亿卢比，这也将创造就业机会。”
他说，印度已经成为一个非常强大的电信市场，有11.86亿电话连接，其中11.63亿是移动电话，电话密度达到91%左右，互联网用户基数从3月底的4.2281亿增长到9月的4.2923亿。
“(移动服务)资费下降了。随着数据流量的下降，预计印度将新增5亿互联网用户。”
他说，2016-17年外国直接投资为56亿美元。
Sinha说:“在2017-18财年的上半年，即4月至9月，外国直接投资达到了60.8亿美元。”
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\u201cTelecom sector will contribute significantly to the GDP in next five years and over 4 lakh news jobs will be created,\u201d Sinha told reporters.
The minister said the government has allocated Rs 10,000 crore for enhancing telecom infrastructure in the country, including laying of 4 lakh kilometres of optical fibre cable (OFC<\/a>) network to connect 1.5 lakh gram panchayats by March 2019, scaling up wifi<\/a> networks and connectivity in north- eastern states and laying undersea cable for connecting Andaman and Nicobar Islands (ANI) and Lakshadweep Islands etc.
<\/div><\/div>\u201cIn last three years base BTS<\/a> (base transceiver station) in the country have almost doubled to 16.8 lakhs from 7.9 lakh in 2014. OFC network in the country has increased from 7 lakh kilometres to 14 lakh. Under Bharat Net phase 2 another 4 lakh kilometres of OFC will be laid,\u201d Sinha said.
The government has completed phase 1 of Bharat Net project under which it is providing high speed broadband connectivity to 1 lakh gram panchayats. Under phase 2, which is to be completed by March 2019, government aims to connect remaining 1.5 lakh GPs with OFC based broadband network.
The minister said the budget allocation will be used for setting up 5 lakh wifi hotspots in rural area.
\u201cInstallation of 5 lakh hotspots will increase wifi hotspots by 15 folds in the country. At present, there are 38,000 public wifi hotspots,\u201d Sinha said.
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The DoT plans to install around 4,000 mobile towers in naxal affected area and 6,000 towers in north-east to connect around 8,500 villages that are deprived of telecom connectivity.
\u201cIn North Eastern states, around 3,000 kilometres of OFC will be laid. Work has started for connecting ANI and Lakshadweep Islands where another 3,000 kms of OFC will be laid. With this, bandwidth will increase five times in ANI and Lakshadweep Islands,\u201d Sinha said.
The government has completed phase 1 of Bharat Net project under which it is providing high speed broadband connectivity to 1 lakh gram panchayats. Under phase 2, which is to be completed by March 2019, government aims to connect remaining 1.5 lakh GPs with OFC based broadband network.
The minister said the budget allocation will be used for setting up 5 lakh wifi hotspots in rural area.
\u201cInstallation of 5 lakh hotspots will increase wifi hotspots by 15 folds in the country. At present, there are 38,000 public wifi hotspots,\u201d Sinha said.
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The DoT plans to install around 4,000 mobile towers in naxal affected area and 6,000 towers in north-east to connect around 8,500 villages that are deprived of telecom connectivity.
\u201cIn North Eastern states, around 3,000 kilometres of OFC will be laid. Work has started for connecting ANI and Lakshadweep Islands where another 3,000 kms of OFC will be laid. With this, bandwidth will increase five times in ANI and Lakshadweep Islands,\u201d Sinha said.
<\/div><\/div>He said enhance connectivity will help Department of Posts (DoP) to expedite direct benefit transfer scheme being handled by it and enhance role of India Post Payments Banks, which will be launched in March-April.
The minister added that DoP plans to increase passport seva kendra from 60 to 251 in this calendar year.
The minister said that provision for installing electronic system at tolls will enhance roll of telecom ministry and Make in India programme.
\u201cDue to this (electronic system at toll), I hope a new industry<\/a> to the tune of Rs 10,000-12,000 crore will be created which will also generate employment,\u201d Sinha said.
He said that India has emerged as one of very strong telecom market with 1,186 million phone connections out of which 1,163 million are mobile phones, tele-density has reached around 91 per cent and internet user base increased from 422.81 million at the end of march and to 429.23 million in September.
\u201c(Mobile service) rates have come down. With rates of data coming down, it is expected that 500 million new internet users will be added in the country,\u201d Sinha said.
He said that Foreign Direct Investments was USD 5.6 billion in 2016-17.
\u201cIn 2017-18, FDI reached USD 6.08 billion in first half of the current fiscal year, between April to September,\u201d Sinha said.<\/div><\/div>
The minister added that DoP plans to increase passport seva kendra from 60 to 251 in this calendar year.
The minister said that provision for installing electronic system at tolls will enhance roll of telecom ministry and Make in India programme.
\u201cDue to this (electronic system at toll), I hope a new industry<\/a> to the tune of Rs 10,000-12,000 crore will be created which will also generate employment,\u201d Sinha said.
He said that India has emerged as one of very strong telecom market with 1,186 million phone connections out of which 1,163 million are mobile phones, tele-density has reached around 91 per cent and internet user base increased from 422.81 million at the end of march and to 429.23 million in September.
\u201c(Mobile service) rates have come down. With rates of data coming down, it is expected that 500 million new internet users will be added in the country,\u201d Sinha said.
He said that Foreign Direct Investments was USD 5.6 billion in 2016-17.
\u201cIn 2017-18, FDI reached USD 6.08 billion in first half of the current fiscal year, between April to September,\u201d Sinha said.<\/div><\/div>
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