Rao was speaking at a seminar ‘Green Kerala Smart Kerala’, organised by C-Dit as part of the Technology Day Celebrations that were inaugurated by Secretary to the Chief Minister, T.K. Manoj Kumar IAS. The seminar was held in two sessions, one on WiMAX technology and the other on e-waste management.
‘‘WiMAX dongles that can be connected to a notebook and WiMAX enabled cellphones will soon hit the market. One of the significant advantages of advanced wireless systems such as WiMAX is the high spectral efficiency that gives them a cutting edge over the 3G technology,’’ said Rao.
The services and applications of this technology are wide and the quality of service is also very good. ‘‘For example, a school can latch on to the website of Stanford University and download courses. You can even ask questions and clear doubts in real time,’’ said Rao, who also contested that India should have gone straight for the 4G technology instead of 3G, which requires devices that are unaffordable.
The other advantages are the IPTV services, which can be accessed through WiMX, that will bring in worldwide television channels to the palm, the high speed, airborne internet, e-governance and wider access even in rural areas.
P.G. Nirmal, DGM (Planning) BSNL Kerala, said that while the BSNL wired connections have only a limited speed, the mobile WiMAX devices will give scalable speed once it is launched all across Kerala. The current towers will be used as WiMAX towers with a receiver and an antenna and the range and coverage will be much better, he said.
The second session, chaired by KU Bioinformatics director Achuth Sankar S. Nair, dealt with the burning issues of e-waste management, the extended producer responsibility where the e-waste generated is taken back by the manufacturer itself and e-waste recycling plants.
Suchitwa Mission executive director Ajaykumar Varma also sought suggestions on the proposed National Policy on e-waste.
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Quelle/Source: Express Buzz, 09.06.2010
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