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GIS in midas' installations
Dr Narayanan Sampath
Midas Communications Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
No 1, Kalyani Nagar, Kottivakkam
Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai-600 041
Introduction
India is a very densely populated country with most of its people living in villages. While the Indian metropolitan areas are developing fast, particularly in the field of Information Technology, the rural population has not moved much in the Independent India. While the metros of India can communicate with the rest of the world in a matter of minutes, the rural sections of the Indian Community tend to be using the old and antiquated modes of communication.
DECT Interface Unit
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India's advancement in the fields of Science and Technology, in spite of so many other odds, is a matter of pride. With the improvement in the Indian economy, the number of middle class and upper middle class population has increased in good numbers. With the fifth pay commission policy announcements, the quality of life and affordability of this middle and upper middle class community has improved remarkably well. This has resulted in converting some of the luxury items into almost a necessity. An average middle class family, these days, can afford to own at least a two-bedroom flat, a car and a phone. There were days when it was almost impossible to establish connection for those who did not own a phone. But nowadays, the streets are flooded with PCO centres where people who do not have phone connection, can still communicate. However, these luxuries or comforts are available only in the metropolitan India and again rural India is still left way behind. Moreover, the wire line cost incurred by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is in the order of Rs.30000 and Rs.35000 per subscriber and this enormous cost is a factor that probably slows down telephone connectivity to more people, apart from some other factors.
Compact Base Station
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The corDECT Wireless Local Loop technology developed by Midas Technologies Private Limited (Midas) in association with the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM), and Analog Devices Incorporated (ADI), U.S.A. has helped overcome this cost and maintenance factor in offering connectivity. The Discussion part of this paper will throw more light as to how this has been achieved. Before that, a brief description of the equipment used in the technology developed by Midas etc. will be appropriate.
The aim of this paper is only an attempt to make everyone here aware that GIS could provide some answers to faster and efficient installation of this superior and indigenous technology.
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