IPTV an acronymn as Internet Protocol Television offered an service by BSNL and MTNL networks in India. The services are offered through MyWay services to the BSNL and MTNL customers. MyWay brings truly digital TV service with richer-than-DVD picture and sound quality to your homes through BSNL/MTNL networks.

The IP TV Service provided by BSNL includes Video on Demand Services which is similar to watching Video CDs / DVDs using a VCD / DVD player. Movies, Instructional Videos and other content shall be available to the customers, as part of the IPTV Services.All the three services – Normal Telephone service, Broadband Internet service and IPTV service work together.

BSNL IPTV services

The IPTV services offered to BSNL/MTNL customers include:

• Live broadcast TV
  Karaoke-on-Demand
  Radio-on-Demand
  Games-on-Demand
  Interactive Learning
  Movies-on-Demand

IPTV is better than the cable TV or DTH services in India. The following are a few of its features that makes BSNL IPTV service is better than DTH or Cable Television:

• Picture quality is even better than DVD quality
  Enjoy Movies On Demand and Music On Demand as and when you are free, without any fixed Time Schedule. Thus you can play a program such as music, cookery or even a movie on demand at your convenient time. You can pause, forward, rewind as easily as your DVD player.
  IPTV services may not be by poor weather conditions, unlike DTH (Direct To Home) services
  Availability of an Electronic programming guide through which you can watch you desired channel through genres
  Option to Configure a list of your favorite channels
  Option to set reminders for your favorite shows
  With a better parental control feature, you can restrict the channels your children shall watch, using the rating levels available
  With MyWay’s IPTV service, you can book rail tickets, set up a video chat, send and receive SMS or check the latest weather report
  You can watch virtually unlimited number of channels
  Offers your children, a huge database of multiple choice questions on different subjects for various classes
  Education On Demand providing absolute interactivity
  Keeps you updated on the latest trends in fashion circuit
  Offers an exclusive zone for kids including rhymes and ecomics
  You can revisit your on demand programs through a virtual repository called my vault
  IPTV services include generic and individual horoscope match making service too
  You can get PNR status, Arrival/Departure Info and Book Tickets as well

BSNL IPTV rate plans:

MyWay offers IPTV services in four different packages. These include:

• Junior – 55 channels Rs. 100 per month
  Economy – 80 channels Rs. 130 per month
  Value- 95 channels Rs. 200 per month
  Super Value 140 channels Rs, 280 per month

MyWay services will provide a set top box and connect it to the BSNL/MTNL modem as part of the installation. BSNL’s IPTV will be a post paid service. You can even browse the internet while the TV service is on. During the trial period, no charges are levied. The cost of installation (DVR set top box and remote) is around Rs. 4500/-.

IPTV Tariff

• Installation and activation charge (One time) Non refundable along with 1st bill 600/-
  Security deposit for SED will be charged in 1st bill Rs. 1500.
  Fixed monthly charge for SED (per month) Rs. 100
  IPTV basic charge per month Rs. 150 for 120 Channels.
  Monthly modem rent Rs. 90
  Modem purchase (one time payment) Rs. 600
  Service tax and other taxes will be extra as applicable over and above the charges prescribed above.

Data Card

Data card is a portable device used for the transfer of files among computers and for short term data backup include components such as Memory sticks and flash memory. It is used with notebook computers to provide mobile wireless Internet access.

The BSNL data card is a wonderful tool that helps you to stay connected to the internet while on the move as well as from the comfort of you home or office. BSNL launched data cards with EVDO data card technology with speed 2 Mbps.

Specification & Features:

• Air interface: CDMA2000 1X RTT – Protocol, compatible with IS-95 A/B
• Retractable antenna
• interface: (PCMCIA) type
• Approximately weight 38g
• Data card consumes a total power of 3W and requires a .3V/1000mA power supply from PCMCIA slot.
• Provide accumulative total flow with a statistic reset.
• BSNL data card provides data rate of up to 153.6kbps.
• Provide voice usage and SMS services.
• Support Incoming Calling Display, ring prompt, call receiving while data service online. Must activate Call waiting service for this function.
• Support Windows2000 and Windows XP operating system
• Supports ROMSIM/R-UIM card
• It has a phone book with a really large capacity.
• Uses 824MHz~849MHz uplink & 869MHz~894MHz Downlink frequency
• BSNL data card speed is high
• Unlimited Internet anytime & anywhere has all India coverage.
• Unlimited bandwidth

Two types of Data Cards available for BSNL customers

• Network Interface Card (NIC) : For internet speed up to 144 Kbps.
• EVDO Card : Internet speed up to 2.4 Mbps. EVDO is a telecommunications standard for the wireless transmission of data through radiosignals normally for broadband Internet access. EVDO uses multiplexing techniques includes CDMA (Code division multiple access) and TDMA (Time division multiple access). It is under 3rd Generation partnership project 2 and part of CDMA 2000 standard. EVDO used on the Globalstar satellite phone network.

BSNL Data Card Vs Airtel , Reliance ,tata indicom and Hutch data transfer

• Airtel data card for approx 5000/- gives unlimited data transfer at 999/- per month
• Reliance netconnect usb modem, data card for 4100/- or 4200/- gives unlimited data transfer at 1500/- per month
• Hutch for approx. 5000/- gives data transfer
• Tata indicom for 4100/- or is it 2850/- data transfer 1.5gb for approx 900/- month
• BSNL on GPRS gives a better speed for Rs 110 per month with unlimited time. It is a better one from others and have high speed

BSNL Data card Tariff:

BSNL offers PCMCIA type of NIC at Rs. 1,680 and EVDO cards at Rs. 2,100 till September 30, 2009. The 2 new plans are NIC will offers at a monthly charge of Rs. 250 with 144 Kbps and EVDO offers Rs. 650 per month at a speed of upto 2.4 Mbps. The EVDO card will cost INR 6k with an activation fee of INR 250. BSNL also has plans to bundle EDGE/GPRS PC Data Card with its cellular mobile connections. BSNL offers roaming facility on these cards at no extra cost.