BSNL NOVA net PC service

In a bid to make computing and internet an affordable and hassle-free experience, the public sector Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), in collaboration with Novatium Solutions Private Limited (NSPL), today launched ''BSNL NOVA net PC service'' in Andhra Pradesh circle.

Addressing a joint press conference on Saturday in city, BSNL Chief General Manager, T N Sudhindra Kumar and NSPL Chief Technical Officer, Vinod Kumar said, the device along with BSNL broadband connection enabled customers to access value-added services, including internet, downloading of documents through acrobat pdf viewer, education, news, entertainment and games for offline play, round the clock through Novell optimised open office.

The BSNL will provide modem for broadband connection free of cost. The customers with an initial investment of Rs 3900 and recurring monthly charge of Rs 193 could access internet and computing applications, hassle free, leaving any hardware and software problems for handling by the NSPL server functioning round-the-clock.

This unique facility will provide maintenance free computing experience to customers. BSNL subscribers now need not worry about hardware crashes, virus attacks, data loss and regular upgrades.

"Now these would be taken care of by a remote server client computing model maintained by Novatium. The service would increase the broadband penetration and decrease the digital divide in India by making broadband and internet available to rural customers also in large numbers "said, T N Sudhindra Kumar, BSNL Chief General Manager.

"With our huge connectivity and infrastructure, BSNL hopes to give a new wind to the computing and broadband revolution in the country through bundling with products like Novatium netPC", He adds.

BSNL plans to attain a subscriber base of 2 lakh by the end of the financial year 2009-10.