It is a project establishing leased physical networking of computers within the city of Guwahati using Fiber Optic cable in the backbone. The project delivers a number of network-based services at the highest level of integrity and reliability at the peak possibility of 1 GBPS transfer rate to all linked users in a redundant manner 24 hrs a day 12 months a year. The technology, functionality, services and operation involved have been envisaged at the highest international level with no compromise in quality yet at reasonably affordable limit. Independent households, Multi-dwelling apartments, industrial houses, corporate offices, financial & educational institutions and in all other establishments where computers can be networked are brought into an inter-networking environment facilitating internet gateway access, video, voice & data services and a plethora of other offerings described hereunder.

NETWORK SERVICES

Broadband Internet: High speed redundant Internet Gateway Access with unlimited data transfer and bandwidth options are presented. Because of Fiber Optic transport medium coupled with long reach technology, bandwidth is guaranteed all throughout.

Video Conferencing: Telephonic as well as video conferencing service within the network in real mode is offered to connected members in one to one, one to many and many to many modes. This service is independent of Tele-Video conferencing being done on the Internet and is an additional component of service for user within the physical laid down network. Digital equipments may be separately installed over and above the usage of the computer if desired so. Members can use either the connected computer or separate equipments independently as per requirement and functionality.

VoIP-Telephony: Top of architecture end to end Voice over IP (VoIP) service is being offered to facilitate IP to IP as well as IP to regular telephone secured conversation both in the local loop and international level using the Member Software Utility Package browser-based interface. Customers may use Digital equipments separately and independent of the computer. IP telephonic conversation is very cost effective for international calls. The technology caters to high-volume Internet access, regional/branch office connectivity, corporate virtual private network (VPN), international wholesale long distance and enhanced voice services.

Instant News: In addition to web casting of Video/Audio News capsules at scheduled intervals throughout the working times, every viewer gets access to Tele scripts of running news in automated process 24 hrs a day directly fed from local, national & international news circuits for information on current and latest happenings. There are weekly news program called video magazine from the local circuit produced by eminent producers of the TV world.

City Monitoring: This program renders information on Guwahati city in every possible department including weather, entertainment, road shows, yellow pages, institutions, marketing, shopping, festivals, exhibitions, sports, culture, professions, education, medication, fire, police, law, community and many more. However, one major area shall be automated video monitoring of major crossroads and junction points of the city 24 hrs a day.

Data Warehousing: This is a service meant for software houses or corporate & banking institutions who require large database to be backed up or a mirror copy be archived for a fairly long time. Data may be retrieved, rescanned, updated or revalidated anytime from anywhere across the globe with the given security access. Size of database may be to the tune of hundreds of terabytes and can be in any standard format.

E-ticketing: With this service, a member does Air, Railway & Surface transportation reservation originating in Guwahati. The member gets the status of booking online and the ticket gets delivered at his premise the following day.

Multimedia Chat: This service is similar to Tele/ Video conferencing mentioned above, but with lesser security control and with an added functioning of multimedia component being served in the form of music and whiteboard. There is audio streaming with conferencing leading to a group musical carnival.

Virtual Classroom: Educational institutions of any nature hook up to the network and deliver live or deferred class room service with video. The participating students across the city interact with the service online and the scenario becomes a real time affair.

Video on demand: Members get access to a library of over 5,000 digitally remastered video albums including those from Bollywood, Hollywood and Assamese/Bengali chartbusters and documentaries. This number is ever increasing with time at regular intervals. Pure digital transporting media ensures no clogging & jamming and a member demands his individual choice of album on-line being streamed and played again and again at the click of the mouse button.

Audio-on-demand: Members get access to a library of over 50,000 digitally re mastered mp3 audio albums from the chartbusters, traditional and classical world. This numbers will increase at regular intervals. Pure digital transporting media ensures no clogging & jamming and a member demands his individual choice of album on-line being streamed and played again and again the click of the mouse button.

100+ Web TV Channels: A member gets access to 100 and more Web TV channels comprising news, music, sports, video and other areas of entertainment.

Telemedicine: Scheduled medical consultancy and telemedicine service involve leading city-based nursing homes on priority of practitioner basis and on those areas where remote medical service is possible. Members desirous of the service get one to one fully secured and confidential limited period consultation on video / scripts and subsequently, medicines or other measures prescribed get delivered at the convenient premises of the patient within the city after the electronic billing particulars are met. The service is at par with normal practices seen at medical terminals with the exception that there is no physical examination of the patient and if so, required might follow thereafter.

Live Video Webcasting: This company is a pioneer of video web casting of live events in real time and has been formulating through a flagship web site vedanti.com since 1989. Netizens will recollect web casting of Bihu celebrations in the year 2001 and 2002 witnessed by over 80,000 people worldwide. Real time live video web casting is available for events within the city area of Guwahati.

On-line software licensing: Members desirous of procuring software from leading manufacturers like Microsoft, Lotus, Novell, AT & T, Borland; Norton etc. may possess and use a copy under remote licensing system subject to certain conditions. These licensing policies are defined as per criteria laid down by the respective manufacturers, which are to be adhered to. Licensing over the network is time bound and members shall have access for exclusive usage with full support and upgrades.

E-shopping: Electronic cash transfer through online trading of services and products of a variety of nature is offered in this service. Only city-based availability of products and services are considered. Members get access to buy, sell or demand a service electronically of all available essential commodities and other items of the following categories online Household, medicinal, sports, musical, garments, toys, automobiles, cosmetics, computers, software, electronics, hooks, shoes, building materials etc.

Network Gaming: Hobbyists and enthusiasts of computer games play online from a library of 3500 titles over the network for an altogether different experience in this world. One plays cricket or football with eleven others in private over the network to witness a real time exposure. Starting from word puzzles, to ping pongs, from cartography and indoor/outdoor games to flight simulators and casinos, the experience is the ultimate in the gaming world for members of all ages and tastes.

Web Hosting: Because of establishment of local web servers in the city, web hosting is now stones' throw and without time lag or other formalities, members may opt for Linux or NT based web hosting in hours from the moment he thinks about it. Every domain space is of 50 MB and domain registration service is offered online too. Transfer of files, control of web parameters and monitoring of web statistical are all within minutes of commencement over the Fiber Optic backbone while the Internet world gets it on the gateway backbone with no hops in between.

On-line software development: This service is offered to encourage serious programmers build projects on assignment basis over the network, which he/she may work collaborating with others in a Virtual Private Network (VPN). The project gets monitoring, recommendation, guidelines, support services and patenting if required and gets marketing and exporting supports as well.

On-line Music Studio: If a member is a cultural or musical exponent and desires to be promoted in the world of Internet as well as in the local circuit, this service allows remote or studio-based recording of video (Windows or Real player format) and audio (mp3 format) files for hosting and subsequently distributing them over the network on remuneration basis to the enthusiast. There is enough opportunity for the musical enthusiast to earn scores not only through this service on a network but also from re mastering of the files so recorded onto audio/video tapes and CDs which may be subsequently prepared.

IP-VPN: This service allows corporate, institutional, banking and other business branches in the city to be interlinked into a fully secured private network of their own for inter office activities. The service allows coordination & transfer of files, distributed processing, multimode report generation, and online liaison and e-commerce activities among the branches with a single/multi-layered access to the backbone and the Internet.

One, the production of various services and two, the distribution of the services to individuals or corporate premises. The production component involves Internet backbone gateway, routing of bandwidth, firewall protection, service management, on-line activities, web servers, production servers, load balancing servers, authentication & broadband management and Fiber Optic termination. . The distribution components are at various locations of the city where from the services are being distributed to connected users and where the Fiber Optic backbone cable shall feed the signals received from the production center The Fiber backbone is laid overhead across the city through the main thoroughfare of about 40 kms upon 300 prefabricated steel posts.