AU Will Get Broadband Connectivity

Anna University, Coimabtore, and its affiliated colleges will get broadband connectivity from the coming academic year. RailTel Corporation of India, a subsidiary of the Indian Railways, which offers retail broadband services, will now provide these services for educational purposes. Vice-Chancellor R. Radhakrishnan told reporters here on Friday that the university would have 4 mbps connectivity on the campus to begin wtih. “All the affiliated colleges will be linked with 2/4/8 mbps connectivity depending on the strength in their colleges.”

The connectivity would include Virtual Private Network for data transfer, effective e-governance, examination management system, and on-line lectures. The university would primarily use it for three purposes – real time data transfer, video-conferencing and on-line examinations. According to Manohar Raja, Joint General Manager, RailTel, this is the first time a university is tying up for such a venture. “Eventually we will introduce other value additions such as digital library and phone facilities.”

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