Bharat Rakshak

Hi - No....they had no need to use this technology....when Mil Spec Bandwidth (reserved) and Tech is available either COTS (Military) or Designed....3G spectrum usage for a AFTEL network was a total waste of national resources.... Does the reserved Mil Spec Bandwidth give the same data transfer rat...

@Nits and @Aditya_M Gentlemen, I have spent the last 21 years working in the GSM and CDMA field in 7 countries, including India..... So you are saying that IAF should have used the existing private network for it's encrypted communication requirement. And further more....all National level carriers...

@Nits and @Aditya_M Gentlemen, I have spent the last 21 years working in the GSM and CDMA field in 7 countries, including India..... So you are saying that IAF should have used the existing private network for it's encrypted communication requirement. Hi - No....they had no need to use this technol...

@PratikDas.... Read what I wrote right after I wrote the first submission... A slight amendment....Radio frequencies from Transmitters are not bouncing back onto the Transrecievers....they are merely being relayed onto the CBSC and then onto the MSC using SS7 signalling. So not sure what they will f...

You dont need 3G GSM network for that....simple 2.5G or EDGE will suffice and already all operators provide this level of data to the Intelligence and Police as and when required. If the IAF or Army needs an independent feed and a GUI into the HLR/VLR/GMSC/AUC grid...they can be provided that at a c...

there is some talk that cellphone tower signals could be used in some grid computing fashion to detect VLO objects... A slight amendment....Radio frequencies from Transmitters are not bouncing back onto the Transrecievers....they are merely being relayed onto the CBSC and then onto the MSC using SS...

there is some talk that cellphone tower signals could be used in some grid computing fashion to detect VLO objects... You dont need 3G GSM network for that....simple 2.5G or EDGE will suffice and already all operators provide this level of data to the Intelligence and Police as and when required. I...

@Nits and @Aditya_M Gentlemen, I have spent the last 21 years working in the GSM and CDMA field in 7 countries, including India. I have managed green field ventures for very very large Telecom majors in both CDMA and GSM. That is me. Feel free to check me out on Linkedin. @Nits - As a tax payer and ...

Indian Air Force launches own 3G Cellular Network named AFCEL The IAF through AFCEL aims to bring all its units and stations under the overarching umbrella of 3 G connectivity. Bit of a waste of national resources....duplicating a 3G network with all it's attendent BTS's, CBSC's, NGN and IN.....not...

GeorgeWelch - I take your point on the EF....but the EF also has attendent problems associated with this platform. The primary issue would relate to the consortium approach and upgrades after 15 years or so. The secondary issue would be that this is a platform that the PAF would have had a very clos...

There are persuasive reasons against your logic of cost comparison. 1. The F 15 SE was not on offer - so whats the point of comparing with a product that was not on offer?[/quote] 1. Because it helps illustrate how expensive this deal is getting. Is the Rafale better than the F-15SE? Is it 66% bette...

What is 'much more'? Let us guess at least $25 billion. Divided across 126 aircraft that comes to nearly $200 million per plane. As a point of comparison, the F-15SE 'won' (before it lost) the South Korean FX-III competition with a bid of $7.2 billion for 60 aircraft, or $120 million per plane.[/quo...