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D-Link develops first Made-in-India Videophone
All those long calls without being able to watch the person at the other end of the line may soon be a thing of the past. D-link (India) has developed a broadband videophone, which requires only 128Kbps speed. This phone has entirely been designed, developed and manufactured in India, making it the first of its kind.
Developed at the company’s R&D centre in Bangalore and manufactured in Goa, the phone is priced at Rs 30,000 holding a mass appeal not just for corporates, but households too. Other players in this space are more expensive as they are not manufactured in India, say analysts. However, this product has failed to take off in India, due to high broadband requirements. Analysts say D-Link’s USP could be the low-speed requirement.
After 18 months of research involving 90,000 man hours, the company will be roll out this product in September. “This product is part of our overall strategy to strengthen our R&D in the field of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) in India. We are proud the video phone has been entirely developed in India, which also brings down the cost,” D-Link (India) CEO & managing director Jangoo Dalal said.
The phone, a GVC 3000 model, is auto-adjustable to any broadband speed – be it 128 Kbps or 2Mbps. This will appeal to both corporates who have high bandwidths and also households using low-speed internet. The model is compatible with other video phone brands. Even if the receiver does not have one of their own, the GVC 3000 would work as any other voice phone.
The video phone has a small 6 inch screen for the video, but this can also be connected to a LCD monitor or TV to get a larger picture. The image does not get pixelated and has the same resolution as the phone screen. Apart from India, Dalal said they would be taking this phone to the US and south Asia too. “We have tested it extensively with service providers in the US and the response has been good. We have an edge over others as we are reasonably priced. Some deals have been virtually closed in US and South Asia,” he said. In India too, they are looking at tie-ups with leading internet service providers like Bharti Airtel, Sify amongst others.
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