Gaining Ground : Virtually

 

 

Context :

Virtual Tech Captive Centres Gain Ground  /  Eco Times /  10 Feb 2021

Extract :

Ø  Multinational corporations have begun setting up virtual technology centres in India where entire teams work remotely

Ø  Management consultancy Zinnov – which helps foreign firms set up Global In-house Centres [ GICs ] or captive units in India – said four companies had set up their centres virtually in the county recently

Ø  “ The pandemic has caused a large portion of the onsite outsourced talent to work from their respective homes. This has resulted in the distributed work-force model with a proven success record. Companies are leveraging this learning and looking for alternatives across the world at reasonable costs “, said Amita Goyal , principal and head of GCoE practice, Zinnov

Ø  India is a the obvious choice for most companies since GIC has been a tried and tested model, with a mature ecosystem and required skillsets.

Ø  Alongside, there has been a shift towards moving high-tech , innovation-driven roles to India, as companies grapple with a shortage of tech talent in their home markets, especially in US

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Extract :

Ø  But then , in today's totally interconnected World , why should it be necessary for housing 10 / 20 / 50 persons in ONE place , under ONE roof , for collaborating on execution of COMMON tasks ?

Ø  I am sure, in any given ONE square km of a small town , there are 50 unemployed - and quite possibly , GRADUATE - youngsters , who would be more than happy to " work from home “

Ø  They will be happy to set aside , in their homes , a 5 feet by 5 feet space , as a " Home Work Station "

 

Ø  Now, that subsidy of " Rs 1 lakh per seat " that the IT Ministry has promised , is quite sufficient to set up a :

 

      VIRTUAL  CALL  CENTER ,

 

      by connecting those 50 youngsters through a , VPN ( VIRTUAL PRIVATE

      NETWORK )

 

Ø  And since these youngsters are working from their homes , they can be asked to work in 3 shifts of 8 hours each , providing " Round the Clock " service to customers !

 

Ø        Why give a subsidy to a prospective " OWNER " of a Call Centre ?

 

  Why not give it directly ( DBT / Direct Benefit Transfer ) to those youngsters ?

 

 

Ø  Of course , this subsidy transfer should take place , only AFTER , the Call Centre Owner , certifies that it has entered into a " Contractual Retainer-ship " with a particular youngster

 

Ø  I would request you to consider the following aspects of my suggestion :

      *    No new building premises needed

      *    All technologies for a VPN, are existing / well proven  / reasonably

           priced / easy to implement quickly

         

      *   MSPs / ISPs and your own Ministry are pushing internet connections to

           every corner of India

         

     *  Moving from " Ownership of Assets " to " Assets as Service " scenario (

         ala Uber-Ola-Airbnb etc )

        

    *  Moving from " Employment " to " Self Employment " with direct transfer

        of subsidy to beneficiary

       

    *  Has the potential to raise India's share in global BPO business from

        current 36 % to 50 % in one year

       

   *  Can earn billions of dollars in foreign exchange

   *  It would become a LIVING PROOF that DIGITAL INDIA can help our un-

       employed graduates to earn a living

       

  *  Google  /  Microsoft  / Facebook , would be happy to help since " Next

      Billion " is their topmost agenda

     

      In an age where the " Fast and Furious " are out to overtake the " Slow and

       Steady " , the meek are unlikely to inherit the earth !

POST SCRIPT ( as on 12  April   2018 ) :

Ø           >   Over 280 million LED bulbs were distributed to consumers in India by

                  Energy Efficiency Services Limited ( EESL ) under Unnati Jyoti by

                  Affordable LEDs for All ( UJALA ) as on December 19th 2017, and 524.3

                  million LED bulbs were sold by private players till October 2017.

https://www.businessamlive.com/india-now-world-3rd-largest-power-producer-with-total-generation-of-1423-twh/ 

Ø          >    That is 804 million LED lamps , each capable of streaming internet ,

                   through Li Fi technology ( at 1 Gb speed ) over the “ Work Stations “ of 

                   80 million youth , if we implement  “ Broadband over Power Line “

                  technology !

I urge Shri Ravi Shankar Prasadji to explore the possibility of my suggestion

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Brain Inc 2.0  …………………………………………………….   21 Aug 2017 

 

Extract :

Now consider this :

        >    By employing 5 lakh engineers , India’s “ Tech R&D Firms “ earned $ 22 

                billion . That works to a billing of $  44,000 per man-year of R&D

               ( Export of Services )

              

              >    I presume that the “ Manpower Cost “ constitute approx. 50 % of

                    Billing Rate ( rest being OVERHEADS and MARGIN )

             

             >     Hence , Indian R&D firms must be paying an average of $ 22,000 per

                    year to its employees ( approx. Rs 1.2   lakh per month )

                    

            >    As against this , both , Indian as well as American firms pay ( on an

                  average ),  $ 88,000 per year to H1 B  visa holders

                

            >     With this kind of “ Cost Advantage “ , is there a possibility to do better

                   than the projected earnings of $ 40 billion in 2020 ?

                  

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Labour Ministry issues draft standing orders for manufacturing , mining, services sectors 

Extract :

“ Subject to conditions of appointment, or agreement between Employer and workers, employer may allow a worker to work from home for such period or periods as may be determined by employer “

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" BACK FACTORY " OF THE WORLD ?............................[ 09 Sept 2015 ]

 

Thank You for the Trailer ……………………………………………………[ 06 Nov 2020 ]

 

Extract :

Ø  The government on Thursday announced simplified guidelines for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and IT Enabled Services (ITES) players to reduce the compliance burden for the industry and facilitate ' Work from Home ' and ' Work from Anywhere '.

Ø  The new rules for 'Other Service Providers' (OSPs) would create a friendly-regime for 'Work from Home' and 'Work from Anywhere' while removing several reporting and other obligations for such companies.

Ø  OSPs are entities providing applications services, IT enabled services or any kind of outsourcing services using telecom resources. The term refers to BPOs, KPOs (Knowledge Process Outsourcing), ITES, call centres, amongst others.

Ø  "India's IT sector is our pride. The prowess of this sector is recognized globally. We are committed to doing everything possible to ensure a conducive environment for growth and innovation in India. Today's decisions will especially encourage young talent in the sector !,"  Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted.

Ø  " The reform will certainly unleash the potential of our talented youth by making India as a preferred destination for Information and Knowledge Outsourcing Industry and would further the vision of 'AtmaNirbhar Bharat'," the release added.

Ø   Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tweeted,

      “ Today @narendramodi Govt has taken a major reform initiative to

         liberalize the regulatory regime for   “Other Service Provider". This will

        boost the IT/ ITeS/ BPO industry and create a friendly regime for

        Work from Home in India." 

 

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With regards,

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  02 March 2921

Congratulations , Hardik Soni

 

 

Who is Hardik Soni ?

He is CTO & Co-founder at Nav Wireless Technologies Pvt Ltd

Here is what his website reads :

“ Imagine Every Light Could Connect You To The Internet. We Are Not Only Powering The Innovation And Adoption Of LiFi Technology We Are Enabling Ubiquitous, High-Speed, Secure Data Networks Wherever There Is Illumination.”

 

Congratulations for what ?

 

Just came across following news :

 

Two Gujarat villages first in India to get LiFi 

Highlights :

Ø  In the first step towards creating smart villages in Gujarat , an Ahmedabad based startup has powered up two villages with high speed internet using LiFi based technology

Ø  With this facility from the Startup Nav Wireless Technology, schools, hospitals , post offices and government offices in these two villages will get faster and safer internet connection through existing electricity lines

 

Ø  LiFi technology involves transmitting data with a light beam spectrum through open space in indoor and outdoor environments

 

 

Ø  LiFi systems provide ultra-fast data connections and are especially useful in urban areas where radio spectra are congested , and are also handy in rural areas where fibre optic cables or networks are not reachable

 

Ø  The company has invested Rs 20 lakh for executing the project in these two villages

Ø  Soni went on to say , “ We had also implemented Hybrid Microwave LiFi enabled LED lights in schools, hospitals and post office rooms over the existing powerlines of the buildings “

 

Ø  The startup has collaborated with BharatNet for implementing similar technology in about 6,000 more villages of  Gujarat. This will be achieved by the end of the calendar year 2022. Funds worth Rs 500 crore will be allocated for the project

Ø  The startup also plans to provide fast internet connectivity in remote areas of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand where conventional technologies are not available

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My Take :

[ A ] …. Opportunity for startups like NAV Wireless Technologies

Ø  India has 664,369 villages 

Ø  Out of these, BharatNet has connected 103,416  village Gram Panchayats with Optic Fibre Broadband Internet

Ø  Of these 103416 villages , NAV Wireless is planning to provide Li-Fi high speed internet to only 6,000 villages ( that too, only to schools / hospitals / post offices etc ). NAV will connect at the rate of approx. 10 villages per working day ( 6,000 in 600 working days, over 2 years )

Ø  BharatNet plan is to link up 250,000 gram panchayats with OFB , by next year

Ø  India ( country as a whole ) , has 293 million households – of which 131 million are RURAL households

Ø  As of 2019 , India had 25.5 crore ( 255 million ) LED bulbs installed 

 

[ B ] …. Opportunity for Electric Power Distribution Companies ( DISCOMS )

Ø  Today, almost all the DISCOMS are running at a loss and have accumulated huge amount of losses

Ø  They could consider delivering high-speed internet broadband over their existing power distribution network, to ( say ) 200 million households ( out of total 293 million )

Ø  They could possibly afford to charge a monthly rental of Rs 100 / - as against Rs 500 – 700 PM being charged currently by existing broadband suppliers ( Airtel – Reliance – Vodafone – Hathway etc )

 

      [ C ]  …  Threat to future internet technologies under implementation

Ø  4 G – whose spectrum auction starts today 

( for which Govt has kept the reserved price of Rs 3.92 lakh crore for 2251 mega hertz )

Telecom companies are expected to spend :

#   Reliance Jio………… Rs 50,000 – 70,000 crore

#   Bharti airtel………… Rs 15,000 – 21,000 crore

#   Vodafone Idea……. Rs  2400 – 3300 cror   

    To recover such huge investments, these companies will ( possibly ) charge

    Rs 300 PM

Ø    StarLink ( of Elon Musk )

#  Called the “Better Than Nothing Beta” test, according to multiple

     screenshots of the email seen by   CNBC, initial Starlink service is priced

     at $99 a month – plus a $499 upfront cost to order the Starlink Kit

     that  includes a user terminal to connect to the satellites, a mounting

     tripod and a Wi-Fi router.

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Related Readings :

  Light at the end of the Tower ?........................[ 16 Dec 2020 ]

  #WiFi #LiFi #Broadband #Internet…………………..[ 08 Apr 2018 ]

  Broadband over power lines (BPL) 

Ø       Broadband over power lines (bpl) for Indian Telecom Network

Ø       Study Paper on LiFi (Light Fidelity) & its Applications

Light Communications as a part of 5G and beyond  (  23  Sept  2019  )

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Dear Shri Ravishankar Prasadji / Dr Harshvardhanji,

 

From my above analysis, you will notice that :

Ø  Our goal of empowering 664,369 villages  through high speed broadband is the crux of DIGITAL INDIA

Ø  131 million Rural Households cannot afford monthly rental being charged by current ISPs

Ø  Current ISPs are , therefore NOT interested in extending their services to rural areas – hence, their coverage will continue to be limited to cities and towns

Ø  New technologies like 5 G and Star Link , do have the potential to take high speed broadband to every nook and corner of India,

BUT,

#  It will take years to get fully launched

#  It will be PROHIBITIVELY expensive for rural folks

Ø  Li Fi high speed internet , riding on standard / existing Electric Power Distribution Network , offers an alternative to DIGITIZE INDIA , very fast and at very low cost

Ø  Central Government has come up with a scheme to bail out “ loss making “ DISCOMS , provided they implement specified REFORMS , in a time-bound manner

Ø  I urge that introduction of Li Fi over their existing network, be made a MANDATORY reform ( to be implemented latest by 31 March 2022 ) , in order to qualify for govt loans / subsidies / grants

Ø  Of course , Govt order should ensure that DISCOM do not charge more than Rs 100 PM per household ( whether rural or urban ). This FIXED charge would cover all the LED bulbs in that household and will not carry any other taxes / surcharges , levied by the State Governments

Ø  This Li Fi monthly rental income in the hands of the DISCOMs will not attract any GST . We must set in motion , a VIRTUOUS CIRCLE of cascading reforms , in order to DIGITIZE India

With regards,

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RcruitGuru.com  /  01 March 2021    

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Added on 04 Oct 2022 :

PM visited NAV Wireless Stall at IMC 2022