Country's largest telecom service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) for the first time in India launched range of Next Generation Network (NGN) services such as video telephony, video surveillance and mobile advertising services. 

"Voice over Internet Protocol will provide a long awaited video calling and video conferencing services to the people of India," BSNL Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) Kuldeep Goyal told reporters on Saturday after launching the Voice and Video Service on BSNL here.

"Now, a consumer in Surat dialing his sister in Ahmedabad will not only be able to talk to her but be able to see her also," he said.Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services also promise to offer international calling at a very affordable rates. It is expected that a call to US, UK, Canada etc. May cost you as low as rupees one per minute, Goyal said. 

BSNL has decided to provide these services free of cost for the next 15 days so that the consumer can enjoy this extra ordinary experience unrestricted which VOIP service promises to give, he added.

A wide range of phone equipments from simple to high end models will be introduced in the market. The launch will be done in a phased manner in BSNL Network in other cities, Goyal said. The technology used is in tune with the direction the telecom industry is heading  all different types of communication networks like landline, mobile, internet etc. are converging into a single IP network which is today referred to as Next Generation Network (NGN).

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