Bengaluru: retirement opinionhead of country Intel India, says that the company has launched a project in India called WoW, or Wireless over Wire, which takes internet through electrical wires. Given that most villages have electricity connections, this could be a major breakthrough in providing internet access to remote areas if the technology proves feasible. Laying optical fiber in all villages is expensive and will take a long time. are something like Elon MuskStarlink is trying to achieve the same objective with satellites.
“Wherever there is electricity, we have a scalable, economical way where we can provide data (through electricity cables) to the village. And from the village to the houses, it can be Wifi,” Rai says. The middle mile, she says, is being resolved. Optical fiber is available up to the panchayat level. The biggest hurdle has been the block from the panchayat to the village.
Data on power lines has challenges. They are more sensitive to outside interference than those passed through optical fibers. gotta see how good it is Intel Got them under control.
Intel said the concept of broadband over power lines is similar to how telephone lines carry both voice and data by splitting the line into separate channels. Low-frequency electric signals carry simple phone calls and high-frequency signals carry Internet data. In the case of power lines, while low-frequency, alternating current carries electrical power, a high-frequency signal carries broadband data. The power outlet at the receiving point will need some modification so that different signals can be carried to the respective equipment.
“My goal is bigger than me, bigger than Intel, it’s for India. Because, if 600,000 villages are connected with data, if they have access to a global market, India grows, and we grow with them, Rai says.
The WoW program is part of a larger Intel initiative where it is working with industry, academia and government for AI development and deployment across all sectors. As part of the same, it recently organized the second edition of all.ai, a 24-hour global marathon summit spanning five continents including India. Last year, Intel in collaboration with PHFI (Public Health Foundation of India), IIIT-Hyderabad and Telangana government set up an applied AI research center called INAI.
Data, Rai says, is a precious commodity, especially if it is clean, explanatory and relevant. “That is what we are building with INAI. And, we will offer solutions, technology and partnerships through our programs and create value for the world outside India,” she says.
Recently, INAI in partnership with Mahindra, Nagpur Municipal Corporation and CSIRCRRI has launched a program called iRaste in Nagpur. “Leveraging the power of AI, we aim to achieve a 50% reduction in road accidents in Nagpur city and create a vision zero roadmap for the country,” Rai says.
Intel, Rai says, is also advancing AI through skilling. The company has trained 200,000 children under the Intel AI for Youth program.
“Wherever there is electricity, we have a scalable, economical way where we can provide data (through electricity cables) to the village. And from the village to the houses, it can be Wifi,” Rai says. The middle mile, she says, is being resolved. Optical fiber is available up to the panchayat level. The biggest hurdle has been the block from the panchayat to the village.
Data on power lines has challenges. They are more sensitive to outside interference than those passed through optical fibers. gotta see how good it is Intel Got them under control.
Intel said the concept of broadband over power lines is similar to how telephone lines carry both voice and data by splitting the line into separate channels. Low-frequency electric signals carry simple phone calls and high-frequency signals carry Internet data. In the case of power lines, while low-frequency, alternating current carries electrical power, a high-frequency signal carries broadband data. The power outlet at the receiving point will need some modification so that different signals can be carried to the respective equipment.
“My goal is bigger than me, bigger than Intel, it’s for India. Because, if 600,000 villages are connected with data, if they have access to a global market, India grows, and we grow with them, Rai says.
The WoW program is part of a larger Intel initiative where it is working with industry, academia and government for AI development and deployment across all sectors. As part of the same, it recently organized the second edition of all.ai, a 24-hour global marathon summit spanning five continents including India. Last year, Intel in collaboration with PHFI (Public Health Foundation of India), IIIT-Hyderabad and Telangana government set up an applied AI research center called INAI.
Data, Rai says, is a precious commodity, especially if it is clean, explanatory and relevant. “That is what we are building with INAI. And, we will offer solutions, technology and partnerships through our programs and create value for the world outside India,” she says.
Recently, INAI in partnership with Mahindra, Nagpur Municipal Corporation and CSIRCRRI has launched a program called iRaste in Nagpur. “Leveraging the power of AI, we aim to achieve a 50% reduction in road accidents in Nagpur city and create a vision zero roadmap for the country,” Rai says.
Intel, Rai says, is also advancing AI through skilling. The company has trained 200,000 children under the Intel AI for Youth program.
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