Anuj Gautam

Anuj Gautam is a MBA on the telecom sector and is currently employed with Infosys. An avid sports fan, his areas of interest are Media, Entertainment, Mobile Tech and Wireless technologies. VAS being his favorite topic, expect a lot on the mobile scenario in India from this ardent fan of WATBlog.

Build-It-Yourself Telecom Towers From VNL help connect Remote Villages at Lower Costs

VNL has managed to develop a simplified base station that is powered by solar panels and requires just a fraction of the electricity of typical base stations.

However, convincing telecom operators to buy a stripped-down base station made by a little-known start-up won’t be easy. VNL is among many companies trying to develop mobile-phone technologies for poor rural areas.