The government’s ambitious ‘Ghar Tak Fibre’ scheme — which aims to connect all the villages with high-speed internet — is off to a slow start in poll-bound Bihar.

Note the features of FTTH connections. They make a perfect case for a statement based prelims question. Also, try this PYQ:

Q.Consider the following statements regarding optical fibres:

1. A layer called the cladding, which has a refractive index more than that of the core, surrounds the core of the optical fibre.
2. Light is propagated in an optical fibre by refraction and internal reflection.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ghar Tak Fibre scheme

• The Scheme will be implemented by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
• It aims to connect all 45,945 villages of Bihar with high-speed optical fibre internet by 31st March 2021.
• Under the scheme, Bihar has to provide at least five fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) connections per village and at least one WiFi hotspot per village.

What is FTTH?

• Fiber to the home (FTTH), also called fibre to the premises (FTTP), is the installation and use of optical fibre from a central point directly to individual buildings such as residences, apartment buildings and businesses to provide high-speed internet access.
• FTTH dramatically increases connection speeds available to computer users compared with technologies now used in most places.
• FTTH promises connection speeds of up to 100 megabits per second (Mbps).

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