In a bid to bring customers back to its fold, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched a number of 3G (third generation) technology services. The wireless broadband service apart there are Resource Tracking and Management Services (RTMS) that would help corporate customers manage and track a fleet of vehicles, find people, track asset on the Internet through a web interface.

Addressing a press meet  on Tuesday, Charlie Mathew, the Principal General Manager in-charge of Ernakulam Secondary Switching Area, said that supporting sites for EVDO (Evolution Data Only) wireless broadband facility in the city are Kalamassery, Boat Jetty, Palarivattom, Panampilly Nagar, Tripunithura, SRM Road, Vyttila, Palluruthy and Mattancherry.

The charges for RTMS services are available in slabs of requirement. If a customer wants to track one vehicle or assets in a group, the monthly rental is Rs.60. For managing vehicles from two to 10, the rental is Rs.400; for vehicles numbering 11 to 25, the rental is Rs.1,000; and for more than 1,000 vehicles the rental is Rs.50,000. Charge per location query is 10 paise and charge per SMS to vehicle from web portal is 30 paise.

The EVDO radio facility that provides wireless broadband service at high speed up to 2Mbps costs Rs.6,500 on outright purchase.