Attractions Of Chennai: Fort St. George Museum

Fort St. George Museum:

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St. George fort, located on the banks of Chennai, is the first British fort built in 1653 by the British East India Company. This fort consists of 20 feet thick wall. The country's tallest flagstaff is here, which may be about 300 years old. The building housing the museum (known as Fort St. George Museum) is one of the oldest surviving buildings built within the fort. The Fort St. George Museum was opened to the public since 31st January 1948. Earlier museum began with a small collection of objects of the British Raj donated by the then Madras Presidency Government, the St. Mary's Church authorities, the disbanded army units and others. Over the years  many objects were obtained by various means and there are now 3661 registered antiquities in the collection. Best among them near about 600 are on display in ten galleries which is a major tourist attraction where tourists has a feel of era.

In 1790 the Exchange building, now called the Fort Museum, was constructed under British rule. The Fort St. George Museum is a famous museum in Chennai located on banks of bay of Bengal which is the oldest surviving building built within the St. George fort. The Fort St. George Museum was organized and opened to the public since 31st January 1948. This museum has three floors divided into 10 galleries.  An imposing marble statue of Lord Cornwallis (1738-1805) greets the visitors. The statue, carved by Thomas Banks, was financed by funds raised from the public, depicts the scene of surrender of two sons of Tippu as hostages.

The lobby contains drawings showing the stages of constructions and renovations from 1640 onwards. Other than the indigenous weapons like the bow and arrow, the museum has a wealthy collection of armours starting from sword to canon shots, mortars and remaining of shells fired at and from Madras(Chennai) during the World Wars. In the Portrait Gallery, portraits, oil paintings on canvas are displayed, including those of George III and his consort, Queen Victoria and Robert Clive, Sir Arthur Havelock. Another interesting, painting is the earliest depiction of Fort St. George in 1738. This Museum most liked tourist place of Chennai. 

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Secrets Of New Seven Wonder Of The World: Chichen Itza

Chichen Itza (Mexico):

Flickr: Chichen Itza

It is located in Mexico Desgned by Maya people.

"Chichen Itza" means " at the edge of the Itza's well .The urban design found in the ancient Maya city of Chichen Itza is impressive and well planned, with many Mayan Temples grouped in various architectonic clusters. The urban design found in Chichen Itza is highly impressive and well planned with many Mayan Temples grouped in a series of architectonic sets.

This place is so popular that every year more than 1.3 million people visited here.

----Secrets----

1. Locals called it as ‘at the mouth of the well of the Itza'.

2. Some Maya pyramids were built to reflect astronomical events. 

3 If you have ever known, Maya were advanced astronomers, what’s lesser known is that many great Maya structures, such as El Castillo (Temple of Kukulcan) pyramid at Chichen Itza, reflect astronomical events…wow! That’s has nice mind..

4. Foundation of chichen have two large natural sink holes nearby that would have provided water year-round.

5. This one is.. Really A Horrible

The Chac God is the Maya God of rain and lightning and for chac, they thought he requires human scarifies so that these sacrifice were made in times of drought, and men, women and children, One of the sink holes was used to through humans as a scarifies..

6 During equinoxes, an undulating shadow called the “serpent” slithers along the side of Kukulcan’s northern staircase. This is caused by the angle of the sun hitting the nine main terraces.

Spring Equinox is the most notable Light and Shadow effect along the staircase of this magnificent Maya pyramid.

7 Due to huge importance in 600AD, Chichen Itza had become a powerful capital. It also controlled northern and central Yucatan at the time.

8. It had most powerful and large population area that controlled over 5 square Km.

9 Largely people lived here were great sculptors, weavers, jewelers and potters.

10 Chichen Itza may have been a religious center for a period of time and is believed to have been a pilgrimage place for the Maya.

11. These culture scurvies up to 2 centuries, than they shifted to mayapan.

12. Maya people’s were very strong humans they had lots of courage hence all the buildings of Chichen Itza are made from stone. It's also thought that the Maya did no use the wheel to build any of their temples, pyramids or palaces.

13. Plenty of famous buildings in Chichen Itza that have survived include: The Warrior's Temple, El Castillo, and The Great Ball Court.

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Attractions Of Chennai: Birla Planetarium

Birla Planetarium:

Birla Planetarium: flickr

Birla Planetarium, in Kotturpuram suburbs of Chennai city features a modern fully computerized planetarium. This modern planetarium is housed in a hemispherical theatre. The Tamilnadu or the Periyar Science and Technology Centre as it is popularly known, encompasses a Science Centre and a Planetarium enables the visiting public to understand scientific and technological inventions through working models. The Solar System, Cycle of Stars, Sky and Seasons, Comets, Man on the Moon - exciting celestial topics envelop one and all in a unique imbibing process. The place, since its inception is a frequently visited place by tourists, students, environmentalists and people inclined to astronomy.

The planetarium of Kotturpuram suburbs of Chennai city is named after B.M Birla as it was built in the memory of the leading industrialist and visionary of India, B.M. Birla. The Birla Planetarium is a fully computerized planetarium featuring an audio, video sojourn of the cosmic space. You hold your breath as the cosmic world revolves around you – twinkling stars, shooting meteoroids, the rotating solar system and the undulating contours of the red planet, Mars. The spectacular show goes on, with the city of Chennai radiantly resplendent against the night sky.

An ethereal experience that almost makes you feel one with the sparkling universe. The planetarium started as a project in the year 1988 and the establishment responsible for its inception was the famous Periyar Science and Technology Centre of Chennai. An entirely novel concept is being used to carry the message of science to the remotest areas - Science on Wheel - a mobile science exhibition. The planetarium is fully computerized consisting with a comfortable 236 nos of seating capacity at any given time. What’s more, the planetarium plays home to the most modern, sophisticated and versatile GM II projector. Eight galleries on themes of Physical Science, Transport, Electronics & Communication, Energy, Materials Science, Life Science, Innovation, International Dolls and Children, with over 500 exhibits, make the visit to the Centre, a thoroughly enjoyable and enlightening experience.  Galleries display exhibits of the interactive variety. 

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Attractions Of Chennai: Kalakshetra

 Kalakshetra:

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Kalakshetra is a cultural academy for preservation of traditional values in Indian art, especially in the field of classical dance, music and fine arts, founded in 1936 by Smt.Rukmini Devi. Kalakshetra or today also known as 'Temple of Art' is located in Thiruvanmiyur, outside Elliot's beach in south Chennai. The School is set in a gigantic 40 hectare (i.e 99acres) campus, where classical music and dance are taught according to the traditional methods by which a guru imparts knowledge to a small group of students. At the end of each year, a festival is held and performances are staged in an auditorium designed like a Koottambulam, the traditional theatre. Here you can explore the academy's various divisions like the Rukmini Devi College of Fine Arts, Rukmini Devi Museum and Craft Education and Research Centre.

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Kalakshetra or 'Temple of Art' founded in 1936 by Smt. Rukmini Devi Arundale to revive interest in Bharatanatyam, which is the classical dance form of the state of Tamil Nadu is located in thiruvanmiyur locality in south Chennai, beyond the Elliot's beach. This institution is among the finest of its kind in the country and is run on the ancient gurukulam system and has consumed about 40 hectares of land. Throughout the year Kalakshetra conducts music concert and dance performances in different parts of Chennai.

This institution is devoted to classical dance, music and traditional textile designs and weaving. The Kalakshetra Foundation comprises the Rukmini Devi College of Fine Arts, the Besant Arundale Senior Secondary School, the Besant Theosophical High School, the Craft Education and Research Centre, the Bharata Kalakshetra Auditorium and the Dr U. V. Swaminatha Iyer Library. The Craft Education and Research Center of Kalakshetra are famous for reviving traditional South Indian saree patterns and colors in silk and cotton which is now a major tourist attraction. Some of India's best known dancers, such as Yamini Krishnamurthi, Leela Samson and Alarmel Valli, were trained here. It has an extraordinary theater, where in the month of December Kalakshetra holds its annual dance festival.

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Attractions Of Chennai: Church Of Our Lady Of Light / Luz Church, Mylapore.

Church Of Our Lady Of Light / Luz Church, Mylapore:

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The church of Our Lady of Light also known as Luz Church Built in 1516 by the Franciscan missionaries from Portugal in honour of Mother Mary in 1516 and was renovated to its original form under the British rule, it is one of the oldest Churches in the city and its foundation stone marks as one of the oldest European monuments in India. The church is located very near to the Santhome Basilica, where Apostle Thomas is believed to be buried. This church is also known as the 'Kaatu kovil' (Church located in a forest) the now busy Luz area was in early days supposed to have been filled with mangroves, where St. Thomas is believed to have once rested.  The facade of the church belies the splendor of its baroque interiors with its gilded altars, the fine tracery railings of the pulpit and choir, the original polychrome Santos and frescoed ceilings. The Luz Church reflects the fashions and trends of typical European ecclesiastical architecture. The Gothic arches and flying buttresses, baroque ornamentation and elegant classical lines, have been heavily influenced by European style.  

The Luz Church is a fine example of the Portuguese, impressive attempts to replicate their great churches in remote lands. The feast of Our Lady of Light is celebrated on the 15 August every year. On 15 August, 2010, Church of Our Lady of Light was declared Shrine of Our Lady of Light by A. M. Chinnappa, Archbishop of Chennai –Mylapore.


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Attractions Of Chennai: Santhome Casthedral Basilica

Santhome Casthedral Basilica:

flickr: The Santhome Cathedral Basilica

The Santhome Cathedral Basilica in Chennai is a holy place, especially for the Catholic Christians.  Santhome was a small settlement of the Portuguese who arrived in the Mylapore shores in the 16th century. There are three places in chennai that stand out as monuments of honour, speaking aloud about the presence, activity and the martyrdom of St. Thomas, the Apostle of India. They are 1. Little Mount, 2. St Thomas Mount, 3. San Thome Cathedral Basilica. The National Shrine of St. Thomas Basilica is built over the tomb of Apostle St.Thomas.  St.Thomas one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, martyred in A.D.72 and was buried here in  Mylapore. The architecture of this cathedral has been executed in accordance to the gothic style.

San Thome Basilica is the tamil version as named after Saint Thomas located  at the south end of Marina Beach. History encrypts that he had come to India in 52 AD and after preaching on the West Coast, he came to Chennai, and suffered martyrdom on a hill at the outskirts of the city, today known as "St. Thomas Mount in 78 A.D. His body was buried on the spot over which the present Basilica stands. This Cathedral Basilica is a matter of pride to the nation and to all of us, because it is built over the tomb of an Apostle of Jesus Christ. There are three Basilicas, all over the world, that are built over the tomb of the apostles. The first one is St peter's Basilica in Rome, the second one on the tomb of St James, and the third one is the tomb chapel of St Thomas in San Thome Cathedral Basilica in Chennai. 

The cathedral has been built in a typical neo Gothic style. The 50 meters high building has been constantly renovated, following the ravages made by the time. An important fact regarding the cathedral is that, it is the second only church in the world that has been erected over the burial place of an apostle. The cathedral holds a 3 foot high statue of Virgin Mary, believed to be imported from Portugal in the year 1543 A.D. The Cathedral Basilica was restored and consecrated on 12th December 2004 by the Apostolic Nuncio his Excellency Archbishop Pedro Lopez Quintana and Cardinal Ivan Dias of Mumbai. On  8th September 2005 the present Archbishop of Madras Mylapore His Grace, Most Rev Dr. A M Chinnappa SDB DD, PhD issued a decree officially elevating this Cathedral parish as a Shrine of the Archdioces. 

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Attractions Of Chennai: Marina Beach

Marina Beach:

flickr: Marina Beach

Marina Beach the most popular destination in Chennai. It is the world's second largest urban beach and the country's largest beach. It runs some 15 kms in length and the sands are almost a km in from the road. It is a popular hangout of tourist visiting the city.  Yet another attraction at the beach is the Marina Beach Aquarium, country's first aquarium built in the year 1909 that houses rare species of tropical and fresh water fishes. As the sun comes down in the evenings, the beach is blessed with vividness as a fair ground with various kinds of entertainment and food stalls lining the beach.

The Marina Beach, covered with Silver sands, excellent surf and a shimmering clean blue sea. It is one of the longest beaches in Asia. The Marina beach which adjoins the Bay of Bengal is located on the eastern side of the city and extending to a length of 13 km from St. George Fort to Mahabalipuram. Here, the experience of watching the sun rise and set is at its captivating best, and breathtaking. Enclosures with palm trees compel you to take a slow and relaxed walk. However, swimming, bathing, taking a dip in the sea is not possible at Marina beach as it is legally prohibited as there is turbulent under current and chaotic.

flickr: Marina Beach

There are also pony rides available for both children and adults on the beach ground. There are other attractions of historical monuments built at the junction of pathway stand. Some of them include Annadurai and MG Ramachandran memorials, statues of heroes from Tamil culture, Indo Saracenic buildings, monuments of Tamil scholars, patriots and famous personalities including Mahatma Gandhi and Subhash Chandra Bose.

One of the most remarkable effigies is the Triumph of Labor by Debiprasad Roychowdhury. An aquarium, situated near the beach country's first aquarium built in the year 1909, comprises of some of the most astonishing and splendid range of tropical sea and fresh water fish.

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Attractions Of Chennai: Elliot's Beach

Elliot's Beach:

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Elliot's Beach is among the cleanest beaches in Chennai. Located in Anne Besant Nagar, Chennai. It is a well-known place for relaxing and soaking in the sun. A prominent landmark on this beach is the Karl Schmidt Memorial. It is a popular hangout place for Youth and old people alike. The other interesting sight seeing here is the Velankanni church and the Ashtalakshmi temple where you can always see tourists visiting this place.

Elliot's Beach is an extension the famous Marina Beach in Chennai towards south direction located near Besant Nagar. You can see more of youngster’s crowd here and is much calmer and well maintained than the Marina beach. 

As the beach does not offer much activity, it is ideal for long walks. Elliot Beach is one of the most significant landmarks as it also provides its visitors with a range of multi-cuisines together with an array of restaurants and fast food centers. 

Another site of attraction is the Ashtalakshmi Temple, located on the southern end of the beach. It is dedicated to the eight manifestations of the Goddess Mahalakshmi, also known as the Deity of Wealth and Peace. Besides this, there are temples of Tumbikai Aazhwar (Ganesha), Guruvaayurappan, Chakrathaazhwar & Narasimhar (on either side of the same idol), Aanjaneyar & Dhanvantri. In addition to the sandy beach, there is a stone monument sited on the Elliot's Beach constructed as a mark of honour to a Danish sailor, Karl Schmidt who died at the time of saving a man from drowning.  Visiting this beach gives you immense pleasure amidst the illuminated sands especially in the nights.


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Attractions Of Chennai: Guindy Snake Park

 Guindy Snake Park:

 Guindy Snake Park

Guindy Snake Park and is located at Raj Bhavan, next to the Children's Park in the Guindy National Park campus. Guindy Snake Park, a protected area in Tamil Nadu, has a wide range of flora and fauna in its premises. This park has snakes, tortoise, reptiles and even mites, earthworms and scorpions. With over 130 species living here. It gives the best possible natural habitat to the animals

The Guindy Snake Park is located nearby Guindy National Park at Adyar, in the suburbs of Chennai. The Park is home to as well as a breeding centre for diverse species of snakes, lizards, crocodiles and turtles. It has more than 30 species of Indian snakes like King Cobra, Indian Rock Python, Reticulated Python, Adders, Vipers,etc.

It was Romulus Whitaker, who founded the Snake Park in 1972 to conserve the endangered species of snakes found in the Indian sub-continent. Guindy Snake Park, which was recognized as a Medium Zoo in the year 1995, is maintained by the Madras Snake Park Trust. It consist of the huge variety of over 350 kinds of lush green fauna and is an incredible place to be for the nature lovers. The park is extremely popular with the children as it is a sheer joy to see so many spectacular plants and living beings together under one roof.

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Attractions Of Chennai: Guindy National Park

:Guindy National Park

flickr: Guindy National Park

Guindy National Park was opened in the year 1977 and is at a distance of 12km away from Chennai central railway station. It is the 8^th  smallest national park in India. The annual visitor of the zoo is approx 700,000. The zoo includes 130 species of birds, 14 species of mammals, over 60 species of butterflies and spider. The zoo is under the Tamil Nadu Forest Department

flickr: The Guindy National Park

flickr: The Guindy National Park

The Guindy National Park, 2.70 sq.KM wide is uniquein more ways than one. It has the rarest vegetation type–the tropical dry evergreen vegetation. It is one of the smallest national parks and is situated right in the heart of a metropolitan city.  

The major attractions of the zoo is the Blackbuck, chital  or spotted deer, jackal, small Indian civet, common palm civet, bonnet macaque, hyena. The park also has black-naped hare and several species of bats and rodents. There is a wide range of birds like grey  partridge, crow pheasant, parrot, quail, paradise flycatcher, black winged kite, Honey Buzzard, pariah kite. Guindy National Park has a designated protected area entry within which is possible only in the company of a forest ranger. 

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Attractions Of Chennai : Ice House (VivekanandaIllam)

Ice House (VivekanandaIllam): 

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Vivekananda Illam, originally called Ice House, was renamed in 1963 to commemorate Swami Vivekananda's sojourn here. The museum is a semicircular building facing the marina, Swami Vivekananda stayed for 9 days at the Illam on his return from the West. This place now houses a Pictorial Exhibition of Indian culture from the Vedic Period to the advent of Sri Ramakrishna and a Photo Gallery on the life Swami Vivekananda. The room in which Swamiji stayed is maintained as a meditation room.

The Vivekananda House is also known as Ice House. Because a Britisher used to have an Ice block storage facility here. But later, it was converted into a residence where Swami Vivekananda stayed immediately after his visit from the West (en-route to Calcutta) and later on, it was given on a lease to Ramakrishna Missions by the Tamil Nadu Government to hold a permanent exhibition on the life and works of Swami Vivekananda as well as to represent the cultural history of India. 

There is a meditation hall in the room where Vivekananda stayed back then, and there is also an audio visual presentation on the life of Swami Vivekananda. The whole museum is arranged into various rooms, each with a particular theme. There is even a room dedicated to the history of the Ice House. There is a beautiful and extensive painting gallery which speaks about the important epics/ people in all major religions (founded in India), Some of the paintings even talk about the pre-religious days during which Vedanta originated. Under every photo, there is a short description of the events/ people/ concepts etc.

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Attractions Of Chennai: Kapaleeshwar Temple:

 Kapaleeshwar Temple:

Chennai Kapaleeshwar Temple:

The Kapaleeswarar Temple of Chennai is believed to be one of the oldest and valued sacred places of the city. The shrine of Lord Shiva, Kapaleeswarar temple is situated in Mylapore in Chennai city of Tamil Nadu and is truly exotic and gorgeous in appearance. The temple is an emblem of Dravidian style of architecture with a giant gopuram (tower). The temple has two entrances.

As per the tradition, Goddess Karpagambal is offered a garland made of gold coins named kaasu maala on the ritual of Friday worship. The wife of Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvati is worshipped in the temple in the incarnation of Goddess Karpagambal, which refers to the 'Goddess of the Wish-Yielding Tree'. The temple also features a number of Vahanas, the Sanskrit word for 'Vehicles', such as the bull, adhikaranandi, elephant, bandicoot, peacock, goat, and parrot along with a golden chariot which is a recent tradition seen in the temple. Though the clear picture about who built the temple is not known, it is believed that the temple was originally built by Pallavas in the seventh century CE due to its reference in the hymns of the Nayanmars.The 37 meters tall and grand gopuram is intricately carved. 

As you enter the temple you can view a sculpture of a holy saint known as Gnanasambandar. Further, you can see the bronze carvings of the 63-Shaivate saints, which are carried on the eighth day of the 10-days long procession during the Aruvathumoovar festival, which is held in March-April. In the courtyard of the temple there is a holy Punnai tree, which is one of the oldest trees of Chennai city.

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Haunted Places In India Bhangarh Fort Of Rajasthan

Bhangarh Fort Rajasthan:

 Flickr: Bhangarh Fort Of Rajasthan 

It is Located in the Alwar district of Rajasthan, Bhangarh, a  town in Rajasthan, was established in 1613 by King Madho Singh, son of great Mughal general, Man Singh of Amber. Bhangarh was abandoned soon after being built and supposedly after it was cursed by a magician. In ignorance Ajab Singh, the grandson of Madho Singh, raised the palace to such a height that the shadow reached the forbidden place. Hence the devastation of entire town of Bhangarh happened. Local villagers say that whenever a house is built there its roof collapses. Even if today roof develops it will get collapse, will takes no time!!

Haunted Fact:

Apparently there was a tantrik named Singhiya who was in love with Princess Ratnavati. He used his black magic on the princess, but it backfired on him and he died. But just before he did, he cursed the fort, saying that all who dwelt in the fort shall die. Till date people are warned not to visit the fort after sunset. After that lots of people try to enter after sunset and yes, some of them not came normally.

“Also famous TV serial ‘Jhansi Ki Rani’  had shoot here they feels lots of paranormal activity like .

1  Blurred images on camara.

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2  High amplitude noise of tantrik “Rani Ratanavatiiii…Rani Ratanavaaatiii”& they actually  record it

3  All horses gone uncomfortable and randomly, madly run out of fort for no reason.


4  Finally Actress performing role of Rani Lakashmibai got stuck in fort and she feels that in 15^th century market, tantrik’s harassment and Face to Face Interactions.

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What Is 4G ?

4G Information:

fourth generation 4G, is the fourth generation of mobile telecommunications technology, well yes it's advance of 3G. It was developed by two 4G candidate systems are the
Mobile WiMAX standard ( 2007)  &
first-release Long Term Evolution (2009)
WiMAX smart phones becoming available during 2010,
LTE smart phones arriving in 2011. 3G and 4G equipment

4G has a quality to supply 3D television, smart gaming, HD gaming, cloud computing, along with that even when you download OR surf on INTERNET you will get 11x speed. than 3G.

it will up to 50mb/s -100mb/s . 4G has a capability to proven your experience highly smooth like touch & open. 4G technical requirements is different than 3G Read below for more.. currently in
US 4G system enables with 4G LTE system and where 4G is not available " 3G " is helping hand.

Technical Scenario:

Setting peak speed requirements for 4G service at 100 megabits per second (Mbit/s) for high mobility communication (such as from trains and cars) and 1 gigabit per second (Gbit/s) for low mobility communication (such as pedestrians and stationary users).

 As seen below, the spread spectrum radio technology used in 3G systems, is useless in all 4G candidate systems and replaced by OFDMA multi-carriertransmission  and other frequency-domain equalization (FDE) schemes, making it possible to transfer very high bit rates despite extensive multi-path radio propagation (echoes). The peak bit rate is further improved by smart antenna arrays for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communications.

Scopes:

The renovation of the generations generally refers to a change in the fundamental nature of the service, non-backwards-compatible transmission technology, higher peak bit rates, new frequency bands, wider channel frequency bandwidth in Hertz, and higher capacity for many simultaneous data transfers (higher system spectral efficiency in bit/second/Hertz/site).

Short Story:

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