BSNL Will Launch Homegrown 4G Network On Independence Day 2022
The likely date for BSNL's 4G rollout is August 15, 2022 - the Independence Day of India. India's first locally developed 4G network, BSNL is trailing behind major competitors who are now laying the groundwork to roll out 5G services in the country
India's state telecom provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is setting the stage for bringing 4G connectivity to its users this year.
The likely date for BSNL's 4G rollout is August 15, 2022 - the Independence Day of India. India's first locally developed 4G network, BSNL is trailing behind major competitors who are now laying the groundwork to roll out 5G services in the country.
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India's first indigenously developed 4G network
¡°BSNL will introduce 4G services with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) as its technology partner. It will be for the first time that Indian technology will be used for 4G services,¡± BSNL¡¯s consumer mobility director, Sushil Kumar Mishra told The Times of India. Mishra noted that this would mark the entry of TCS in the telecom equipment manufacturing business in the country.
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According to Mishra, BSNL is building 100,000 telecom towers in India to complete its 4G service outreach. "Instead of smart towers, BSNL will begin with monopoles, which are less expensive and more effective," Mishra told TOI.
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Out of these, just 4,000 towers will be installed in the state of Bihar, with the network expected to be available in almost all major cities of India. In October 2021, India's Department of Telecom secretary said that he had the first call to test out indigenously developed 4G technology on the BSNL network.
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Meanwhile, other private operators like Airtel, Jio, and Vi are gearing to roll out 5G services in various Indian cities. The first time 5G was offered to Indians was in 2016.
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References
India, T. O. (2022, February 19). BSNL likely to launch 4G services around I-Day. The Times of India.
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