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Tanay Singh Thakur August 26th, 2021 5:35 PM 44 COMMENTS

BSNL Employee Union Unhappy With Govt Decision

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) employee union is not happy with the government's decision of selling the company’s tower assets to the private sector. BSNL employees have expressed their dissatisfaction with the government’s decision of selling the tower assets. For the unaware, the Indian government has plans to sell over 14,917 towers owned by BSNL and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL). According to an ET Telecom report, P Abhimanyu, General... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur August 24th, 2021 7:03 AM 0 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel, BSNL, Jio Noteworthy Broadband Plans

Bharti Airtel, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), and Reliance Jio have become the top broadband service providers in India. The operators have shown their grit and determination in providing the best fiber broadband services in India by adding millions of new subscribers in the COVID-19 pandemic era. JioFiber, Airtel Xstream Fiber, and BSNL Bharat Fibre are the respective broadband arms of Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and BSNL. Let’s take a... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur August 23rd, 2021 10:51 AM 21 COMMENTS

BSNL Surprises With Increasing Subscriber Market Share

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has surprised the market by showing increasing subscriber market share. Even without 4G networks into play, the telco has managed to grow its subscriber market share from 8.6% in FY17 to 10.03% in FY21. Even though it is a marginal increase in percentage, it can’t be ignored that the telco has done this without the presence of 4G networks. This just begs me to ask... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur August 23rd, 2021 9:12 AM 3 COMMENTS

BSNL, Vodafone Idea Merger Will Not Happen

Kumar Mangalam Birla had earlier said that he is willing to give his promoter stake in Vodafone Idea to the government. But now, it looks like that won’t happen since government can’t imagine a world where both Vodafone Idea and BSNL are merged. This is because of the losses and debt that Vodafone Idea has mounted on its head. In addition to this, it isn’t like the government is running... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur August 23rd, 2021 7:05 AM 1 COMMENTS

BSNL 4G Plans Cannot Alone Bear the Load

Technically, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) offers some of the best 4G prepaid plans in India. In terms of data, SMS benefits, voice calling, and other benefits, BSNL is right at the top when it comes to offering cheap plans. But BSNL 4G plans lack one thing - the support of the PAN India 4G network. See, if there’s no 4G coverage, how would a 4G plan make a difference.... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur August 22nd, 2021 12:20 PM 11 COMMENTS

BSNL Employee Union Wants Government to Clear Dues

The employee union of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) wants the Indian government to clear the dues that it owes to the company. The employees want the money from the government to ensure that the telco can be put back on track. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) owes about Rs 30,000 crores to BSNL, which includes Rs 13,789 crores under Viability Gap Funding (VGF) for rural telephony. According to a... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur August 20th, 2021 6:04 PM 11 COMMENTS

BSNL Will Operate MTNL Mobile Operations In Mumbai

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will soon start operating the mobile operations of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) in Mumbai. Officially, BSNL will take over MTNL’s mobile operations in Mumbai from September 1, 2021. The report comes directly from the Times of India (TOI) and suggests that the heavy market competition and depleting number of customers on top of the underutilised infrastructure, including wire networks and cell towers, had hindered... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur August 20th, 2021 3:53 PM 8 COMMENTS

BSNL Announces New 1 Year STV Under Rs 1500

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched a new special tariff voucher (STV) for users under Rs 1,500 PAN-India basis. The STV costs Rs 1,498, and it comes with a validity of 1 year. The special thing about this STV is its benefits. Users get 2GB of daily data with the voucher, and post-consumption of the fair-usage-policy (FUP) data, the internet speed will drop to 40 Kbps. This voucher is... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur August 19th, 2021 11:25 AM 5 COMMENTS

BSNL Union Seeks Telecom Minister’s Intervention to Upgrade Existing Infrastructure to Provide 4G

The All Unions and Associations of BSNL (AUAB) has sought telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw’s intervention to help it roll out 4G services, much needed for the state-owned firm’s revival. According to the union, the tender route for procuring 4G equipment and rolling out the services will take a minimum of three years, by when other operators would have launched 5G services. This will result in BSNL being pushed out from... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur August 17th, 2021 7:00 PM 6 COMMENTS

BSNL 4G Possible In Four Months In Two Zones, Needs Govt Approval

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is working hard to ensure that its 4G networks are live as soon as possible. But the telco’s plans for 4G haven’t come without obstructions or challenges. The state-run operator believes that it can roll out live 4G networks in two zones of India, including the South and the West zone, in three to four months. As per a Financial Express report, all that the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur August 16th, 2021 8:54 PM 0 COMMENTS

Samsung Might Go the Qualcomm Way Predominantly With Galaxy S22 Series

In 2022, Samsung will be coming out with the Galaxy S22 series. The company is known for offering its flagship smartphones with different chipsets in different regions of the world. Usually, the company offers its flagships with an Exynos SoC in most of the regions including India. But this time around, Samsung might change that. Samsung fans, you might see its flagships pre-dominantly running on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 SoC... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur August 15th, 2021 7:12 AM 8 COMMENTS

BSNL or Vi, Who Offers a Better 84 Days Plan

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Vodafone Idea (Vi) are both cash-strapped telcos arguably offering the best-prepaid plans in India. The reason is obviously to retain and attract new customers. But if you are choosing a 84 days prepaid plan from both of the companies in the same range, you are going to get confused. This is because both the companies offer users strong options to choose from in the... Read More