BSNL Will Deploy More Than 60,000 4G Mobile Sites In the Coming Year

The major hurdle for the state-led telecom operator, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has been its lack of 4G sites all throughout the country. The government-led telecom operator has been lagging behind the private telcos whilst dragging its financially burdened balance sheet in the industry, and the major reason for its troubles has been the sparse 4G network. But, slowly things are about to change as the revival plan for MTNL and BSNL has been set in motion. With the help from the government, and new VRS schemes and other attempts, BSNL will get back on its track and most importantly will start deploying 4G network throughout the country. As per a PTI report, a top BSNL official remarked that the telecom operator has planned to install 60,000 4G mobile sites throughout the country with an estimated cost of up to Rs 72,000 crore. When this goes through, BSNL will have a massive 4G presence which it has been missing since long.

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BSNL to Deploy 4G Sites Across Country

It is worth noting that BSNL has already deployed 10,000 4G mobile sites across many states including Kerala, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. BSNL now also plans to activate all of these sites in one and a half month. To recall, before the telco had received the revival package from the government, BSNL was slowly working on converting its 3G spectrum for usage on the 4G network by refarming it. The telco had deployed around 7,500 mobile sites and was slowly extending the number of these sites by phasing out the 3G network and introducing 4G mobile sites in these regions. BSNL Chairman and Managing Director, PK Purwar said that in the first phase, BSNL would roll out 60,000 mobile sites for 4G services across India in the next 12 to 15 months. He also noted that these sites would be set up in cities where there are a lot of 4G phone users, and the customer base of BSNL is also appreciable.