BSNL Commences Installation of 20,000 4G Towers in Remote Border States: Report

BSNL Commences Installation of 20,000 4G Towers in Remote Border States: Report

Residents of border states in India can now anticipate improved mobile and data connectivity as Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), the state-owned telecom operator, has initiated the installation of 20,000 4G towers, according to a Livemint report. The project aims to ensure connectivity in far-flung areas and is part of the government’s ambitious 4G saturation plan.

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4G saturation plan

“The telecom operator has been assigned the work of ensuring connectivity at all far-flung areas under the government’s 4G saturation plan,” the report quoted an official aware of the plans saying.

Around 25,000 villages, predominantly lacking any form of connectivity, will be covered under this initiative. BSNL has already started the work, the official added.

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Approved by the Union cabinet in July last year, the project began implementation in February 2023. To fund this massive endeavour, the government has allocated Rs 26,316 crore from the Universal Service Obligation Fund. The project is expected to be executed within a timeline of 500 days.

BSNL’s 4G Services and Infrastructure

The report also quoted a second official saying, “The government aims to bring 4G to all areas across the country. It so happens that several of such areas are in states that have borders with other countries, while in some states, the number of towers is low in locations where the terrain is unfavourable, adding some of the towers could well be outside the border states, but fall within the 4G saturation plan.”

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BSNL’s initiative to install these towers coincides with the company’s own rollout of 4G services, utilizing the technology stack developed by India’s Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT). As part of the pilot phase, BSNL has already established 200 4G sites in Punjab and is set to begin commercial operations this month.