BSNL Initiated Discussions with Other Telecom Operators for 4G Services

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has “initiated discussions” with other telecom operators for launching 4G services across the country. The development was shared by Sanchar Nigam Executives Association (SNEA) on Tuesday as SNEA shared the highlights of its meeting with P K Purwar, CMD of BSNL. SNEA is said to be the largest and recognised executive association in BSNL with more than 12,000 members. The members of the SNEA and Purwar were said to have had a meeting on Monday on multiple issues including the launch of BSNL 4G services.

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BSNL 4G Delayed Could Witness One Year Delay

It was said that the new BSNL 4G tender for the procurement of 4G equipment and the launch of the BSNL 4G services may be delayed by more than one year.

It has to be noted that BSNL in early 2020 had issued a tender that required the vendors to deal with the “planning, engineering, supply, installation, testing, commissioning & annual maintenance of 4G mobile network.” The operator had estimated that the winners of the tender would deal with 50,000 sites of BSNL and 7000 sites of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) in Delhi and Mumbai circles. The tender was scheduled to be opened in late June following multiple delays in the prior weeks. However, the escalated confrontation between the Chinese soldiers and the Indian soldiers in mid June had resulted in the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) placing restrictions on BSNL from sourcing telecom gear from Chinese vendors.