Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run telecom operator, has announced the launch of IFTV (intranet fiber TV) services in Gujarat circle. The company has recently launched the services in many circles including Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Puducherry, Madhya Pradesh, and Punjab. Gujarat is the latest addition to this list of circles where BSNL’s IFTV services is now available. The best thing about this service is that it is currently being offered to the FTTH (fiber-to-the-home) customers at no additional cost.
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BSNL recently announced BiTV as well. BiTV is basically the same service as the IFTV, but it is delivered to the customers on smartphones. The IFTV services will allow users to convert their non-smart TVs into Smart TVs. They can access OTT (over-the-top) content on the go along with more than 500 live TV channels content.
The company has already confirmed that it is going to bring this service for customers throughout India. BSNL is working to bring IFTV to more circles in January including Bihar, Uttarakhand, and Jharkhand.
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With this service, BSNL will be able to drive its FTTH business upwards. While the FTTH customers are currently getting this service at no additional cost, there may be a commercial charge in the future. At present, BSNL is just testing the service and allowing users also to experience it without having to worry about losing their money on an experience they didn’t like. Work is also ongoing to launch 4G services throughout India.
BSNL has confirmed that it will be able to deploy 1 lakh 4G sites by mid-2025. After that, the state-run telecom operator will look to deploy 5G for customers. The testing for 5G SA (standalone) is already ongoing in the Delhi circle.
