Pan India 3G mobile service operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is all set to launch IP-based next generation network 3G data service with 14 Mbps speed in Kolkata city in next few days.
The Nation Wide BSNL 3G Up-gradation process was kicked off in December end last year as earlier We exclusively reported on TelecomTalk (See Exclusive: BSNL To Offer 14 Mbps Super Speed On 3G ).
According to Mr. A.K. Garg, PGM, Calcutta Telephones (BSNL Kolkata Circle) " A Pan-India project to upgrade the BSNL 3G network has kicked off which is expected to be completed in a fortnight and Kolkata is likely to be the first BSNL circle in the country to experience the upgraded 3G network with 14 Mbps Speed."
On present 3G network problems in Kolkata circle, Mr. Garg also said that "We were working on removing certain bottlenecks. We have succeeded in doing so. 3G services will only get better."
BSNL which provides 3G services at lowest tariff compare to all other 3G service providers has more than 75,000 active 3G data customers in Kolkata and Rest of Bengal circles.