July 26th, 2018 7:38 PM 3 COMMENTS

5 Prepaid Plans by BSNL Giving Tough Competition to Rival Telcos

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, the state-owned telco has not kept quiet since the data tariff war kicked off in the country. The operator has been revising its old plans, side by side launching new plans for the consumers to hold on to its existing subscriber base and also to attract new customers. Because of heavy promotion and advertising prepaid plans by private telcos enjoy more attention from the masses, however,... Read More

July 16th, 2018 5:54 PM 0 COMMENTS

BSNL Connects Kolkata to Guwahati Using Optical Fibre Power Ground Wire

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), one of the leading telecom operator in the country, today stated that it completed Ashta Mangal Project Phase-I for improving the connectivity in North East regions. Under Ashta Mangal Project Phase-I, BSNL has provided reliable connectivity to State Capitals of Seven Sisters of North-Eastern Regions and Assam, using optical fibre power ground wire (OPGW). The connectivity has been provided from Kolkata to Guwahati (Assam) and... Read More

June 26th, 2018 5:48 PM 8 COMMENTS

BSNL Connects Andaman & Nicobar, Lakshadweep Islands to Mainland Using Satellite Bandwidth

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), which is known for helping the government in various projects such as BharatNet, setting up connectivity in North Eastern part has today announced the improvement of connectivity in Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep by connecting them to the mainland. BSNL has augmented satellite bandwidth in A&N Islands from 240 Mbps to 1 Gbps. Further, the bandwidth augmentation work is in progress, and 2 Gbps bandwidth... Read More

June 22nd, 2018 10:51 AM 11 COMMENTS

BSNL Starts Offering 20 Mbps Free Broadband Connection to New Laptop Buyers

To increase its broadband subscriber base further, government-owned PSU, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has rolled out a new scheme, under which a new laptop/PC buyer can avail free 20 Mbps broadband connection for a period of two months. If you're a customer, who purchased a new PC or laptop can avail this new offer from BSNL by submitting the bill of the purchase. To avail the offer, a customer... Read More

June 20th, 2018 6:42 PM 17 COMMENTS

BSNL Opts for Legal Pathway In Order to Recover Rs 42 Crore from Aircel

BSNL is gearing up for a legal battle in order to recover its dues from the bankrupt telco, Aircel. Joining the likes of Idea Cellular and Vodafone India, the telco is making attempts left, right and centre to receive the leftover payment which the bankrupt entity has strung along. However, BSNL is not the only one. The state-owned telco is seeking legal opinion to recover Rs 42 crore from Aircel.... Read More

June 19th, 2018 4:37 PM 46 COMMENTS

BSNL to Launch 5G Services in Accord with Other Telcos Worldwide

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, the state-owned telco, is going to launch ultra-high speed fifth generation, 5G services in accord with other telcos worldwide. BSNL seems to be keen on the task of developing infrastructure for launching the fifth generation networking technology in India. To accomplish this, the state-owned telco is partnering with companies like Nokia, ZTE and Coriant. BSNL plans to start its 5G services by the year 2020. Anil... Read More

June 11th, 2018 4:03 PM 26 COMMENTS

BSNL to Boost its Network Infrastructure and Launch 4G Services With Rs 4300 Crore

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has been talking about its network expansion program for quite some time now, but it seems like the telco is finally looking to upgrade its infrastructure to meet the demand. The telco has now confirmed to borrow Rs 4,300 crore in the current financial year to fund its capital expenditure plans. However, at the same time, the telco also cleared that the new Rs 4,300... Read More

June 3rd, 2018 10:35 AM 17 COMMENTS

BSNL 4G Services to Go Live in 130 Cities of Karnataka by End of This Year

With the growing competition from all sides and telcos rolling out attractive plans and offers to retain and increase their subscriber base, BSNL is plotting another expansion plan in order to make its impact in the game. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, the state-owned telco has decided that it would roll out 4G services in Karnataka this year. The tender for the rollout for the services has also been processed and... Read More

May 29th, 2018 6:13 PM 2 COMMENTS

BSNL to Launch Next-Gen Landlines With Smartphone Like Functionalities

After facing a tough phase filled with intense competition and delay, now it seems like BSNL is finally catching up to the times and is ready to avail the latest technology for its users. As per a new report in Rajasthan, BSNL is preparing to launch the Next Generation Networking (NGN) technology which will allow the users to use their landlines for features which were previously only seen on smartphones.... Read More

May 28th, 2018 10:19 AM 8 COMMENTS

Merger With MTNL Hindered by Huge Debt and Difference in Pay Scales: CMD BSNL

After going a lot of back and forth on the decision, now the state-owned telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is of the thought that a merger with MTNL will be a beneficial step for both the entities. However, if both the companies plan to come together and merge, there are a lot of hurdles on the way. Some hindrances which pose a real tough situation for the merger happen... Read More

May 27th, 2018 9:43 AM 61 COMMENTS

BSNL 4G: Will It Help the Telco Turn Profitable?

Back in 2007, BSNL made an excellent move which marked as benchmarking event in India's broadband sector- to upgrade to wired broadband speed to 2 Mbps minimum in most plans. Though that time was Manmohan Singh's era, many argue that main game was started during Atal Bihari Bajpeyi's time. Whatever the man stood behind BSNL's growth is actually Dayanidhi Maran, who was the minister of communications and information technology (May... Read More

May 25th, 2018 6:08 PM 35 COMMENTS

Gaining Subscriber Market Share is the Key for BSNL Says CMD

Anupam Shrivastava, CMD of BSNL has revealed the company's plan for the current year during a media interaction. He stated that BSNL's current goal would be increasing the subscriber market share and growing in the enterprise space to protect revenue over the upcoming quarters. The state-run telco has been able to match up the competition in the last 18 months, which in turn benefited the company in growing the market... Read More

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