Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run Indian telecom operator, has announced that it has deployed 5000 indigenous 4G sites in Kerala. The company has so far installed more than 65,000 4G sites with indigenous technology PAN-India. BSNL's 4G technology is provided by Indian tech companies. Not only that, but BSNL;'s 4G tariffs are the lowest in the world. This brings BSNL closer to its goal of deploying 1 lakh... Read More
The central government is looking to raise around Rs 16,000 crore by selling land assets owned by BSNL and MTNL. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) are two state-run telecom companies struggling to compete with the private players. The proposal to do this has been cleared by Department of Public Enterprises and National Land Monetization Corporation (NLMC). The revival plan is being overseen by a... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is providing free SIM cards from respective circles to pilgrims from different parts of the country at the Kumbh Mela, allowing them to stay connected with family and friends. In case of SIM loss or damage, replacements are readily available at the Mela site, eliminating the need to return to their home state, according to a Ministry of Communications statement on Sunday, February 2, 2025.... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run Indian telecom operator, has received much less capital infusion compared to the last year in budget 2025. The union budget for 2025 was presented by the finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1, 2025. The capital infusion towards BSNL is down 53% YoY in the budget. This comes at a time when BSNL is looking to roll out 4G networks at a rapid... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run Indian telecom operator, offers the most affordable tariffs to consumers. This is because BSNL wants to regain its market share and has also not yet deployed 4G throughout India, so it can't really charge more. While everyone is talking about the validity plans in the market, it is important we focus on the Rs 1499 plan from BSNL because it is one of... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run Indian telecom operator, has partnered with OTTplay to launch BiTV service throughout India. The pilot launch took place only for Pondicherry. Now, it has been followed with a PAN-India launch. With the BiTV service, BSNL aims to offer its mobile users internet TV service directly on their smartphones. Users will get access to 450+ live TV channels, which also includes premium channels. With... Read More
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) expects BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) to place an additional follow on order for 4G expansion throughout India. Currently, the order is for 1 lakh sites across the country. BSNL is getting help from a TCS led consortium which includes C-DoT (Centre for Development of Telematics) and Tejas Networks. C-DoT is offering the network core while all the RAN (Radio Access Network) products are coming from... Read More
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked Indian telecom operators including Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea (Vi), and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to trial an anti-spam solution. This anti-spam solution comes from the Delhi-based Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL), a government-run body. TCIL has agreed to provide its anti-spam solution to the telcos for free for three months. During this time, the telcos will test the solution's... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched the IFTV (Integrated Free TV) service nationwide, offering a platform that combines over 550 live SD and HD TV channels with more than 18 premium OTT apps. Developed in collaboration with technology partner Skypro and OTT provider PlayboxTV, this platform offers a seamless entertainment experience through a single subscription. "This initiative bridges live television and on-demand OTT content under a single subscription, providing accessibility,... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has seen interest from three companies for rolling out its 5G SA (standalone) network in Delhi. This rollout will span across 1,876 sites in the national capital. It is worth noting that over 29 companies participated in the pre-bid meeting for BSNL's 5G tender, but only three have shown interest. These three companies include Tejas Networks, Lekha Wireless, and Galore Network. Tejas Networks is already... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run Indian telecom operator, has confirmed deploying 2000+ 4G sites in Telangana. The largest number of 4G sites is in Telangana's capital city, Hyderabad. A total of 2,088 4G sites are now deployed in the state, with many more to be deployed soon. This is part of the 1 lakh 4G sites milestone that BSNL is trying to achieve by deploying a home-grown technology... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run Indian telecom operator, didn't need to bring new voice and SMS-only plans. This is because BSNL already had such plans on offer. The two plans from BSNL that are under the category of voice or voice + SMS only cost Rs 99 and Rs 439. These plans have been available for quite some time now. With both these vouchers, you will get voice... Read More
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In vi app, are they showing you 5G active plans? I guess you have not active recharge that's why it…
I have one question about BSNL. The current 1Lakh site plan, does that number include the 4G saturation project sites…
I am not getting you. Please elaborate.
Bro it's not SA 5G, no-one is using 4G band for 5G. They are all gonna offer 5G only on…
Sorry, I gave my spare BSNL SIM to my brother. Exchanged, Vi with BSNL. Strange Vi still gives 1 GB…
