Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run telecom operator based out of India, is now reportedly planning to turn off 3G across the country. The bedrock of BSNL's network, for many years, has been 3G. The company only recently launched 4G in many areas, and now has close to 1 lakh live sites throughout India. According to a LiveMint report, BSNL is looking to terminate the annual maintenance contracts (AMCs)... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run Indian telecom operator, recently partnered with the GMR Visakhapatnam International Airport. Along with this, the state-run telco has also partnered with Adani Group owned Navi Mumbai airport for offering free Wi-Fi there. The company looks to have found a new niche avenue to operate business in, and it definitely sounds promising. BSNL signed an MoU (memorandum of understanding) with the GMR Visakhapatnam International... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), the state-run telecom operator, will offer free Wi-Fi services to passengers at the Adani Navi Mumbai airport. The Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIAL) has partnered with BSNL to deploy a digital passenger communication system. This will include free high-speed Wi-Fi for customers when the airport commences commercial operations this week on December 25, 2025. Read More - Maharashtra is Moving Towards 100% 4G Coverage BSNL has... Read More
The 5G FWA (fixed-wireless access) POC (proof of concept) has now been concluded in Visakhapatnam. This was done by Blue Cloud Softech Solutions (BCSSL), a homegrown IT systems integrator and Orange Business Services. This PoC took place at BSNL's Mindi Exchange in Visakhapatnam, Andra Pradesh. This PoC was executed and validated with the deployment of 5G access network, radio, customer premises equipment (CPE), and core. This helped the companies in... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), the state-run com operator, has made yet another strong in-house move to boost business. The telecom operator faced a major issue when its contract with a private firm for the Sanchar Aadhaar app expired. One thing which the Indian government has been trying to do for a long time is make sure BSNL makes a comeback. The comeback of the telco will be necessary for... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has rolled out its in-house developed customer registration application, Sanchar Mitra, across India, restoring digital KYC and SIM onboarding services after a recent disruption. The Sanchar Mitra app replaces the earlier Sanchar Aadhaar application, which was used for Aadhaar-based e-KYC verification to add new customers to the BSNL network. The previous app had been developed by a private vendor and was used by BSNL retailers... Read More
“Rural mobile users” is a term frequently used by communication service providers and regulators when addressing audiences during meetings, presentations, or service launches in India. You may also often read about “serving the last mile” or catering to rural users. With that context, let us examine the number of wireless subscribers served by Indian telecom operators—Bharti Airtel, BSNL, Reliance Jio, and Vodafone Idea (Vi)—based on TRAI’s Telecom Subscription Data as... Read More
India’s telecom sector continues to be a key driver of the country’s digital transformation, with Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia outlining progress on 5G rollout, Vodafone Idea’s AGR issue, industry finances, BSNL’s revival and emerging technologies. Also Read: Tariff Hike 2025: Vodafone Idea Prepaid Rs 509 Plan Now Costs Rs 548: Check Revised Benefits Crossed One Billion Internet Subscribers Speaking to ET Now, Scindia said the sector has witnessed rapid expansion... Read More
The Union government has approved the installation of 513 new 4G mobile towers in Chhattisgarh under the Digital Bharat Nidhi fund, aiming to strengthen mobile and internet connectivity in Naxal-affected and remote regions of the state, officials said on Saturday, according to a PTI report dated December 14, 2025. Also Read: Airtel and DoT Expand 4G Connectivity Across Rural India Under Digital Bharat Nidhi Initiative Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai... Read More
State-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has been unable to deliver any SIM card–related services for the past few days, halting customer onboarding nationwide since December 1. The outage has prevented the issuance of new and duplicate SIM cards, causing widespread inconvenience to subscribers, according to a Mathrubhumi [1] report dated December 5, 2025. Also Read: Tariff Hike 2025: BSNL Shortens Validity of Its Most Popular Rs 107... Read More
State-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has installed 97,068 indigenously developed 4G sites, with 93,511 already operational as of October 31, the government informed Parliament on Wednesday. The rollout is part of the Centre’s Atmanirbhar Bharat push, with the supply of domestic 4G equipment commencing in September 2023. Also Read: Tariff Hike 2025: BSNL Shortens Validity of Its Most Popular Rs 107 Prepaid Plan, Among Others Equipment Fully... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run telecom operator, has been outperforming Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) for the last three months when it comes to subscribers. Vodafone Idea has a much wider reach and coverage as compared to BSNL. In fact, even when it comes to brand, Vi is superior and much more reputable in front of BSNL. However, the truth is, while BSNL has been adding new users for... Read More
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In M.P Vi has 5 bands for 4G, in Bihar they have only 3, out of which only L1800 and…
Travelled on 28 march, even 2G is missing for KMs before Bihar Bengal border. Which was not the case before…
Tarangsanchar.But it may take months to get updated.
Coz they are selling only 300 Mbps at that price, so they might move 500 Mbps to that price. If…
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