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Arpit Sharma 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

Chakri K 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

Arpit Sharma 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

Arpit Sharma 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

Arpit Sharma 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

Chakri K 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

Arpit Sharma 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

Rudradeep Biswas May 23rd, 2018 4:56 PM 27 COMMENTS

BSNL’s Heap of Subscribers Grows by 2.5 Million in March 2018

State-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has managed to grab 2.5 million new subscribers during the month of March 2018. At the end of March 2018, BSNL had a market share of 9.44%, inching closer towards securing 10% share in the competitive telecom industry. BSNL now has over 110 million subscribers. The majority of users added during the month could have come from MNP itself as the government-owned... Read More

Chakri K May 18th, 2018 7:52 PM 48 COMMENTS

Nationwide Deployment of 5G to Require Rs 50 Lakh Crore of Investment: CMD BSNL

There has been a lot of talks regarding the merger of state-run telcos Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited, but today, Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha has confirmed that there's no proposal to merge the companies. "There is no proposal to merge BSNL and MTNL. We had appointed a consultant to revive MTNL, who has given some recommendations. We are working on it," the minister said. Also, after... Read More

Chakri K May 16th, 2018 6:14 PM 7 COMMENTS

NFS Project Gets a Bump of Rs 11,330 Crore, BSNL to Complete Work in 24 Months

The Cabinet Committee took a major decision related to the network for defence services on Wednesday. In a turn for releasing spectrum held by armed forces, the government has agreed to allocate higher budget for laying alternate communication network for the defence sector. The Network for spectrum project (NFS) will witness the bump of Rs 11,330 crore in its budget. Besides that, Rs 13,334 crore has also been allocated by... Read More

Chakri K May 13th, 2018 12:56 PM 2 COMMENTS

BSNL Has Been Allotted With Rs 150 Crore Smart City Projects: Manoj Sinha

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has been tackling the threat posed by incumbents in the last couple of years, and the telco even managed to increase its market share from 7.6% to 9.43%. BSNL CMD Anupam Shrivastava, during the company's Heads of Circles Conference (HOCC) of senior officers of BSNL meeting in New Delhi, stressed that the telco has been able to increase the market share by going head-on with the... Read More

Chakri K May 6th, 2018 9:15 PM 44 COMMENTS

BSNL Extends Sunday Voice Calling Offer for Landline and Broadband Users

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited previously launched the free Sunday voice calling offer which received some popularity among the masses. Now the news has surfaced that BSNL has finally decided to extend the offer for voice calling on broadband, landline, combo and FTTH broadband plans all over India. To convey the news, the government-owned telco issued a press statement saying that the Sunday voice calling offer will be extended from May... Read More