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Tanuja K March 26th, 2025 7:22 AM 38 COMMENTS

BSNL CMD Confirms 5G Rollout in Select Cities in Next Few Months

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run telecom operator, has confirmed that 5G rollout will happen in select cities in the next few months. BSNL has already decided on testing 5G SA (standalone) in Delhi via the network-as-a-service (NaaS) with select Indian vendors. Now the company is looking to fast-track that, and also potentially launch 5G in other select cities in the coming months. This was confirmed by the Chairman... Read More

Tanuja K March 23rd, 2025 10:40 AM 66 COMMENTS

BSNL to Transition from 4G to 5G in Three to Four Months

State-run Indian telecom operator, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will start rolling out 5G in a few months. The company is currently engaged in the roll out of 4G sites. The goal is to reach 1 lakh sites by the end of June 2025. So far, BSNL has commissioned more than 75,000 sites, while more than 80,000 sites have been deployed. By the end of June 2025, all one lakh... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur March 19th, 2025 7:04 AM 1 COMMENTS

Is BSNL Rs 599 Plan the Best 84 Days Plan in India?

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run Indian telecom operator offers arguably the best 84 days service validity prepaid plan. The plan we are talking about comes with a high amount of FUP (fair usage policy) data if you look at the price. Other telcos offer their basic 84 days plan with even 1.5GB of daily data for more than Rs 599. But BSNL, to cut the costse for the... Read More

Tanuja K March 17th, 2025 10:43 AM 0 COMMENTS

BSNL Installs First Tower in Sukma, Chhattisgarh

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run Indian telecom operator, has installed its first mobile tower in Sukma, Chhattisgarh. This tower site will bring mobile network connectivity for people in the village. The tower has been installed inside a Centra Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Tekulagudem village. BSNL completed the installation on the auspicious festival of Holi, on March 14, 2025. Villages around Sukma will also be able to... Read More

Tanuja K March 17th, 2025 6:41 AM 0 COMMENTS

BSNL Awards Polycab Services Rs 3003 Crore Project under BharatNet

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run telecom company in India, has awarded a Rs 3,000 crore contract to Polycab Services. This contract is for helping BSNl with the BharatNet project. The BharatNet project is an initiative from the Indian government to expand high-speed broadband connectivity to rural India. As per the agreement, Polycab Services will design, construct, install, upgrade, operate and maintain BharatNet's middle-mile network in Bihar. The construction... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur March 16th, 2025 8:07 AM 3 COMMENTS

Jio, Airtel and BSNL Cheapest Wi-Fi Plans

Today, we will look at the cheapest Wi-Fi plans or broadband plans from the top three internet service providers (ISPs) in India. All of these companies have a plan priced under Rs 500 for the customers. This is the monthly price we are talking about. If you have the budget, you can also go for the long-term plans and get further discounts from these companies. Jio is the largest ISP... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur March 13th, 2025 12:55 PM 9 COMMENTS

BSNL, MTNL Earned More than Rs 10,000 Crore via Asset Monetisation

One of the ways the government identified BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) can be helped is through asset monetistion. The telcos had both core and non-core assests at their disposal which weren't being utilised. Thus, as a part of the relief package in 2019, the government directed the telcos to sell assets they are not actively utilising to raise funds. This has helped the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur March 13th, 2025 10:23 AM 7 COMMENTS

BSNL has Installed 83,629 4G Sites in India

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is very close to reaching its goal of 1 lakh 4G sites in India. The state-run telecom operatopr has installed 83,629 4G sites as on March 5, 2025. Out of these, 74,123 4G sites are on air. The company's goal is to reach deployment and comissioning of 1 lakh 4G sites by the end of June 2025. The data was shared by Minister of State... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur March 13th, 2025 6:55 AM 0 COMMENTS

BSNL 300 Mbps Plan Bundles Several OTT Benefits

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run telecom operator, offers its 300 Mbps broadband plan with several OTT (over-the-top) benefits. BSNL has long-been offeriing OTT benefits with its broadband plans, but today, we will focus on its most premium plan. The company's most expensive broadband plan comes for Rs 1799 per month. This plan comes with 300 Mbps speed. This is the same for both download and upload. The company's... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur March 12th, 2025 7:20 AM 5 COMMENTS

BSNL Brings New Rs 750 Plan with Half Yearly Validity

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run telecom operator, has brought a new Rs 750 prepaid plan for its users. Note that this plan comes with half yearly validity. But this plan is not for everyone. This plan will only be available for the GP-2 customers of the telco. So who are the GP-2 customers? These are customers who have not recharged for more than 7 days. Until 165 days... Read More

Kripa B March 7th, 2025 2:51 PM 3 COMMENTS

5G BTS Deployment in India Slows; Vodafone Idea and BSNL Readying 5G Launch

The addition of new 5G base stations (BTS) has dropped sharply since May 2024, highlighting a significant decline in network expansion capital expenditures by Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio, India's two telecom operators which are currently offering 5G services on a complimentary basis to 4G subscribers on select plans without any monetisation. Also Read: Pace of 5G BTS Deployments Slowed Down: Indus Towers India 5G BTS by DoT According to... Read More

Tanuja K March 6th, 2025 11:11 AM 20 COMMENTS

BSNL May See Foreign Vendors Pitching in 5G Network: Report

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run telecom operator, is planning to roll out 5G in the near future after it completes the target of reaching 1 lakh 4G sites. BSNL's 4G is completely homegrown, as mandated by the government. However, with the 5G, it could be a slightly different scenario. The growth of BSNL was decelerated when the government said that it could only take the equipment from the... Read More