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Tanay Singh Thakur September 25th, 2022 10:06 PM 2 COMMENTS

BSNL and BBNL Merger Almost Complete Now

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL) merger is almost complete now. The employees of BBNL have already been transferred to BSNL. The state-run telecom operator has already taken over the maintenance and operations of BBNL, said a Businessline report. As per the publication, the merger is almost complete now. BSNL has even started using the fiber network laid out by BBNL. BSNL is providing connectivity... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 27th, 2022 4:52 PM 0 COMMENTS

BSNL and BBNL Merger has Been Approved by the Cabinet

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and BBNL (Bharat Broadband Network Limited) merger has been approved by the Cabinet. This will boost the fibre assets under BSNL. The state-run telco has an optical fibre cable network of over 6.83 lakh kilometres. Because of this merger, BSNL will get an additional 5.67 lakh kilometres worth of optical fibre laid across 1.85 lakh village panchayats of India. One big benefit that this will... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 18th, 2022 5:56 PM 3 COMMENTS

BSNL, BBNL Merger Will be a Curious Case for India

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Bharat Broadband Network (BBNL) merger is on the books for the government. BSNL is the only state-run Indian Telecom operator struggling to roll out 4G network services in the country. BBNL is the entity set up to connect gram panchayats with optic fiber to deliver high-speed broadband internet connectivity (Bharatnet project). The Bharatnet project was an ambitious goal from the Indian government launched back... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur March 24th, 2022 8:13 AM 3 COMMENTS

BSNL Merger With MTNL Should Not Happen, Writes Union to PM

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) merger with Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) should not happen, the employee union of BSNL wrote to the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. It will ruin the chances of revival of BSNL, said the letter dated March 23, 2022. According to an ET Telecom report, the employee group suggested that the government should take over the debt of MTNL, which amounts to Rs 26,000 crore and... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur March 21st, 2022 9:47 AM 6 COMMENTS

BSNL and BBNL to be Merged This Month: Report

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Bharat Broadband Nigam Limited (BBNL) might be merged this month. Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), BSNL, said during an All India Graduate Engineers and Telecom Officers Association (AIGETOA) that the government is going to give the telecom firm an opportunity to turn around. According to a PTI report, Purwar said that all the work under BBNL will come under BSNL at a PAN-India level... Read More

Ria Lakshman January 18th, 2022 5:56 PM 1 COMMENTS

Indian Villages Across Borders Likely to Get Satellite-Based Communication Services Soon

Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL), a state-owned rural broadband infrastructure organisation, plans to connect 6,929 panchayats with satellite-based communications services in the borders, Naxal-affected areas, and island territories. The telecom ministry’s special purpose vehicle has already launched satellite services in 4,682-gram panchayats, including Galwan Valley, Doklam, Leh, Tawang, and other areas. Among the 4,682 gram panchayats connected with satellite services, 1,389 locations are controlled by India’s defence sector. The remaining... Read More

Arpit Sharma July 20th, 2021 5:07 PM 0 COMMENTS

BharatNet Global Tender Floated by Govt With PPP Model Vision

BharatNet is the ambitious project of the current government to connect 2.5 lakh gram panchayats and 6 lakh villages using a high-speed broadband network. This would bode well for these villages, the connected Community Service Centres, and other e-governance initiatives which are ongoing in the country. As per this latest development, the project, which is being implemented by BBNL (Bharat Broadband Network Limited), has floated a global tender for creation,... Read More

Shloke Sarkar June 5th, 2021 9:48 PM 19 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio, BBNL Boost Network Infrastructure in Uttarakhand

Network connection during the pandemic has become an essential need, especially considering how most tasks have moved online due to the same. From schools to business to multinational companies to the smallest of shops, most of them rely on the internet to converse with others and get their tasks done. In areas that might be in the midst of secure land or near national borders, this is an issue that... Read More