October 28th, 2021 11:52 AM 25 COMMENTS

BSNL Might Upgrade 50,000 Sites to 4G Within Six Months Post PoC

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is working on rolling out 4G networks as soon as possible for its customers across the country. The state-run telco might upgrade over 50,000 sites across India to 4G after the Proof-of-Concept (PoC) is done. In a conversation with ET Telecom, PK Purwar, CMD of BSNL said, the spectrum is not a challenge for the company. Only the availability of the equipment should be there... Read More

March 20th, 2016 12:30 PM 22 COMMENTS

Anupam Shrivastava confirmed as BSNL CMD for balance period of his tenure

Anupam Shrivastava has been confirmed as the Chairman and Managing Director of BSNL, the state-run telecom service provider, for the balance period of his tenure after the expiry of the first year this week. Shrivastava was officially appointed as the new CMD last year after the Appointments Committee of the cabinet approved his candidacy. He was earlier heading the Consumer Mobility division of the telco. Shrivastava was appointed as director... Read More

January 16th, 2015 12:11 PM 3 COMMENTS

Anupam Shrivastava appointed BSNL CMD

BSNL has announced the appointment of Mr. Anupam Shrivastava as the new CMD after the candidacy being approved by the Appointments Committee of the cabinet. Shrivastava was earlier heading the Consumer Mobility division of the telco. Anupam Shrivastava was appointed as director of BSNL way back in 2013 but the recommendation was held back by the then Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal who extended RK Upadhyay's term till June 30. The government... Read More

August 6th, 2012 1:44 PM 34 COMMENTS

Reserve Price for Spectrum Auction Will Not Have Major Impact on BSNL : Chairman and Managing Director R K Upadhyay

India's National Telecom backbone and Pan India 3G Mobile service operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has said that the Government’s decision to fix the Reserve price for for GSM spectrum auction at Rs 14,000 crore would not not have major impact on BSNL in the immediate future. Mr. R.K. Upadhyay, Chairman and Managing Director, BSNL, said that BSNL was striving to ensure quality and affordable mobile, basic telecom and... Read More

April 30th, 2011 5:40 PM 5 COMMENTS

R K Upadhyay Appointed As CMD of BSNL

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Government of India today finally appointed Mr. Rakesh Kumar Upadhyay as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of India's National Telecom Backbone, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL). According to the Mr R. Chandrashekhar, Secretary, DoT, "A search cum selection panel headed by Mr. Sam Pitroda, adviser to the Prime Minister of India, had earlier selected Mr. Rakesh Kumar Upadhyay, CMD of Telecom Consultants India Ltd... Read More

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