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Tanay Singh Thakur June 14th, 2021 12:53 PM 9 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea, Airtel, Jio and BSNL Did a Good Job Maintaining Mobile Networks

All the telecom operators, including Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, and Vodafone Idea (Vi), improved the capacity and the quality of their network significantly in the past year. This is because the average downloading speeds for the users didn’t drop when the second wave of COVID-19 hit India, and the mobile data consumption soared. According to an Opensignal report, unlike the previous year, when the lockdowns... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur June 11th, 2021 1:51 PM 81 COMMENTS

Opinion: BSNL Should be Privatised or Not, Can 4G Change Things?

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has been the talk of the town for quite some time. Some people believe that it is eating away the hard-earned money of taxpayers, and some believe that the telco will be alright once its 4G comes. The arguments of a lot of people who don’t believe in the current plans of the telco end up in privatising it. There’s no denying that privatising BSNL... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur June 7th, 2021 1:43 PM 52 COMMENTS

Opinion: BSNL Is Not Wrong About Investing on 4G

For a long-time now, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has been trying to proceed with its 4G roll out operations in India. But one after another, problems and hurdles keep arising for the state-run telecom operator. BSNL has been in a grave situation for the last few years and is still running because of the grace of the government’s revival package. The Himachal Pradesh (HP) High Court (HC) recently called... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur June 7th, 2021 7:00 AM 11 COMMENTS

BSNL Ahead of Jio, Airtel, Vi in Offering Year-Long Validity Plans

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has its shortcomings in providing services and overall management of the network, but the company still offers very competitive prepaid plans. The telco offers such economical and benefits packed year-long validity plans that it just beats what Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea offer to their customers. If BSNL had an existing 4G network with impressive coverage, it would have been the top operator... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur June 4th, 2021 3:25 PM 8 COMMENTS

BSNL Now Offering More Data With Rs 499 Plan

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) offers some of the most valuable prepaid plans amongst all the operators in the country. The state-run telecom operator has a habit of revising the benefits of its old plans to attract new users and retain existing ones. As per a circular from BSNL Chennai, the telco has rationalised two of its prepaid plans. The two concerned plans are STV 499 and STV 198. The... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur June 4th, 2021 7:00 AM 4 COMMENTS

BSNL and Airtel Similar Broadband Plans

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Bharti Airtel both have their own fiber broadband businesses. BSNL operates its fiber broadband business under the name BSNL Bharat Fibre while Bharti Airtel operates it under Airtel Xstream Fiber. Both the companies have been in the market for a long time and understand what their users want from a broadband connection. While Bharti Airtel came out with the fiber broadband business much earlier... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur June 3rd, 2021 7:03 AM 8 COMMENTS

BSNL Has a Better Offering Than Jio’s Cheapest Plan

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) hasn’t been able to deploy 4G service PAN-India at a time when the other operators are planning to move to 5G. However, the state-run telecom operator still offers prepaid plans that are quite interesting. One particular plan from the telco beats the cheapest prepaid plan from Jio. For the unaware, Reliance Jio brought back its Rs 98 prepaid plan from the grave a few days... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 31st, 2021 12:51 PM 0 COMMENTS

BSNL Wants DoT’s Confirmation for Extending Telecom Services in Naxal Areas

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) wants confirmation from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on whether it should extend the telecom services in the Naxal hit areas of the country or not. As per a PTI report, the Home Ministry is also seeking to understand what decision the telecom department will go ahead with. The government pays out of its own pocket to keep the telecom services running in the Naxal... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 31st, 2021 11:19 AM 14 COMMENTS

MTNL Might Participate in 5G Trials, Where is BSNL?

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the government-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), might participate in the 5G trials soon. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will provide the telco with the necessary spectrum for trials if it submits the fees that’s required to get the permission. While MTNL might participate soon in the trials, the obvious question arises, where is BSNL? BSNL is currently pushing for the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 29th, 2021 1:33 PM 21 COMMENTS

BSNL 4G, All We Know So Far

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is expected to roll out 4G networks across India by the end of 2022 if things remain good and timely. The state-run telco has faced many roadblocks whenever it tried to roll out 4G networks. In fact, BSNL had to scrap its initial 4G tender because of the interference from some institutions/bodies arguing that the telco is not prioritising Indian vendors for the network rollout.... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 28th, 2021 2:39 PM 16 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea the Best in Providing Group Video Calling Experience: Opensignal

Vodafone Idea (Vi), even though it lacks points in the network coverage department, makes up for it by providing excellent download and upload speeds to the users. The telecom operator has been investing heavily in improving its 4G networks to enhance the data experience of its users. According to an Opensignal report on the Group Video Calling Experience, Vi provides the best group video calling experience to users in India.... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 21st, 2021 12:01 PM 1 COMMENTS

BSNL or Jio, Who Offers Better Sub Rs 200 4G Data Plan

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) doesn’t hold back when it comes to rolling out new plans with competitive benefits. One of the price brackets where the companies really need to be careful with what they are offering is under Rs 200. Customers who are looking for plans under Rs 200 are very price sensitive and need most of their plans. This is where Reliance Jio gets stiff competition from Bharti... Read More