BSNL 4G

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched BSNL’s indigenously developed 4G ‘Swadeshi stack’, placing India in a select group of countries with homegrown telecom technology.

The source privy to the development said that a new tender will be floated which will have emphasis on preference to Make in India

Recently, the company offered voluntary retirement scheme to its employees to lower expenses incurred on their remuneration

Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said as part of a revival plan for BSNL and MTNL, there will be optimal utilisation of land and other assets of these companies.

On October 25, the Centre approved a Rs 69,000 crore revival package for BSNL and MTNL

BSNL, Vodafone and Idea recorded average upload speed of 1.2 Mbps on 3G network in July, while Airtel registered a lower upload speed of 0.6 Mbps

It has implications for the government's plans to expand Digital India to the poorest areas of the country

BSNL has already started 4G services in parts of Kerala