Most of BSNL's 125,000 new 4G towers to come up in rural areas

This is to shake off its image of a lagging government service, multiple officials added

The majority of BSNL’s upcoming 125,000 4G towers will be installed across rural areas, which are yet to see 4G coverage, said officials.

The strategy of placing new towers in deeper and less-serviced areas remains BSNL’s biggest bet in its plan to actively compete in the 4G subscriber space, they added.

"We have undertaken detailed studies of unserviced and underserviced areas nationwide. There are still large chunks of the map that are yet to get reliable 4G support. BSNL will fill those gaps,” a senior official said.
 

BSNL is bringing 4G services years after the three private telecom service providers — Reliance