BSNL may begin advance testing of 5G network equipment by February

CDOT is working to supply standalone 5G core to BSNL by June to ensure 5G rollout

Close on the heels of its long-anticipated 4G service launch scheduled for next month, the state-run telecom firm BSNL may begin advanced testing of its 5G network equipment by February 2024, people privy to the development said.

According to sources, the Centre for Development of Telematics (CDOT) is working to ensure BSNL launches commercial 5G services by June 2024.

The CDOT, the autonomous body under the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), is currently fine-tuning the standalone (SA) stack that it has indigenously developed for BSNL.

"CDOT is ensuring that not only is the technology developed quickly but teething troubles are caught