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Jio adds 3.59 million users, corners 40% of market share in February

The company's growth has largely come at the expense of Vodafone Idea (Vi), which has been experiencing significant customer attrition for the past 23 months

BSNL installs 3,500 4G towers in 5 northern states: CMD Pravin Kumar Purwar

Tower installations to begin in Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh soon

Here's how Centre is gearing up BSNL to compete with private telecom peers

The measures include network upgradation, employee cost rationalisation and a proposal to provide more value-added services

BSNL floats Rs 65,000 crore tender for phase-III BharatNet project

The last date for companies to seek clarifications is March 3. Companies will have till April 2 to submit their bids

Spectrum auctions, high payments to help hit Rs 1.2 trn telco revenue goal

Non tax revenue from the telecom sector rose by 44 percent in FY24

India set to export indigenously-developed 4G, 5G stacks in 2024: Officials

Indian technology has garnered global interest amid govt's aggressive marketing

HFCL bags Rs 1,127 cr order to transform BSNL's optical transport network

HFCL Ltd (HFCL) on Monday said it has secured a Rs 1,127 crore order from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) aimed at transforming the Optical Transport Network (OTN) infrastructure across the state-owned telco's pan India network. HFCL's comprehensive network upgrade will not only cater to the requirements of enterprise and FTTH/broadband services but also position BSNL for the future with the seamless launch of 4G services and the anticipation of 5G services in the coming years. HFCL, in a release, said it has secured Rs 1,127 crore order to transform BSNL's Optical Transport Network. "Leveraging its unparalleled expertise in integrating complex systems, HFCL has strategically partnered with the NOKIA Network to deploy state-of-the-art optical technology," the release said. This partnership underlines a commitment to deliver cutting-edge solutions that transcend industry standards and redefine the parameters of technological excellence network, the release added.

Threat actor breaches BSNL server database, puts up dataset on dark web

State-owned telecom operator BSNL suffered a data breach as a threat actor released a dataset containing 32,000 lines of data, including sensitive details of landline users, on a dark web forum

BSNL planning to allocate more employees towards enterprise business

The decision to increase human resources in the enterprise business comes at a time when BSNL has registered a dip in revenue in the segment in the last two quarters

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

C-DoT expects to deploy indigenous 5G system in BSNL network in 6-8 months

State-run C-DoT is expecting to deploy indigenously developed 5G telecom gears in the BSNL network in the next 6-8 months, a senior company official said. Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT) CEO Rajkumar Upadhyay told PTI that the company has indigenously developed the entire 5G network comprising 5G standalone (SA) radio, core and IP Multimedia System in collaboration with startup Wisig and VVDN Technologies. C-DoT demonstrated the test network set-up using its 5G gears in a live video call to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the India Mobile Congress 2023. "We have already deployed 4G and 5G non-standalone core in the Punjab circle of BSNL and are being gradually scaled up to pan-India level. "The technology that we demonstrated is 5G SA, which will be deployed in the BSNL network in 6-8 months after testing it thoroughly," Upadhyay told PTI. At present, only Reliance Jio has a 5G SA network in the country, which means its entire network is 5G and does not have a mix of

BSNL plans to launch 4G in Dec; pan-India roll-out by June next year

State-owned telecom firm BSNL is planning to launch 4G service in December at a small scale and then roll it out across the country by June next year, Chairman and Managing Director P K Purwar said on Saturday. Speaking to PTI at the India Mobile Congress, Purwar said that the company plans to upgrade 4G service to 5G after June. "BSNL 4G service is ready for launch in Punjab in December. We have already done the hardening required for a network with 200 sites. We are in the process of installing 3,000 sites in Punjab," Purwar said. He said that BSNL will gradually increase network deployment to 6,000 and then to 9,000, 12,000 and 15,000 sites per month. "Our target is to complete 4G roll-out by June 2024. Post June 2024, we will be moving to 5G services," Purwar said. IT company TCS and government-owned ITI have bagged orders worth about Rs 19,000 crore from BSNL for deploying 4G network which is upgradable to 5G. Purwar said that the BSNL has enough spectrum to deploy 5G servic

India is in world's top three 5G ecosystems in just a year: Vaishnaw

BSNL has started deploying 4G towers and the speed will pick up after Diwali. Once the 4G rollout stabilises, we will enable 5G on the BSNL network next year, said Vaishnaw

MTNL to seek shareholders' nod to raise Rs 3,126 cr through bond

In 2022, the cabinet approved a second revival package for Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and MTNL amounting to Rs 1.64 trillion

Loss-making telcos BSNL, MTNL sign MoU for synergy of operations

Loss-making state-run telecom firms BSNL and MTNL have signed a memorandum of understanding that will pave the way for synergy of operations between them, MTNL said in a regulatory filing. BSNL has already taken over mobile service operations from MTNL. "We would like to inform you that MTNL has inked a MoU with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited on Thursday, August 31, 2023," MTNL said. The government has in the last four years approved Rs 3,23,047 crore financial support for the revival of the public sector telecom firms and an additional Rs 1.39 lakh crore BharatNet project which is handled by Bharat Broadband Network Limited. "The MoU with BSNL will pave the way for synergy of operations between MTNL and BSNL in order to provide pan India telecom services as a public sector enterprise under the government of India," the filing said.

MTNL, BSNL subscribers dropped due to lack of full-scale 4G: Centre

Government-owned telecom service providers MTNL and BSNL have seen a decline in the number of subscribers in the past three years because of "stiff competition" in the sector as well as lack of 4G services on a full scale, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. Minister of State for Communications Devusinh Chauhan in a written reply to the Lok Sabha said following a financial relief package from the Centre, BSNL and MTNL have been operationally profitable since 2020-21. "The reasons for decline in subscribers are lack of 4G services on a full scale and stiff competition in the telecom sector. In line with Atmanirbhar initiative of the government, BSNL has issued purchase orders for one lakh sites to roll out 4G services all over India in the next 18-24 months," Chauhan said. MTNL had 32.96 lakh subscribers for its wireless services in 2021, which declined 29 per cent to 23.5 lakh subscribers as of March 2023, according to the reply. BSNL also saw its subscriber count declining 12.6

BSNL on verge of falling under 100-million-subscribers mark soon: Trai data

This year, the Union Cabinet approved the third revival package, allocating Rs 89,047 crores, to help the state-owned telecom operator deploy 4G and 5G services

Jio's new low-cost phone unlikely to disrupt telecom market: Analysts

Jio's launch also comes about a month after India's cabinet approved a $10 billion revival package for loss-making state-owned telecom operator BSNL to help deploy 4G and 5G services

L&T Tech Services partners with BSNL for private 5G network deployment

IT company L&T Technology Services on Monday said it has partnered with state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for the deployment of private 5G network for enterprise customers. According to the agreement framework signed by both companies, the spectrum will be provided by BSNL using both PLMN (public land mobile network) and isolated allotment. L&T Technology Services (LTTS) will anchor the private network requirements by deploying equipment, applications, servers, technology and software, and core for the integration of devices and sensors within the customer's ecosystem, the IT firm said in a statement. "This partnership marks LTTS' foray into the 5G private network space, with LTTS assuming the role of a master system integrator for customers, offering choice of technologies, equipment and use case buildout, while BSNL will be the official network provider," the statement said.

LTTS, BSNL sign deal to deploy private 5G network for global enterprises

The spectrum will be provided by BSNL using a public land mobile network (PLMN) and isolated allotment. LTTS will deploy equipment, applications, servers, technology and software