4G

Tamil Nadu Embraces BharatNet Project for Rural Connectivity 
5G/6G

World Telecommunication Day: India Reaches 99% 4G Coverage, Connecting Over 600,000 Villages

India boasts 99 percent 4G coverage, with over 600,000 villages connected and approximately 442,000 5G base transceiver stations (BTS) till date, according to the Ministry of Communications (MoC) on the eve of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day. This extensive 4G network ensures widespread access to high-speed wireless internet, facilitating the use of various digital […]

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BSNL 4G in Varanasi Launched
5G/6G

Indigenous 4G Site Launched by BSNL in Kolkata

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched its first indigenous 4G site at the Ballygunge Telephone Exchange in Kolkata, as reported by The Statesman. This launch marks the beginning of a wider rollout, with plans to extend BSNL’s indigenous 4G network across Bengal in the coming weeks and months. The state-run telecom operator has been […]

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5G/6G Telecom Industry

Chardham Yatra Travelers to get 4G and 5G Seamless Connection by Reliance Jio

Reliance Jio, India’s leading telecom operator, has optimized its networks to ensure seamless connectivity for pilgrims embarking on the Chardham Yatra. Over the past year, Jio has extended its 5G coverage to more areas across the country and bolstered its 4G presence. To facilitate uninterrupted communication, the company has substantially augmented the number of 4G […]

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BSNL 4G in Varanasi Launched
5G/6G

BSNL 4G is Too Late to Deploy

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a government-owned telecommunications operator, has long been striving to introduce 4G services. However, various issues, including government intervention and insistence on deploying 4G using indigenous equipment, have hindered BSNL’s efforts to implement and commercially launch 4G. While 4G may be operational in some areas, foreign vendors’ equipment and core systems […]

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Worldwide Innovation

Berlin Subway Now Covered with 4G Connectivity

Berlin subway passengers can now enjoy uninterrupted high-speed 4G LTE connectivity on all underground routes, thanks to a collaboration between O2 Telefonica (Telefonica Germany) and Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), the city’s public transport company. This project, led by O2 Telefonica and BVG, has successfully deployed a 4G LTE mobile network throughout the subway system, benefiting customers […]

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BSNL 4G in Varanasi Launched
5G/6G

BSNL 4G Launch Nationwide Starting from August 2024

According to official sources, state-owned BSNL is set to launch 4G services nationwide starting from August, utilizing entirely indigenous technology in alignment with the government’s “Atmanirbhar” policy. During the pilot phase, BSNL officials reported achieving peak speeds of 40-45 megabits per second on the 4G network, deployed across the premium spectrum band of 700 megahertz […]

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5G/6G Telecom Industry

Jio Proposes Collaborative 4G/5G Network for Railway Safety and PPDR Services

In its submission to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Jio has proposed that the spectrum in question should not be exclusively allocated to Railways but should instead be utilized for a common network infrastructure. This infrastructure would be utilized by both Railways and disaster relief agencies, ensuring a seamless first response to any […]

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5G/6G

BSNL 4G Gets 800K Subscriber, Total 5G Rollout in a Year

The 4G subscriber count of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-owned telecom service provider, has reached 800,000 during the initial launch phase across North Indian regions including Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and western Uttar Pradesh. This achievement follows the deployment of an indigenous network developed in collaboration with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and […]

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Telecom Infrastructure

BSNL TCS 4G Deal of Rs 15,000 Crore for Setting Up Data Centres

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is in the process of establishing large data centers across the four regions of India as part of its Rs 15,000-crore agreement with the state-owned telecommunications company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), revealed COO N Ganapathy Subramaniam. Collaborating with the government’s Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), TCS will execute a […]

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Telecom Industry

Reliance Jio will Install 45000 Mobile Towers in 6 Months

Reliance Jio, a prominent telecom operator, has revealed plans to install approximately 45,000 mobile towers within the next six months in a bid to enhance its 4G network coverage.  According to an official source, Reliance Jio made this commitment during a meeting with Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha, expressing its dedication to fortifying its network infrastructure. […]

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