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4G Saturation Project: BSNL Requests Rs 99 Crore Compensation from DoT for O&M Costs
State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has requested a reimbursement of Rs 99 crore from the government to cover additional operations and maintenance (O&M) costs resulting from delays in the delivery and commissioning of Evolved Node B (eNB) by the supplier. “Based on the delivery and commissioning progress of eNB from TCS/ITI, it is anticipated […]
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India is Exporting Telecom Equipment to 70 Countries, Says Report
India is exporting domestically developed and manufactured telecom gear to over 70 countries worldwide. Companies such as Tejas Networks, HFCL, C-DoT, and Reliance Jio are leading this initiative by producing telecom equipment locally, including a portfolio of RAN and core equipment for 5G and 4G developed by Jio. Madhu Arora, an official from the Department […]
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BSNL 5G Work is in Process
BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) is set to roll out not only indigenous 4G but also indigenous 5G. Currently, Jio is the only telecom operator in the country with an indigenous 5G stack. Now, BSNL is poised to join this category as C-DoT (Centre for Development of Telematics) works on a 5G stack. However, it […]
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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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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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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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Tejas Networks Looking for More Business Moves, Says Reports
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a government-owned Indian telecommunications operator, is partnering with Tejas Networks, a Tata Group-owned company, to source telecom equipment for its indigenous 4G rollout. Tejas Networks is providing Radio Access Network (RAN) products to BSNL as part of this collaboration. However, Tejas Networks has broader aspirations beyond this partnership with BSNL […]
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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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BSNL 4G Rollout Currently Not in a Good Stage: Reports
BSNL, the state-run Indian telecom operator, is facing challenges with its 4G rollout due to issues with the homegrown technology mandated by the government. The network core developed by the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT) is reportedly experiencing problems, particularly in outdoor environments where multiple subscribers cannot make concurrent calls. To address these issues, […]
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C-DoT and Qualcomm Signs MoU to Promote Make In India
The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT), a public-funded research body under the Indian government focusing on telecom, and Qualcomm Technologies, a US-based tech giant, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the ‘Make in India’ vision of the central government. The announcement was made during the recently concluded Mobile World Congress (MWC) […]
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