C-DOT

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 […]

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 […]

Telecom Industry

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 […]

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 […]

Telecom Industry

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, […]

Regulatory

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) […]

Regulatory

6G Agreement Between C-DOT and IIT Roorkee

C-DOT, the esteemed Telecom Research and Development Centre of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) under the Government of India, and the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IIT-R), have entered into an agreement for the development of a “140GHz Fully Integrated Transmitter & Receiver Module for 6G and Beyond.” This collaboration falls under the Telecom Technology […]

Broadband

C-DOT and IIT Kharagpur Teams Up to Make Next Gen Broadband Technology

C-DOT, the Telecom R&D center of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Government of India, and the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT-K), have signed an agreement for the development of prototypes for a 10-Gigabit-capable symmetric Passive Optical Network (XGS-PON) Optical Line Terminal (OLT) and Optical Network Unit (ONU), as announced by the Ministry of Communications […]

Telecom Industry

C-DoT Aims to Roll Out Homegrown 5G System in BSNL Network within 6-8 Months

C-DoT, a state-run organization, anticipates deploying domestically developed 5G telecom equipment within the BSNL network over the next 6-8 months, according to a senior official. CEO Rajkumar Upadhyay of the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) revealed that the company, in collaboration with startups Wisig and VVDN Technologies, has created an entire 5G network, including […]