4G connectivity services to start in more villages
2 years, 4 months ago

4G connectivity services to start in more villages

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: BSNL is readying for the upgrade of 4G mobile services in the uncovered villages of AP state. Last year, the government approved a project for providing 4G mobile services in 7,287 uncovered villages in 44 aspirational districts across five states. The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved a project for saturation of 4G mobile services in uncovered villages across the country at a total cost of Rs 26,316 crore. The project will provide 4G mobile services in 24,680 uncovered villages in remote and difficult areas.

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After Vi, BSNL to launch 5G services soon, intensifies competition for Airtel, Jio
5 days, 5 hours ago

After Vi, BSNL to launch 5G services soon, intensifies competition for Airtel, Jio

India TV News  

Exciting developments are underway concerning BSNL's 5G service. Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has unveiled new timelines for upgrading BSNL's network. The Union Minister shared that the government has two paths: either to use foreign equipment for upgrading BSNL’s 4G service or to cultivate local solutions. Notably, all the equipment used in BSNL's 4G and 5G towers is made in India. …

927 Karnataka villages lack 4G network reveals Ministry of Communications
1 week, 4 days ago

927 Karnataka villages lack 4G network reveals Ministry of Communications

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Communications in the Rajya Sabha has recently presented data that showed that as of September 30, 2024, 927 villages in Karnataka still do not have the 4G network. The Ministry highlighted the ongoing efforts to bridge the digital divide under the 4G Saturation Project scheme, executed through the Digital Bharat Nidhi, previously known as the Universal Service …

BSNL leverages satellite tech to launch 4G network in Lahaul and Spiti's extreme cold conditions
1 month, 1 week ago

BSNL leverages satellite tech to launch 4G network in Lahaul and Spiti's extreme cold conditions

India TV News  

BSNL is swiftly expanding its 4G network across India. Recently, it unveiled its first 4G saturation site using Very Small Aperture Terminal technology in the remote Rarik village of Lahaul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh, operating even in challenging conditions at -6°C. This initiative, announced by the Department of Telecommunications, marks India's first-ever satellite-to-device communication service, developed in collaboration …

BSNL 4G: How to check if your SIM card is 4G enabled? An easy guide
3 months, 1 week ago

BSNL 4G: How to check if your SIM card is 4G enabled? An easy guide

India TV News  

Recently, major telecom operators in India such as Jio, Airtel, and Vi increased their recharge plans by up to 15 percent. BSNL has recently completed work on 25,000 4G mobile sites and plans to install 100,000 mobile towers across the country for the 4G rollout, incurring an expenditure of around Rs 13,000 crores. BSNL Rajasthan Circle recently announced that its …

BSNL teases imminent MTNL 4G launch, bringing high-speed internet to Delhi, Mumbai
3 months, 2 weeks ago

BSNL teases imminent MTNL 4G launch, bringing high-speed internet to Delhi, Mumbai

India TV News  

BSNL and MTNL are set to bring good news to their millions of users. The video promises superfast connectivity in the near future and highlights BSNL's ongoing efforts to upgrade over 25,000 mobile towers, with plans to introduce 4G towers in new locations. The company aims to provide improved connectivity to its users and plans to install 1 lakh mobile …

BSNL 4G rollout gets big boost, additional funds for network expansion soon
3 months, 2 weeks ago

BSNL 4G rollout gets big boost, additional funds for network expansion soon

India TV News  

BSNL is all set to introduce 4G service nationwide, posing a challenge to private telecom operators like Airtel, Jio, and Vi. With the launch of BSNL 4G, users can expect improved network connectivity, possibly leading to a migration of users to BSNL. BSNL has recently completed work on 25,000 4G mobile sites and plans to install 100,000 mobile towers across …

MTNL 4G coming soon: Signs 10-year agreement with BSNL for services in Delhi, Mumbai
4 months, 1 week ago

MTNL 4G coming soon: Signs 10-year agreement with BSNL for services in Delhi, Mumbai

India TV News  

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited, a government-owned telecom service provider operating in Delhi and Mumbai, has finalised a deal with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited to bring 4G services to its users. Under a 10-year agreement, MTNL aims to enhance network services, offering improved 4G connectivity to its user base. MTNL, which provides mobile, broadband, and landline services in Delhi and Mumbai, …

BSNL 4G: How to check service availability in your area
5 months ago

BSNL 4G: How to check service availability in your area

India TV News  

India's state-owned telecom operator, BSNL, is seeing a surge in interest following recent price increases by private companies like Jio, Airtel, and Vi. How to check BSNL 4G availability in your area By using nPerf Step 1: Go to Google Search Step 2: Search for nPerf BSNL network coverage Image Source : FILEBSNL 4G network coverage Step 3: Click on …

TCS partners with BSNL in Rs 15,000 crore 4G deal- Tata to work on fast internet service in India
6 months, 2 weeks ago

TCS partners with BSNL in Rs 15,000 crore 4G deal- Tata to work on fast internet service in India

India TV News  

The Tata Group, through its flagship IT services firm Tata Consultancy Services, is said to embark on a new venture to enhance mobile connectivity across the country. Expanding 4G reach to rural areas TCS and BSNL, under the ambitious initiative, aim at bringing high-speed 4G connectivity to over 1,000 villages, which is significantly boosting the quality of mobile internet services …

BSNL pan-India 4G launch pushed to Dec, employees’ union seeks Vi network usage
10 months, 1 week ago

BSNL pan-India 4G launch pushed to Dec, employees’ union seeks Vi network usage

Live Mint  

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd’s pan-India 4G service launch will get pushed to December due to delays by vendor Tata Consultancy Services Ltd to install 4G equipment, its management told the employees’ union last week, prompting the state-run telecom operator’s workers to ask the Centre to allow the company to temporarily use rival Vodafone Idea’s 4G network. In a letter to …

BSNL plans to reach out to gram panchayats in Dharwad Telecom District
10 months, 2 weeks ago

BSNL plans to reach out to gram panchayats in Dharwad Telecom District

The Hindu  

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has come up with an ambitious plan of reaching out to all the gram panchayats in the Dharwad Telecom District and has appealed to the private players to join hands with the corporation to expand its FTTH service network. Addressing presspersons in Hubballi on Friday, General Manager of Dharwad Telecom District of BSNL Dhananjaykumar Tripathi said …

Government will connect remote villages with mobile towers: CM Jagan
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Government will connect remote villages with mobile towers: CM Jagan

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday inaugurated 300 4G mobile cell towers in remote tribal areas of Alluri Sitarama Raju and Parvatipuram Manyam districts, taking the number of towers in remote areas across the state to 400 towards providing effective telecom services in these regions. Jagan Mohan Reddy said, “Nearly two lakh people belonging to 944 habitations …

BSNL likely to roll out 4G services across T.N. in April
11 months, 1 week ago

BSNL likely to roll out 4G services across T.N. in April

The Hindu  

January 12, 2024 03:06 pm | Updated 03:40 pm IST - CHENNAI Government-owned telecom firm BSNL is likely to launch State-wide 4G network services in Tamil Nadu from April. Nearly 80% of the 4G roll-out activities, including setting up of the core switch of the network at Tiruchi and physical installations have been completed as of January 12, 2024, and …

BSNL to launch 4G services in Patna by year-end
1 year, 6 months ago

BSNL to launch 4G services in Patna by year-end

Hindustan Times  

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited is likely to launch 4G mobile service by the end of this year in Patna, its principal general manager for Patna telecom district, Arbind Prasad, said on Monday. Currently, BSNL has mobile subscribers’ base of around 57.75 lakh in Bihar licensing service area against 4 crore of Bharati Airtel, 3.67 crore of Reliance Jio and 83.93 …

CM Jagan Wants Broadband Services in AP's Nook and Corner
1 year, 6 months ago

CM Jagan Wants Broadband Services in AP's Nook and Corner

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister Y.S. Interacting through new towers by video conferencing with district collectors, public representatives and officials, the Chief Minister said the new facility will provide internet services to houses even in remote areas. He disclosed that to take broadband services to every nook and corner of AP, his government has tied up with Universal Service Obligation Fund to …

All remaining U.P. villages to get 4G network within a year: Union MoS
1 year, 7 months ago

All remaining U.P. villages to get 4G network within a year: Union MoS

Hindustan Times  

All remaining villages of Varanasi and those of the state will be covered with 4G network within a year, said Union minister of state for communication Devusinh Chauhan here on Saturday. Chauhan along with Union minister of state for commerce and industry Anupriya Patel launched installation of mobile towers equipped with 4G network at an event. Union MoS for commerce …

Odisha’s 1,814 villages to get 4G by this year: Department of Telecom
1 year, 10 months ago

Odisha’s 1,814 villages to get 4G by this year: Department of Telecom

Live Mint  

All urban areas in Odisha will become 5G connected while 1,814 villages will receive 4G network by December 2023, an official from Telecom department of the state, said on Wednesday. Currently, 7113 uncovered villages without 4G will be covered by December 2023 through different projects in Odisha," Department of Telecom's deputy director-general BK Nayak said. In Naxalism-hit areas, 483 4G …

BSNL to launch India-developed 4G services
1 year, 10 months ago

BSNL to launch India-developed 4G services

Hindustan Times  

State-owned telecom firm BSNL will soon launch indigenously developed 4G services in the country and plans to cover 28,000 villages under the BSNL 4G saturation project, a top official said. BSNL indigenously developed 4G service likely to be rolled out this year. BSNL Director Arvind Vadnerkar in a press conference here said that the firm will very soon launch an …

Arunachal Pradesh: Govt to install 22 new mobile towers for better connectivity along LAC in Tawang
2 years ago

Arunachal Pradesh: Govt to install 22 new mobile towers for better connectivity along LAC in Tawang

Op India  

The Central government has decided to install 22 new mobile towers in the bordering areas of Arunachal Pradesh to improve mobile connectivity along the Line of Actual Control. Deputy Commissioner of Tawang, Kesang Ngurup Damo, told ANI that, 22 new mobile towers would be installed in the bordering areas of the state and the Centre has already sanctioned it. “The …

All inhabited villages in Northeast to be connected with 4G network by December 2023: Kiren Rijiju
2 years, 1 month ago

All inhabited villages in Northeast to be connected with 4G network by December 2023: Kiren Rijiju

The Hindu  

All inhabited villages in the northeastern region and border areas must be connected with 4G network by December 2023, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said on November 8. After reviewing the 4G saturation project for providing 4G mobile service to all inhabited villages of the Northeast at a meeting in New Delhi, Mr. Rijiju said as telecom revolution is happening, no …

BSNL to launch 5G in August 2023, but before that it will launch 4G across India
2 years, 2 months ago

BSNL to launch 5G in August 2023, but before that it will launch 4G across India

India Today  

India's two big private telecom operators, Reliance Jio and Airtel, have started rolling out the 5G services in India and are expected to spread the service across India by 2024. Minister of Communication Ashwini Vaishnaw recently revealed that the government-led telecom network BSNL is on track to launch the 4G services in the country by January 2023. Announcing the 5G …

BSNL to start rolling out 4G network from November
2 years, 2 months ago

BSNL to start rolling out 4G network from November

The Hindu  

State-owned telecom firm BSNL will start rolling out 4G network from November onwards and gradually upgrade it to 5G by August next year, a top company official said on Monday. Mr. Purwar said the 4G network gears that the company is purchasing will be upgradable to 5G through software updates. When asked about the timeline of BSNL's plans to roll …

BSNL to provide 4G services to 431 uncovered remote villages in T.N.
2 years, 3 months ago

BSNL to provide 4G services to 431 uncovered remote villages in T.N.

The Hindu  

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited will install 431 mobile phone towers in hitherto uncovered rural areas of Tamil Nadu, out of which 35 will be installed in Madurai, Theni and Dindigul districts, according to Madurai MP Su. Talking to reporters after attending a Telecom Advisory Committee meeting of Madurai Telecom District here on Tuesday, Mr. Venkatesan said the 28 towers would …

Thousands of villages set to get 4G coverage
2 years, 4 months ago

Thousands of villages set to get 4G coverage

The Hindu  

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday, approved a project for saturation of 4G mobile services, in uncovered villages across the country, at a total cost of ₹26,316 crore. Under the project, 4G mobile services will be provided in 24,680 uncovered villages in remote and difficult areas. The project has a provision to include 20% additional …

Mobile services at security sites in Left Wing Extremism areas to be upgraded to 4G from 2G
2 years, 7 months ago

Mobile services at security sites in Left Wing Extremism areas to be upgraded to 4G from 2G

Firstpost  

The proposal is in line with the goal of providing mobile connectivity in rural areas. In addition, delivery of various e-governance services, banking services, tele-medicine; tele-education etc through mobile broadband shall be possible in these areas, the release said New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved a Universal Service Obligation Fund project for …

BSNL 4G network rollout might further get delayed to 2023
3 years ago

BSNL 4G network rollout might further get delayed to 2023

India Today  

BSNL 4G network rollout might get pushed to 2023. Last month, BSNL had asked Tata Consultancy Services to provide equipment as per its 4G tender norms and complete their testing within the extended deadline of December 31. Earlier in October, the Department of Telecom secretary made the first test call on indigenously-developed 4G technology installed in the BSNL network for …

Over 39,000 Villages Await High Speed 3G, 4G Mobile Internet, Lok Sabha Told
3 years ago

Over 39,000 Villages Await High Speed 3G, 4G Mobile Internet, Lok Sabha Told

News 18  

More than 39,000 villages across India await high speed mobile Internet through 3G and 4G technology, including 25,000 of those, which are yet to have a mobile network coverage, according to the government data. The Ministry of Communications informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that the Department of Telecommunications, on the basis of a survey carried out in 2020, has …

Mobile connectivity project for 7,000 villages to benefit tribal communities
3 years, 1 month ago

Mobile connectivity project for 7,000 villages to benefit tribal communities

The Hindu  

More than half of the over 7,200 uncovered villages, which are largely inhabited by people from tribal communities, that the Government aims to provide with 4G connectivity by 2023 at an estimated cost of ₹6,466 crore, fall in the State of Odisha, according to official data. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved provisioning of mobile services in 7,287 uncovered villages …

BSNL eyes 4G rollout in 18-24 months: Dhotre
3 years, 9 months ago

BSNL eyes 4G rollout in 18-24 months: Dhotre

Hindustan Times  

State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd expects the roll-out of its 4G wireless service to be completed in 18-24 months, Sanjay Dhotre, minister of state for communications, said on Wednesday. BSNL had invited expressions of interest on January 1 seeking prior registration or proof of concept from Indian telecom equipment manufacturers interested in participating in its upcoming 4G tender, Dhotre said. …

After 18 Months, 4G Mobile Internet Services Being Restored in Entire Jammu and Kashmir
3 years, 10 months ago

After 18 Months, 4G Mobile Internet Services Being Restored in Entire Jammu and Kashmir

News 18  

The Jammu and Kashmir administration announced on Friday that 4G mobile internet services will be restored in the entire Union Territory, exactly 18 months after it was suspended in August 2019 when the Centre abrogated the special status of the erstwhile state. Currently high-speed mobile services are available in only two districts — Udhampur in Jammu division and Ganderbal in …

28 4G mobile towers to rise in Uttarakhand’s border areas to boost connectivity
4 years ago

28 4G mobile towers to rise in Uttarakhand’s border areas to boost connectivity

Hindustan Times  

To boost mobile connectivity in remote border areas of Uttarakhand, the state government would install 28 4G mobile towers, said Union minister of state for electronics and information technology, Sanjay Dhorte in Dehradun on Friday. “The 4G mobile towers would be installed in border areas along the Nepal and China border in Chamoli, Champawat, Pithoragarh and Uttarkashi districts,” informed Dhotre. …

BSNL 2G mobile services launched in remote Vijaynagar circle of Arunachal Pradesh
4 years, 4 months ago

BSNL 2G mobile services launched in remote Vijaynagar circle of Arunachal Pradesh

India TV News  

The people of inaccessible Vijaynagar administrative circle in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh, have a reason to smile, as the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has recently launched its mobile 2G services in the area through satellite network. Even as the state government has been putting in all efforts to connect the remote administrative circle with Miao under the Pradhan Mantri …

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