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 …
Engineers in India have started to receive patents in 6G technology, with the number around 100 as of now, said Union Minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw. While talking about the vision of PM Narendra Modi, Vaishnaw said that in case of 5G, India will be sharing the stage with the world, but in 6G technology, the …
The story so far: The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. was incorporated in September 2000 as a company to take over the business of providing telephone connectivity from the central government’s Department of Telecom Services. Last week, the Union Cabinet approved a ₹1.64 lakh crore revival package for BSNL with a cash component of ₹43,964 crore. THE GIST Last week, the …
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd's and and the Mahanagar Telecom Nagam Limited tender for 4G upgrade has been cancelled after the Department of Telecom asked the state-run firms not to use Chinese telecom gear. A source privy to the development told news agnecy PTI that a new tender will be floated which will have emphasis on preference to Make in India. …
