Bharat Sanchar Nigam Restricted (BSNL) has stated that it’ll improve 2910 present 2G/3G towers in Gujarat to 4G. The state-run telecom operator will utilise homegrown/indigenous 4G expertise supplied by TCS led consortium. The rollout has already began in lots of elements of the nation and can quickly be accomplished in Gujarat too.
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Dr Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, minister of state for communications, in a written reply to the Lok Sabha, stated, “Present tools of 2G, 3G expertise at 2,910 places/ Towers in rural areas of Gujarat are deliberate for alternative with indigenously developed 4G expertise by BSNL. Additional, the Union Cupboard on 27.07.2022 has accredited 4G Saturation Scheme to supply 4G cellular companies in uncovered villages throughout the nation and as part of this scheme, 949 villages of Gujarat are deliberate for 4G companies.”
Additional, the minister confirmed that with the BharatNet venture, the federal government is driving broadband connectivity to all of the gram panchayats (GPs) and villages within the nation. Particularly within the rural areas of Gujarat, Pemmasani stated, “BharatNet connectivity has been prolonged to 14, 316 GPs
as on 31.10.2024 and stability GPs/non-GP villages (on demand) are deliberate below Amended BharatNet Programme.”
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Aside from this, the federal government has confirmed that in FY24, the worker value of BSNL was solely 39% of the overall income earned in FY24. He stated that due to the revival packages that had been launched by the federal government, the telco has began displaying working income within the books. The aim of the federal government is to make BSNL report a revenue within the books by FY27. For this, the corporate is driving 4G connectivity all through the nation and in addition planning to launch 5G companies within the coming yr. The core that BSNL is utilizing for 4G can even be upgradable to 5G.
