August deadline for BSNL’s 4G service; Nationwide rollout after success of pilot project in Punjab

August deadline for BSNL’s 4G service; Nationwide rollout after success of pilot project in Punjab


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The state-owned BSNL company has finally got the time to start 4G services, the company clarified on Monday that it will start 4G services at the national level from the coming month of August. Under the Central Government’s Atmanirbhar India policy, the company will use indigenously manufactured technology.

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After more than a year and a half of competing private sector companies in the telecom sector offering services based on 5G technology, state-owned BSNL is now set to unveil 4G-enabled services. In the pilot project conducted by BSNL in Punjab, the speed of 4G service has been recorded between 40 and 46 megabytes per second. The service is being launched on the premium spectrum band of 700 MHz. Spectrum of 2100 MHz band was used in the pilot project. Initially this service was launched in Punjab. The service has been launched using indigenous technology developed by a consortium led by TCS and state-owned C-DOT Telecom Research Institute. Initially, this service has been provided to 8 lakh customers.

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According to senior government officials, the 4G system developed by C-DOT is working well in Punjab. It was launched in July last year. It takes 12 months to check whether this complex system is working successfully. However, C-DOT’s system was found to be functioning smoothly within 10 months. Hence, BSNL will soon launch self-sustaining 4G technology across the country, he said.

Source: Marathi