Bengaluru, NFAPost: Fuelling the efforts to harness self-reliance in communication technology in the country, Union Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday said the state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will roll out indigenous 4G networks in a few weeks and 2,342 sites across India have been identified and approved by the Cabinet for this purpose.
“Day before yesterday, the Union Cabinet had approved 2,343 sites for rolling out the first version of India’s indigenous 4G. BSNL will roll it out in the name that has been published. Locations have been finalised. Rolling out will start in the next few weeks,” Union Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. The Union Minister made the statement at the SemiconIndia 2022.
The 4G telecom network is developed in the country by Indian engineers and scientists. Under this indigenous 4G network rollout plan, BSNL will install over 1.12 lakh towers across the country. The government has made a provision of Rs 45,000 crore for BSNL to roll out the 4G network.
On March 30, Union Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that indigenous 4G mobile network was prepared in the shortest possible time and was ready for rollout. He was replying to Congress MP Manish Tewari’s query during the Question Hour.
He also said that after many years, state-owned BSNL was able to make an operating profit, following improvement in its services. The Union government is spending Rs 6,446 crore to improve mobile infrastructure in over 60,200 villages across India, he added.
