BSNL to launch 4G services in Karnataka

Team Udayavani, Jun 2, 2018, 4:27 PM IST

Mysuru: With rivalry in the telecom getting more extreme and private players doling out appealing plans to bait customers, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) is wanting to present 4G benefits in Karnataka this year. The tender for the same has been handled and the BSNL is anticipating spectrum allotment from the Government of India. 

More than 130 urban areas and towns in Karnataka are probably going to get 4G services, with the BSNL proposing to introduce 30,000 4G towers in the nation and 10,000 4G towers in Karnataka alone. 

R. Mani, Chief General Manager, Karnataka circle, BSNL, said on Friday that the government’s clearance to the BSNL’s 4G proposal was all that is needed to launch the services.

Despite the fact that he declined to refer to explanations behind the “delay” in getting the spectrum when private telecom players have just presented 4G services, Mr. Mani said the procedure has started with the charging of one 4G Base Transreciever Station (BTS) in Shivamogga in March this year. “Before long, 4G services will be accessible across Karnataka,” he answered. Mr. Mani said Karnataka telecom is the second BSNL hover in the nation to gain income of ₹2,000 crore in 2017-18, with a net benefit of ₹35 crore.

Mr. Mani said 42,358 rapid broadband connections on Fiber to the Home (FTTH) innovation are working in the State which is the most astounding in any BSNL circle in the nation. He included that mobile services were extending by upgrading technology and expanding the quantity of BTSs for improving network quality in the State. 

The Karnataka circle is including 1,280 3G towers at a cost of ₹228 crore. Mysuru telecom district is the first to finish replacement of 70 old technology BTSs with new technology 3G BTSs. The past technology BTSs were supporting just up to 14 Mbps web speed yet the new technology BTSs bolsters accelerate to 21 Mbps.