BSNL India’s 4G Launch Further Delayed; Now Scheduled for Second Half of 2023

Chandan — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 13:55:54 +0000

A few months back, India inaugurated the 5G network service in the country. Soon after that, Reliance Jio and Airtel started providing 5G network services to the top cities in India. Jio was the fastest coverage provider when it comes to 5G. However, the Indian government’s very own BSNL also claimed that they will soon launch the 4G network connectivity in the country and soon after that, they will finally announce the 5G network connectivity. However, according to the latest reports, the launch of BSNL 4G has been further delayed and now the formal launch in pushed to the second half of 2023.

The Indian government has directed that BSNL launch 4G services by the end of the current financial year, but it appears the telecom is not in a rush as it intends to launch the services in the second half of this year. This is extremely remarkable considering that the telecom company was rumoured to be bringing in 4G services by March 2023, according to the telecom minister and senior DoT officials just a few days prior. Before the official launch, the telecom operator also finished its trials with Tata Consultancy Services.

Notably, the government has also authorised an Rs. 1.64 lakh crore revival package for BSNL and MTNL, with the former expected to launch a 4G network in metro areas initially and MTNL concentrating solely on the existing connections. However, a further delay in the launch will make BSNL unable to participate in the ongoing struggle among telecom providers. So, this also confirms that the 5G launch of the BSNL will be further postponed. This is something bad news for the users of BSNL as the competition has already started providing 5G network connectivity while they are not even provided proper access to 4G, which is a generation-old network technology now.

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BSNL India’s 4G Launch Further Delayed; Now Scheduled for Second Half of 2023