In tune with the Centre’s Atmanirbhar Bharat policy, state-run BSNL is set to roll out its indigenously developed 4G services across the country from August 2024. Officials at the BSNL claim to have recorded a peak speed of 40-45 megabits per second (MBPS) on the 4G network which has been rolled out in the premium spectrum band of 700 megahertz (Mhz) as well as in 2,100 Mhz band during the pilot phase.
“The 4G core developed by C-DoT is performing very well in the BSNL network in Punjab. It was installed in July last year. It takes 12 months to prove the success of such complex technology, but the C-DoT core has stabilised within ten months. BSNL will launch atmanirbhar 4G technology across the country in August,” said a senior bureaucrat.
Another BSNL official said that the PSU had installed over 9,000 towers for 4G service across the country, out of which more than 6,000 are active in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, UP West and Haryana circle. Since the BSNL has been selling 4G capable SIMs only for the last 4-5 years, only those customers who have older SIMs shall need to upgrade to new SIMs to experience the service.
