The wait of customers of state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for 5G community will not be so long as for 4G. BSNL subscribers would possibly get 5G connectivity once subsequent 12 months (2023). At an match hosted by means of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), union telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, introduced that the upgradation of 4G generation of BSNL to 5G will nonetheless take 5 to 7 months. The minister added that 5G products and services will likely be rolled out throughout 1.35 lakh telecom towers the corporate has within the nation.
“Telecom technology stack is going to be rolled out. It’s a 4G technology stack that will be upgraded to 5G in a timeframe of five to seven months. That technology stack will be rolled out across the 1.35 lakh telecom towers in the country,” Vaishnaw mentioned as in step with a file within the information company PTI.
The minister added that the 5G products and services by means of the BSNL will transform instrumental in offering some great benefits of 5G products and services to the far-flung spaces of India, the place the products and services of the standard marketplace mechanism stay out of achieve. Incidentally, BSNL continues to be within the technique of rolling out 4G,
BSNL needs double spectrum for 5G
BSNL has requested the federal government to just about double its spectrum allocation within the auctioned 5G frequency bands. The govt has reserved 10 MHz of paired spectrum within the 600MHz band, 40MHz within the 3300MHz band and 400MHz within the 26GHz band in all circles for offering 5G products and services by means of BSNL, this has been published by means of the minister of State for Telecom Devusinh Chauhan in a written answer within the Lok Sabha. “Further BSNL has also requested for reservation of 10MHz of paired spectrum in the 700 MHz in lieu of the already reserved 10 MHz in the 600 MHz band, and additional 30 MHz and 400 MHz of spectrum in the 3300 MHz band and 26 GHz band respectively in all License Service Areas,” Chauhan mentioned.
For context, recently best Reliance Jio has bought 10Mhz of pan-India frequencies for approximately Rs 39,000 crore.
TCS to check 5G apparatus for BSNL
The minister additionally mentioned that BSNL has requested Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to supply apparatus for 5G checking out. This will permit the telecom corporate to start out its trials for 5G products and services.
“Telecom technology stack is going to be rolled out. It’s a 4G technology stack that will be upgraded to 5G in a timeframe of five to seven months. That technology stack will be rolled out across the 1.35 lakh telecom towers in the country,” Vaishnaw mentioned as in step with a file within the information company PTI.
The minister added that the 5G products and services by means of the BSNL will transform instrumental in offering some great benefits of 5G products and services to the far-flung spaces of India, the place the products and services of the standard marketplace mechanism stay out of achieve. Incidentally, BSNL continues to be within the technique of rolling out 4G,
BSNL needs double spectrum for 5G
BSNL has requested the federal government to just about double its spectrum allocation within the auctioned 5G frequency bands. The govt has reserved 10 MHz of paired spectrum within the 600MHz band, 40MHz within the 3300MHz band and 400MHz within the 26GHz band in all circles for offering 5G products and services by means of BSNL, this has been published by means of the minister of State for Telecom Devusinh Chauhan in a written answer within the Lok Sabha. “Further BSNL has also requested for reservation of 10MHz of paired spectrum in the 700 MHz in lieu of the already reserved 10 MHz in the 600 MHz band, and additional 30 MHz and 400 MHz of spectrum in the 3300 MHz band and 26 GHz band respectively in all License Service Areas,” Chauhan mentioned.
For context, recently best Reliance Jio has bought 10Mhz of pan-India frequencies for approximately Rs 39,000 crore.
TCS to check 5G apparatus for BSNL
The minister additionally mentioned that BSNL has requested Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to supply apparatus for 5G checking out. This will permit the telecom corporate to start out its trials for 5G products and services.