"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 month to prove the success of such complex technology but the C-DoT core has stabilised within 10 months. BSNL will launch atmanirbhar 4G technology across the country in August," a senior government official, who did not wish to be named, told PTI.
“In the present circumstance, wherein BSNL has lost 2.3 million customers in a single month, we once again insist upon the government to take the needful measures immediately to help BSNL to contain the massive exodus of customers,” John Verghese, acting general secretary of the BSNL Employees Union (BSNLEU) said in a letter dated May 4, 2024, to union minister of telecom and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw.
The government-owned telco had partnered with mobile payment firm AdPay to launch India’s first virtual telco AeroVoyce, and had then, been expecting an annual revenue of Rs 500 crore from the MVNO business. Today, the industry association alleges that BSNL has not lived up to the promises made for the MVNO business.
“The locally developed 4G/5G stack is working fine. BSNL is utilising the stack and going forward, it will be exported to other countries,” the official said.
August last year, Tejas said it had bagged a Rs 7,492 crore (about $900 million) contract to supply its latest 4G/5G Radio Access Network (RAN) for state-run BSNL s pan-India network, spanning 100,000 sites.