there are speculations about BSNL Starting 4G services from 2019. Now it looks like the state-run telecom service provider may finally launch 4G services, starting with two cities in Punjab. According to a Mint report, the company is testing 4G services in the border state and may launch it by the end of this month. With this, the telecom operator will become the fourth operator in the country Reliance JioVodafone-Idea and Airtel will start 4G services.
The report quoted a senior BSNL official as saying that the services would be launched in Amritsar and other cities Ferozepur, Punjab has two high revenue earning areas for the telco. The sale of 4G SIMs will start immediately after the launch within 7-10 days in these cities.
Once 4G services are launched in both the cities, it will be gradually rolled out in other cities of Punjab, which is one of the high revenue generating circles. The service will follow in other high revenue generating circles,” the company executive reportedly added.
public area The company had deployed its indigenously developed 4G stack including test equipment, base stations and notes and radio access network in the state three months ago.
Meanwhile, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) recently informed the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) that it has received advance purchase orders (APOs) worth over Rs 15,000 crore from public sector telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). “A consortium led by Tata Consultancy Services Limited has received an advance purchase order worth over Rs 15,000 crore from BSNL, a 100% government-owned public sector undertaking, for deployment of 4G networks across India.” Intimation to Stock Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
The TCS-led consortium that will deploy the order includes Center for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) and Tejas Networks. The deal, valued at around $1.8 billion, is one of the largest deals closed by the IT services major in recent quarters. The biggest deal TCS did in the January-March quarter was about $750 million.
The report quoted a senior BSNL official as saying that the services would be launched in Amritsar and other cities Ferozepur, Punjab has two high revenue earning areas for the telco. The sale of 4G SIMs will start immediately after the launch within 7-10 days in these cities.
Once 4G services are launched in both the cities, it will be gradually rolled out in other cities of Punjab, which is one of the high revenue generating circles. The service will follow in other high revenue generating circles,” the company executive reportedly added.
public area The company had deployed its indigenously developed 4G stack including test equipment, base stations and notes and radio access network in the state three months ago.
Meanwhile, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) recently informed the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) that it has received advance purchase orders (APOs) worth over Rs 15,000 crore from public sector telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). “A consortium led by Tata Consultancy Services Limited has received an advance purchase order worth over Rs 15,000 crore from BSNL, a 100% government-owned public sector undertaking, for deployment of 4G networks across India.” Intimation to Stock Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
The TCS-led consortium that will deploy the order includes Center for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) and Tejas Networks. The deal, valued at around $1.8 billion, is one of the largest deals closed by the IT services major in recent quarters. The biggest deal TCS did in the January-March quarter was about $750 million.