Indian state-run telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has started its 4G deployment and will have completed a significant part of the rollout by November 2024, local press reported, citing the country’s telecom minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw.
Vaishnaw also said that BSNL is being revived in a “very systematic and methodical way”, and added that the technology stack that BSNL is using for 4G will be upgradable to 5G as well.
The Indian government has already reserved 4G and 5G spectrum for BSNL as part of the relief package for the company. Once the infrastructure is ready, BSNL can proceed with the deployment of 4G and then later upgrade it to 5G via NSA architecture, according to the report.
