Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) needs to be aggressive with what it plans to do next – which is 4G. But the solution to the company’s vast problems only begins with 4G. 5G is the next step in the ladder towards being a profitable company in the medium term. However, 4G and 5G are just network technologies. They are not what the consumer business is all about. While 4G and 5G are what consumers demand, things don’t just end there....
BSNL Triple Play Plans to Take on JioFiber As mentioned, BSNL has over 10 million wired-broadband subscribers under its belt, but the subscriber addition is not up to the mark, especially over the last couple of years. However, Reliance Jio is expected to surpass BSNL in less than six months with its JioFiber bundled plans. Right now, BSNL is providing landline and broadband plans to the customers, but JioFiber will provide landline, broadband and Cable TV services, starting at Rs 699 (excluding taxes)....
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on Thursday revised the pay-by-date, upper threshold limit of non-payment of dues for landline, broadband and Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) connections. The operator is said to have had a review of its existing policy on pay-by-date, threshold limit as the BSNL management is said to have considered ways to “maximize cash flow and collection efficiency.” It was said that the BSNL management with its revised policy seeks to “minimize the volume of unpaid bills....
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Vodafone Idea (Vi) both need to stay in the market to ensure that India doesn’t become a country with a duopoly of Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel. Pradeep Mehta, Secretary-General of CUTS International told ET Telecom that BSNL should be privatised and Vodafone Idea should be provided temporary relief to ensure the survival of the two struggling telcos. Mehta warned that if this doesn’t happen, India will suffer from a lack of competition since only two telecom operators would be functioning....
BSNL SUPER STAR 500 Plan Details: Speed and Data FUP The interesting thing to note about the SUPER STAR 500 plan is that it will come in two variants. The plan will be available in two options which would include a DSL plan and a Bharat Fibre plan. By now, you would have deduced that the Bharat Fibre plan will offer better speed as compared to the SUPER STAR 500 DSL plan....
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), the state-run telecom operator in India is nearing its 4G launch time frame. People aware of the developments had said that the 4G launch from BSNL would come around August 2022 in a soft manner, and then by the end of the year, a wide-scale launch will be seen. Well, now, another new development has surfaced. The hardware that BSNL will be using to launch 4G services in the Kanyakumari district in August 2022 will not only be 4G capable but will also be able to support 5G....
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) always manages to somehow become a part of the daily conversation of Indians. For the last two days, the talks around BSNL have been all about the relief package that the government has provided the telco. But now, it is about the employees’ dissatisfaction with the government over what is happening with BSNL. On Thursday, as per TOI, the employee union of BSNL staged a nationwide protest against the decision of the government to hand over the mobile towers of BSNL to private firms....
BT is aiming to roll out 5G networks across the United Kingdom by 2028. The telecom operator is planning to phase out 3G operations from the country in the next two years so that it can use the crucial airwaves engaged in 3G networks to offer 5G services. For the unaware, BT had already launched its first 5G commercial networks in the UK two years back. The telecom operator now offers 5G network services in over 160 towns and cities of the UK....
Technology is a dynamic industry of the market. As technology becomes more complex with time, players in the space come up with acronyms or terminologies to simplify things for us. As technology consumers, we need to stay up to date with these terminologies to know where we are investing our money. Being a part of the ecosystem, even if a technology does not impact us directly or individually, it definitely impacts us in a broader sense indirectly....
Connect Broadband, a regional internet service provider (ISP) offers users an over-the-top (OTT) heavy 100 Mbps speed plan. There are multiple 100 Mbps plans offered by the company, but this plan, in particular, comes with a ton of OTT benefits. The plan that we are talking about comes for Rs 1795. To be fair, at this price, JioFiber’s Rs 1499 plan is a much better option that offers 300 Mbps of speed along with 15+ OTT benefits....
Cyient, a global telecommunications company, is going to help India migrate to 5G networks in an efficient manner. Prabhakar Atla, Senior Vice President & Global Head - Communications & Utilities Business, Cyient, shared the role that Cyient is playing in the densification of the 5G network in rural, urban, and semi-urban locations. Here’s everything you should know. Q1. Can You Explain the Working of Cyient’s Market-Focused 5G Network Rollout? Enabling 5G network rollout is one of the core focus areas of Cyient’s proposition to the telecom Industry....
Remote Area Srinagar Has 94.9% of 4G Availability The report revealed 4G Availability across the top 50 Indian cities. In a slightly unlikely third place, the report has Srinagar, which is one of India’s remote cities located in the mountain passes of Jammu and Kashmir. Srinagar was just shy of the 95% mark with a 4G Availability score of 94.9%. In fourth place, we have Raipur, which scored 94.8% in OpenSignal’s measurements, followed by Patna with 94....
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has said that the users will now have to dial a ‘0’ before entering the mobile number when calling through a fixed landline connection. But this rule isn’t applicable as of yet. The DoT has said through a circular that the new rule will come into effect from January 1, 2021. This decision taken by DoT is so that a space for a fresh number series is there in the market for mobile callers....
Internet routers are essential whether you want to get an internet connection for your home or your business. Thus, understanding about the different kind of routers and how they work is important so that you can pick the right one for yourself. Choosing the right router would also enable you to configure the network settings in the manner which stands to benefit you the most. So basically, there are two types of routers that you can get - wired and wireless....
Account Related Updates on WhatsApp Instead of SMS and emails, these days WhatsApp is considered as a more personalised medium for text-based conversations. As such, the companies are moving their communications over to the Facebook-owned platform using their WhatsApp Business official accounts to convey important information. Similarly, Dish TV’s new WhatsApp update service can be subscribed by giving a missed call from your registered mobile number to the toll-free number 1800 375 7878....
Dish TV’s DishNXT HD Set-Top Box: Features Detailed It is worth noting that the DishNXT HD Set-Top Box is the most premium offering from Dish TV and it is the high-end STB available to the users when they buy a new connection. As per the available information on the Dish TV official website, the Dish NXT HD STB is available for Rs 1,590. Now usually this cost would only include the price of the STB for the users....
Dish TV, one of the largest Direct-to-Home (DTH) operators in the country, offers an HD Set-Top Box (STB) called DishNXT HD. While people are shifting to Android or Smart STBs, there are many who are satisfied with their HD STBs. The DishNXT HD STB is available for customers across India and offers a host of features. It falls under the affordable range and is also backed with some of the best DTH packs that you can buy in India....
A recent report by PTI has surfaced with a statement from a senior DoT official, who wished to remain anonymous, stating that the main objective of the Rs 12,195-crore production linked incentive or PLI scheme for the telecom sector is to help domestic production, reduce import dependency as well as create jobs. The official said that the scheme had been designed post wide and regular consultations with the industry, inclusive of discussions in relation to the provision around research and development....
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has eased the confusion of telecom vendors on the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme meant for the telecom industry. The telecom department has said that it will take into account all the production and incremental investments made by the companies post-April 1, 2021 in India for the PLI scheme. According to a FinancialExpress report, the DoT might come out with the final guidelines on the PLI scheme by the end of the week....
Telecom operators have been facing issues as DoT’s online clearance of installing a new tower is facing technical glitches. As reported by ET Telecom, the technical problem could make the installation of 50,000 towers and base stations intricate if the glitch is not solved soon. Due to the technical glitch in the online clearance, DoT has shifted to manual clearance of applications. Industry executives state that there are nearly 100,000 applications of network tower clearance and base stations which are pending and being manually processed by DoT....
