The central government plans to bring BSNL into profit soon. BSNL’s 5G network is being tested in collaboration with the Center for Development of Telecommunications (C-DoT). C-DoT itself has provided the network core for 4G. This core can also be used for 5G. This will require some upgrades. After Reliance Jio, BSNL will be the second company to use indigenous network for its 5G network.
Recently BSNL launched ‘BSNL Live TV’ application for TV. The app is initially available for Android TVs. It can be downloaded from Google Play Store. However, its features are not known. This app is published by WeConnect. This app offers Internet, Cable TV and landline telephone services through a single CPE. It is operated through an Android based system. In February this year, BSNL had introduced Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service through fiber. Its rate has been kept quite low. Its starting rate is Rs 130 per month. In Android TVs this service can work without a set-top box. It competes with similar services of Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio.
BSNL may soon get additional funds of Rs 6,000 crore from the central government for 4G network. BSNL and MTNL, which provide telecom services in Delhi and Mumbai, have received funds of about Rs 3.22 lakh crore from the government since 2019. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has planned to provide this fund to BSNL due to reduction in capital expenditure in purchasing equipment for 4G. This proposal will soon be presented to the Union Cabinet for approval. The order to purchase equipment for the company’s 4G network has been given to Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and government telecom equipment maker ITI.
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