Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched development projects worth over ₹60,000 crore in Jharsuguda, Odisha, focused on digital connectivity, infrastructure, and higher education.

During his visit, state-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) received a shot in the arm with the Prime Minister commissioning more than 97,500 4G mobile towers built with BSNL’s indigenous technology stack. The towers were built at a cost of about Rs 37,000 crore.

The development marked India’s entry into an exclusive group of countries, including Denmark, Sweden, South Korea and China, which manufacture their own telecom equipment.

According to officials news agency PTI spoke to, the India-made 4G network is cloud-based, energy-efficient, and designed for seamless upgrades to 5

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