Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited’s (BSNL) indigenously developed 4G stack, placing India among a select group of nations that manufacture their own telecom equipment.

Marking the state-run operator’s silver jubilee, the Prime Minister also commissioned more than 97,500 mobile towers, including 92,600 4G sites, built at a cost of around Rs 37,000 crore using homegrown technology.

Officials said the cloud-based network is future-ready and can be seamlessly upgraded to 5G. Countries like Denmark, Sweden, South Korea and China are already in this space.

Earlier today, PM Modi shared an article highlighting how BSNL’s 4G stack embodies the swadeshi spirit. Responding to a post by Union Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia on X, Modi said the initia

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