DIMAPUR, 26 Sep: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited’s (BSNL) indigenous 4G network, commissioning more than 97,500 towers nationwide from Jharsuguda in Odisha on Saturday.
Developed by Tejas Networks, C-DOT and TCS, the cloud-based 4G network is 5G ready.
Over 18,900 4G sites have been funded under the Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN), which will connect around 26,700 unconnected villages in remote, border, and left-wing extremism-affected areas, serving over 2 million new subscribers. These towers are solar-powered, making them India’s largest cluster of green telecom sites and a step forward in sustainable infrastructure.
The BSNL’s 4G saturation project is a transformative step targeting rural and remote villages lacking reliable connectivity. “T