The Division of Telecommunications (DoT) has allotted 5G spectrum value Rs 61,000 crore to Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), enabling the state-run telecom agency to roll out 5G companies quickly, in accordance with an ET Telecom report.
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BSNL 5G Spectrum Allocation
With this allocation, BSNL now holds spectrum in premium bands equivalent to 700 MHz and 3300 MHz (mid-band), essential for 5G deployment, the report quoted officers as saying. The corporate plans to launch companies in choose cities, beginning with Delhi, earlier than increasing nationwide.
Minister of State for Communications Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar knowledgeable Parliament that BSNL has reserved spectrum in 700 MHz, 3300 MHz, and 26 GHz bands for 5G. The telecom agency has additionally positioned an order for one lakh indigenously developed 4G websites, that are upgradeable to 5G. As of March 8, 2025, BSNL has put in 83,993 4G websites, with 74,521 presently operational.
Authorities’s Monetary Assist for BSNL
Officers reportedly mentioned the federal government has supplied sufficient funding to maintain capital expenditure wants for the close to time period and extra funds will likely be allotted to BSNL because it commences mass scale 5G rollout.
The federal government has assured monetary help for BSNL’s growth, together with a further Rs 6,000 crore accredited in February for 4G rollout. This funding is a part of the broader revival effort, below which Rs 3.22 lakh crore has been infused into BSNL and MTNL since 2019.
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BSNL, which additionally manages MTNL’s operations in Delhi and Mumbai, has struggled with buyer attrition on account of delayed 4G companies. Nonetheless, officers imagine the launch of 5G will assist the corporate regain market share and compete with personal telecom gamers.
As per the federal government, owing to those packages, BSNL-MTNL began incomes working revenue from 2020-21, the report added.
