BSNL Gets Lakhs of New Subscribers in Last 3 Month, Preparing to Launch 5G Network Next Year

Government telecom company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has added new subscribers in every month of the last quarter. Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that the number of subscribers of the company has increased by 60 lakh in the last quarter. BSNL has also been earning operating profit for the last two years.

Scindia said in a program that BSNL telephone service is available even in remote villages of the country. It is improving its services with network upgrades. Scindia said, “It is very easy to set up your own network by taking equipment from another company. I completely understand this because your business is not about making equipment. Your business is about providing service. BSNL has chosen the difficult path.” We are making Indian equipment and will provide 4G service to each of our subscribers.” He told that BSNL has taken over the functioning of MTNL.

BSNL has made preparations to install ATM like machines to make SIM cards easily available. This machine was displayed at the India Mobile Congress held last week. With this, BSNL users will be able to get the SIM card through these machines or self-care app. These vending machines will be installed at busy places like railway stations and airports. This will make it easier for the company to increase the number of its customers. These SIM vending machines will be especially helpful for those people who do not want to go to BSNL offices or exchanges. The company also plans to stop spam calls on its mobile network. To deal with spam calls, it will use solutions related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML).

BSNL has also prepared to enter the low price mobile segment. The company has partnered with Karbonn Mobiles to introduce an exclusive SIM handset bundling offer. These handsets will compete with Jio Bharat 4G feature phones. Along with this, BSNL has also started testing 5G network. The company aims to launch one lakh 4G sites by the end of the current financial year.

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