Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch state-owned BSNL’s ‘Swadeshi’ 4G network, marking India’s entry into a coveted league of nations that produce and manufacture telecom equipment.
Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said PM Modi will inaugurate the network in Jharsuguda, Odisha.
The indigenously developed network is cloud-based, future-ready, and capable of seamlessly upgrading to 5G, Scindia said.
BSNL’s 4G stack will be rolled out on September 27 at nearly 98,000 sites across the country, the minister said, adding that the launch will take place simultaneously in multiple states.
Jyotiraditya Scindia will be in Guwahati for the launch. “This is a new era for the telecom sector, an era where India has entered into the domain of top countries, which produce and manufacture telecom equipment, which includes Denmark, Sweden, South Korea, China…India is now the fifth country,” Scindia said.
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The PM will also unveil India’s 100 per cent 4G saturation network through digital Bharat Nidhi, where 29,000-30,000 villages have been connected in a mission mode project, the minister said.
