BSNL 4G Launch Date in India: What’s the progress so far?

BSNL 4G launch date in India is almost here. BSNL has finally started receiving equipment from TCS and the telecom company is expected to launch its 4G services in the country by March-end or April, this year.

But wait, what 4G bands does BSNL support? BSNL was allotted the 800 MHz, 900 MHz, and 1800 MHz spectrum or the n105, n8, n5, n3 4G bands to improve its existing services.

It’s also important to note that BSNL had received a revival package of 1.64 Lakh crore last year. Mr. Purwar, the managing director and chairman of BSNL had said to bring BSNL 5G Services by August 2023 and 4G by November 2022. Though, there’s clearly a delay. However, the BSNL 4G launch date in India is finally near as the telecom company has started receiving the needed indigenous equipment from TCS as part of the BSNL TCS deal consortium.

BSNL customers have been long-awaiting the telecom brand to bring its 4G services in the country. Following is a timeline of the progress of the BSNL 4G Launch in India so far:

• Last week, March 2023, BSNL deployed its first indigenous eNodeB hardware to launch 4G

• eNodeB is a wireless base station to carry 4G communications

• After the deployment of the same, BSNL has started to receive 4G equipment from TCS

• These 4G equipment are part of a pre-order to pilot launch BSNL 4G

• BSNL 4G is expected to be pilot launched in three district of the Punjab

• The first areas in India to get BSNL 4G coverage are Ferozepur, Pathankot, and Amritsar.

It is also important to note that the approval of the complete tender of BSNL and TCS is still pending by the government and is expected to be completed soon. This pre-installation of BSNL 4G equipment will help the telecom brand to pilot launch its 4G services in the country starting from Punjab.

BSNL also is currently offering the cheapest yearly prepaid plan with 455 days validity, and 3GB data per day at only Rs.2998!

Three districts of Punjab are reportedly selected to receive BSNL 4G pilot launch service. The first three cities to get BSNL 4G are Ferozepur, Pathankot, and Amritsar. Note that the pilot launch is said to only start with these cities and as the 4G deployment progresses, the service will get available to other cities as well.

In an interview, telecom secretary K Rajaraman also said:

“This is a complicated tender because of the involvement of new technology, etc. It is not like a commodity that we can straightaway buy from the market. This is a very special tender. Therefore, people are taking all the precautions to ensure that everything is on board. We are in the final stages of evaluation.”

BSNL as per reports has received the following 4G bands and spectrum: 800 MHz, 900 MHz, and 1800 MHz spectrum or the n105, n8, n5, and n3 bands provide BSNL 4G in India.

This was all about the BSNL’s upcoming 4G Launch in India, supported bands, first cities to get coverage. If you are wondering about when BSNL will be launching its 5G services, here’s some news on BSNL 5G that we had covered: BSNL 5G Launch date delays to 2024