eSIM from BSNL by March, to complete India-wide 4G rollout by June 2025

The state-owned telecom service provider has confirmed that it will complete the country-wide 4G rollout by June 2025 and will also roll out other related services like VoLTE and VoWiFi in a phased manner.

Sandeep Govil, director, consumer mobility, BSNL board, also confirmed that it does not have any plans for a tariff hike at present, a huge relief for those who are contemplating switching to BSNL after the recent price hike by all three private telcos in India.

BSNL’s 4G network will be powered by 22,000 towers, which will be installed across the country under the 4G saturation project. The company plans to have a total of 1,00,000 towers, which will be further expanded in subsequent phases as needed.

BSNL has been announcing new services recently, including global satellite phone service, where it is the exclusive service provider in India. It is also the first service provider in the country to offer direct-to-device satellite service, although there isn’t much information on how to subscribe to the same.

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