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Modi To Inaugurate BSNL’s Indigenous 4G Network on September 27

A cloud-based, India-made stack by C-DOT, Tejas Networks, TCS underpins a near-98,000-site rollout.

Jyotiraditya Scindia I BSNL's 'Swadeshi' 4G stack | Image: Jyotiraditya Scindia I BSNL's 'Swadeshi' 4G stack
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be making the announcement from Jharsuguda in Odisha. (ANI Grab)

Overview

  • Officials said the nationwide switch-on will be led from Jharsuguda, Odisha, with concurrent launches across multiple states.
  • The domestically built stack was completed in 22 months and is designed for a seamless path to 5G, placing India among a handful of countries producing end-to-end telecom gear.
  • The Digital Bharat Nidhi saturation project targets 27,106 unconnected sites across roughly 38,000 villages with an outlay of about ₹31,000 crore.
  • BSNL reported the new network is already carrying about 22 million customers, with first-time mobile service reaching 240 villages in Uttar Pradesh at launch.
  • BSNL officials in Uttar Pradesh said 18,900 rural sites run on solar power to maintain coverage during electricity outages.