Overview

• Deployment is planned across nearly 98,000 sites to achieve complete 4G coverage across the country.
• BSNL’s new platform is fully software-driven and cloud-based with seamless upgradability to 5G.
• The 4G Saturation Scheme tasks BSNL with bringing service to uncovered villages and underserved areas.
• Officials highlight a manufacturing pivot with C-DOT and Tejas producing RAN equipment and global firms partnering with Indian vendors.
• Further expansion will draw on free cash flows, land monetisation and central support, with tariffs left to operators in a low-cost data market.