BSNL Mobile

BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited)[3] is a telecommunication company of the Government of India. BSNL Mobile operates under BSNL brand and provides wireless cellular services to B2B, B2C, & B2G segment in India.[4] BSNL Mobile has a pan-India presence with presence in all the 22 telecom circles in India. It provides services in all of India with roaming access, including Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai, and International roaming access to more than 300 networks across the world.

This article is about the mobile network operations of BSNL. For the parent organization, see Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited.

BSNL
FormerlyCellOne
TypeCPSU
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded15 September 2000 (2000-09-15)
HeadquartersBSNL Bhavan, New Delhi, India
Area served
India
Key people
Pravin Kumar Purwar
(Chairman & MD)
ProductsGSM
Prepaid
Postpaid
2G
3G
4G
LTE
VoLTE
VoWiFi
ServicesMobile telephony
FTTH
FTTx
Landline
Broadband
Internet Services
RevenueIncrease ₹351,820 million (2010)[1]
Increase ₹,390 million (2010)[1]
Total assetsIncrease ₹630,000 million (2010)[1]
OwnerGoI (100%)
Number of employees
59,350 (31 March 2023)[2]
ParentBSNL
WebsiteBSNL

As of 31 May 2023, BSNL Mobile has a subscriber base of 101.49 million, making it 4th largest mobile telecommunications network in India and 23rd largest mobile telecommunications network in the world.

History

BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED (BSNL) was incorporated on 15th September 2000. It took over the business of providing of telecom services and network management from the erstwhile Central Government Departments of Telecom Services (DTS) and Telecom Operations (DTO), with effect from 1 October 2000 on going concern basis, in early days it was known as CellOne for GSM mobile services, Excel for Postpaid services. BSNL's network (GSM/GPRS) was launched in late 2002 and in the year 2007 its consumer mobility business was renamed from CellOne to BSNL Mobile. It was the first company which made incoming roaming charges free across the country. BSNL is having coverage in almost all major cities and each towns and more places are being covered(specially under 4G saturation project of GOI). BSNL Mobile offers GSM prepaid and postpaid service.

3G

On 27 February 2010, BSNL Mobile launched 3G services on Pan India.[5] BSNL Mobile also has 3G Roaming services in Mumbai & Delhi for other circles subscribers through an agreement with MTNL, This gives BSNL Mobile a 3G presence in all 22 out of 22 circles in India.

4G

BSNL Mobile has started providing 4G services in some telecom circles of India.[6] As a part of a revival package promised by the Indian Government, BSNL is deploying 4G technology in its countrywide network using an indigenous 4G/5G stack developed by TCS & C-DoT led consortium. BSNL on July 15, 2023, launched its beta 4G services in Amritsar, Punjab, after successfully conducting a Proof of Concept (PoC) of the Indian 4G stack equipment across 200 live 4G network sites in Firzozepur, Pathankot, and Amritsar in India.

VoLTE & HD Calling

BSNL is launching 4G technology with VoLTE (HD Call) with VoWIFI support starting from a city of Punjab in India.[7]

5G

BSNL Mobile is expected to start 5G services soon after commencement of its much awaited 4G service.

VoNR

Currently BSNL is working with its vendor partner to come up with 5G in NSA(non-standalone) mode then BSNL will migrate towards 5G in SA(standalone) mode.

Spectrum frequency holding summary

BSNL owns spectrum in 700 MHz, 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz and 2500 MHz, 3300 MHz and 26 GHz bands across the country.[8]

Telecom circle coverage FD-NR
700MHz
Band n28		 FD-LTE
850MHz
Band 5		 E-GSM
900MHz
Band 8		 GSM / FD-LTE
1800MHz
Band 3		 UMTS / FD-LTE
2100MHz
Band 1		 TD-LTE
2500MHz
Band 41		 TD-NR
3300MHz
Band n78		 TD-NR
26GHz
Band n258
Andhra Pradesh & TelanganaYesNoYesNoYesYesYesYes
GujaratYesNoYesNoYesYesYesYes
KarnatakaYesNoYesNoYesYesYesYes
Maharashtra & GoaYesNoYesNoYesYesYesYes
Tamil NaduYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
HaryanaYesNoYesNoYesYesYesYes
KeralaYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
KolkataYesNoYesNoYesYesYesYes
Madhya Pradesh & ChhattisgarhYesNoYesNoYesYesYesYes
PunjabYesNoYesNoYesYesYesYes
RajasthanYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYes
Uttar Pradesh (East)YesNoYesNoYesYesYesYes
Uttar Pradesh (West)YesNoYesNoYesYesYesYes
West BengalYesNoYesNoYesYesYesYes
AssamYesNoYesNoYesYesYesYes
Bihar & JharkhandYesNoYesNoYesYesYesYes
Himachal PradeshYesNoYesNoYesYesYesYes
Jammu and Kashmir & LadakhYesNoYesNoYesYesYesYes
North EastYesNoYesNoYesYesYesYes
OdishaYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
MumbaiYesNoYesNoYesYesYesYes
DelhiYesNoYesNoYesYesYesYes

References
  1. "About Us". Archived from the original on 17 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  2. Staffbsnl.co.in Archived 13 August 2023 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "About BSNL". bsnl.co.in. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  4. "BSNL's share in mobile business" (PDF). TRAI. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  5. Pahwa, Nikhil. "economictimes.indiatimes.com". The Economic Times. ET India. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  6. Pahwa, Nikhil. "www.indiatoday.in". India Today. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  7. "BSNL launches beta 4G services in Amritsar". ET Telecom. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  8. Pan India Telecom Spectrum holding chart 2022 (updated), Only Tech, August 2022, retrieved 7 October 2022
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