BSNL soft-launches SIM-less, 100% home-grown 5G fixed-wireless service ‘Quantum 5G FWA’

BSNL launches high-speed connectivity solutions in Telangana, including 5G FWA, Micro Data Centre, and International Gateway in Hyderabad.

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), the government-owned telecommunications provider, has announced the launch of high speed connectivity solutions in Telangana circle, including Quantum 5G FWA (Fixed Wireless Access), Micro Data Centre and International Gateway, in Hyderabad on Wednesday.

Chairman and managing director A. Robert J. Ravi said the SIM-less BSNL Q-5G (FWA) services aims to provide 100% secure, reliable internet connectivity to enterprises, businesses, gated communities and individual homes using ‘home grown’ 5G technology developed in collaboration with indigenous partners.

Addressing customers and staff, he said the service is being launched for the first time in the country at Ameerpet exchange. “Hyderabad’s tech-savvy ecosystem makes it the perfect launch-pad for our next-generation access portfolio. It has beenbuilt on BSNL’s direct-to-device platform, fully indigenous stack core with design and integration by Indian vendors under the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ programme,” he said.

With Gigabit-class speeds, it is ideal for UHD (ultra high definition) streaming, cloud gaming and remote work; the rapid install self-install gateway reaches 85% of Hyderabad households under existing BSNL tower grid with no trenching or fibre pull required.

The pilot expansion will also happen in Bengaluru, Pondicherry, Visakhapatnam, Pune, Chandigarh and Gwalior by September 2025. The tariff introductory plans is ₹999 and ₹1,499 per month for 100Mbps and 300Mbps speeds, respectively.

BSNL Micro Data Centre is a small scale self-contained data centre designed to provide localised computing resources, storage and networking as an alternative to available cloud solutions, said the CMD. These are ideal for healthcare facilities providing quick access to medical imaging and patients, manufacturing plants, retail stores etc., providing virtual servers, storage and security with option of hiring space in BSNL data centres.

International Gateway is for connecting domestic telecom network to international telecom networks for quality voice, SMS and data communications assuring a seamless internet experience. Another area of technology development has been in working on 6G with government support where each mobile phone will act as an antenna, added Mr. Ravi.