BSNL to deploy indigenous 4G, 5G by August 15: C-DoT official

C-DoT Executive Director Rajkumar Upadhyay said that the consortium has developed the technology at a cost of around $30 million indigenously. 

New Delhi: A TCS-led consortium with C-DoT has developed indigenous 4G and 5G network technologies which will be deployed in BSNL network by August 15, a top official of the government-run telecom research firm, said on Wednesday.

Speaking at the Convergence India event, Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT) Executive Director Rajkumar Upadhyay said that the consortium has developed the technology at a cost of around USD 30 million indigenously while global telecom giants invest billions of dollars in the technology development.

"I am happy to report that soon you will hear good news that we are going to complete this job, and soon this network will be deployed in BSNL network. It will not be 4G alone. 5G NSA (non-standalone access) will be deployed by the Independence Day this year," Upadhyay said.

BSNL Chairman and Managing Director P K Purwar at an employee event had also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants BSNL to deploy 4G services by August 15.

The Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology has recommended that the BSNL should be allocated spectrum for rolling out 5G services at par with private telecom operators in the country.