5G Services Rolled Out in 329 Cities Across All Licensed Service Areas: MoS Devusinh Chauhan

5G services have been rolled out across 329 towns spread throughout all licensed services areas, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

Inhabitants-scale solutions are remaining examined on Indian 4G/5G indigenous stacks throughout the platforms these kinds of as health care, agriculture, good manufacturing, education, gaming, and drones, Minister of State for Communications, Devusinh Chauhan reported in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.

“5G services have been rolled out in 329 towns distributed throughout all Certified Provider Locations (LSAs),” Chauhan pointed out.

The Middle for Advancement of Telematics (C-DoT) and Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (RJIL) have formulated an indigenous 4G/5G technological know-how stack. The Evidence of Notion of C-DoT’s 4G engineering stack has been efficiently carried out in the BSNL network.

“RJIL’s stack is remaining thoroughly deployed in rolling out of its 5G network. These indigenous technologies stacks may perhaps be exported to other international locations in long run,” the minister mentioned.

In the meantime, to yet another problem, Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw claimed BSNL’s 5G services would be delivered right after rollout of 4G providers all over India.

BSNL floated a tender on Oct 2022 for 1 lakh 4G internet sites. The bid was opened on November 23, 2022.

“The evaluation of the bid has been concluded and is below submission for acceptance of the Team of Ministers (GoM). 4G solutions will be began all more than India which includes Maharashtra and Andaman and Nicobar Islands, within 18-24 months right after putting the Order Get,” Vaishnaw explained.

Replying to a issue on the merger of BSNL and MTNL, MoS Chauhan said that the Cabinet, though approving the revival deal for Bharat Sanchar Nigam Confined (BSNL) on July 27, 2022, had permitted formation of a Committee of Secretaries (CoS) for detailed evaluation to take care of matters of Mahanagar Phone Nigam Restricted (MTNL) which include merger of MTNL with BSNL.

To an additional issue on OTT communications sevices, Chauhan pointed out that the draft Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022 released for public consultation in September, refers to ‘OTT interaction services’ as a sort of telecommunication company.

“The policy aim is that all types of telecommunication, which include OTT communication products and services, require to be coated beneath the ambit of regulation. The draft Telecommunication Invoice, will go through even more revision primarily based on feedback/recommendations acquired throughout the community consultation,” Chauhan reported. 

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