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

5G products and services have been rolled out across 329 cities unfold throughout all certified service areas, Lok Sabha was knowledgeable on Wednesday.

Populace-scale methods are remaining tested on Indian 4G/5G indigenous stacks throughout the platforms this sort of as health care, agriculture, good manufacturing, instruction, gaming, and drones, Minister of Point out for Communications, Devusinh Chauhan said in a created reply in the Lok Sabha.

“5G services have been rolled out in 329 towns distributed across all Licensed Service Places (LSAs),” Chauhan pointed out.

The Heart for Improvement of Telematics (C-DoT) and Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (RJIL) have made an indigenous 4G/5G technological innovation stack. The Proof of Principle of C-DoT’s 4G engineering stack has been effectively carried out in the BSNL network.

“RJIL’s stack is becoming thoroughly deployed in rolling out of its 5G network. These indigenous technologies stacks may well be exported to other international locations in future,” the minister explained.

Meanwhile, to one more concern, Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw explained BSNL’s 5G services would be offered soon after rollout of 4G companies all more than India.

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

“The evaluation of the bid has been concluded and is beneath submission for approval of the Team of Ministers (GoM). 4G services will be began all more than India like Maharashtra and Andaman and Nicobar Islands, in just 18-24 months immediately after placing the Order Get,” Vaishnaw mentioned.

Replying to a issue on the merger of BSNL and MTNL, MoS Chauhan claimed that the Cabinet, although approving the revival deal for Bharat Sanchar Nigam Restricted (BSNL) on July 27, 2022, had authorised development of a Committee of Secretaries (CoS) for thorough assessment to take care of issues of Mahanagar Phone Nigam Limited (MTNL) which include merger of MTNL with BSNL.

To another issue on OTT communications sevices, Chauhan mentioned that the draft Indian Telecommunication Invoice, 2022 launched for public consultation in September, refers to ‘OTT interaction services’ as a type of telecommunication provider.

“The policy goal is that all kinds of telecommunication, which consist of OTT interaction products and services, need to have to be included below the ambit of law. The draft Telecommunication Bill, will endure further more revision based on feedback/tips received in the course of the public session,” Chauhan explained. 

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