<p>Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has directed the Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) brass to adhere to “only technology developed in India” for its 4G and 5G rollouts.</p>.<p>Anyone having “loyalty” to others should either forget them and move forward or leave the company, he added. </p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/second-edit/revival-package-for-bsnl-welcome-1132856.html" target="_blank">Revival package for BSNL welcome</a></strong></p>.<p>According to a <em>Business Standard</em> <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/use-only-indigenous-tech-in-4g-5g-rollouts-vaishnaw-to-bsnl-brass-122080801230_1.html" target="_blank">report</a>, Vaishnav, in a meeting with BSNL executives, directed them to boost BSNL’s mobile subscriber base to 20 crore via both 4G and 5G services. </p>.<p>The meeting was held days after the government approved a Rs 1.64 lakh crore package for the revival of the state-owned telecom. The package includes fresh capital for upgrading services, allocating spectrum, de-stressing the balance sheet, and augmenting its fiber network by merging Bharat Broadband Nigam Ltd (BBNL) with BSNL.</p>.<p>During the meeting, Vaishnaw further instructed that work on the 5G rollout should take place alongside the 4G rollout and as soon as C-Dot is ready with 5G tech, the company should start integrating 5G radios on the network with 4G.</p>
<p>Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has directed the Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) brass to adhere to “only technology developed in India” for its 4G and 5G rollouts.</p>.<p>Anyone having “loyalty” to others should either forget them and move forward or leave the company, he added. </p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/second-edit/revival-package-for-bsnl-welcome-1132856.html" target="_blank">Revival package for BSNL welcome</a></strong></p>.<p>According to a <em>Business Standard</em> <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/use-only-indigenous-tech-in-4g-5g-rollouts-vaishnaw-to-bsnl-brass-122080801230_1.html" target="_blank">report</a>, Vaishnav, in a meeting with BSNL executives, directed them to boost BSNL’s mobile subscriber base to 20 crore via both 4G and 5G services. </p>.<p>The meeting was held days after the government approved a Rs 1.64 lakh crore package for the revival of the state-owned telecom. The package includes fresh capital for upgrading services, allocating spectrum, de-stressing the balance sheet, and augmenting its fiber network by merging Bharat Broadband Nigam Ltd (BBNL) with BSNL.</p>.<p>During the meeting, Vaishnaw further instructed that work on the 5G rollout should take place alongside the 4G rollout and as soon as C-Dot is ready with 5G tech, the company should start integrating 5G radios on the network with 4G.</p>
