13 BSNL exchanges to be new generation centres

BSNL landline users in Ernakulam and Idukki districts will get to enjoy next generation services like video calls, high-speed browsing and videoconferencing under CUG (closed user group) within a year if the company’s plan to convert 13 of its high-volume telephone exchanges under Ernakulam SSA (secondary switching area), covering Ernakulam, Idukki and the Lakshadweep islands, into next generation network exchanges comes to fruition.

The project has been pilot-tested at Kumbalangi, Palluruthy and Edakochi exchanges.

AIRTEL, IDEA, VODAFONE, BSNL, OTHERS TO ROLL OUT NATIONAL MOBILE NUMBER PORTABILITY

Mobile operators, including Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular, Vodafone, Reliance Communications (RCom), BSNL and MTNL, will roll out full mobile number portability (MNP) that will allow customers to retain their numbers across the country from Friday.

Other private players like Uninor, Sistema Shyam Teleservices and Videocon are also expected to roll out the service to meet the July 3 deadline fixed by the government.

BSNL Ties-Up with Celltick to Announce the nex-genBroadcast Service BSNL BUZZ

Celltick, the home screen marketing company today announced the launch of ‘BSNL BUZZ', a next generation Cell Broadcast Service for BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) Mobile. With BSNL BUZZ, Celltick provides BSNL subscribers with value added services and content promotions such as; news, contests, subscription packs, coupons and advertising. SEE ALSO: Tech Guide: Top 20 Android Smartphones

Amarnath pilgrims to enjoy better BSNL connectivity

Srinagar: Pilgrims to the high-altitude Amarnath cave shrine can hope to enjoy uninterrupted telecommunication services this season as state-run BSNL has provided optical fibre connectivity and satellite phones en route the mountainous trek.

BSNL to install 450 towers along Bhutan, Bangladesh border to improve the mobile connectivity

GUWAHATI: To improve the mobile connectivity along the international border, Bharat Sachar Nigam Limited will soon install mobile tower along the Indo-Bhutan, Indo-Bangladesh and Myanmar borders. 

Will Digital India prove too costly for gram panchayats?

The Union government’s much publicised Digital India programme, under which gram panchayat offices are provided with high-speed internet facility through fibre cable, has attracted objections regarding tariff. Several gram panchayats and officers of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department have pointed out that the monthly charges fixed for the facility are too high for gram panchayats to bear.

Under the Fibre to The Home (FTTH) programme, gram panchayats are provided high speed (ranging from 10 Mbps to 100 Mbps) internet facility. The minimum cost under this scheme is Rs. 3,999 per month (10 Mbps with up to 50 GB data).

BSNL, MTNL merger decision to be taken in 4-5 months

The decision on merging state-run BSNL and MTNL will be taken in the next four-five months, Telecom SecretaryRakesh Garg said on Friday.

"BSNL, MTNL merger decision will be taken in four-five months after studying the IIM report on it," he said.

Anupam Shrivastava, BSNL chairman-cum-managing director, said MTNL will be delisted before the merger. MTNL stocks rallied 20% intra-day. The stocks were trading 14.46% up at 2.11 p.m in the Bombay Stock Exchange.

India’s best and worst telecom firms

Bengaluru/New Delhi: It is a truth universally acknowledged that most people with mobile phones must be unhappy with their telco (never mind which one it is). Service quality has dipped in recent years—partly because of spectrum shortage; partly because most telcos are loaded with debt arising from 3G (high-speed third-generation services) and 4G auctions; and partly because of a court ruling that has resulted in many cell towers in residential areas being taken down.

BSNL to deploy fibre connections in 5,202 Bihar villages

Indian state-run operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has won the Digital India project in Bihar and 16 other states. The digital divide has to be removed by laying optical fibre in every village (panchayats) to provide broadband connectivity to rural India, The Economic Times reports, citing S L Singh, chief general manager, BSNL, Bihar Circle. The first stage of the project covers 315 blocks and 5,202 gram panchayats, while the second stage includes 219 blocks and 3,152 panchayats.

BSNL aims to connect 2,500 gram panchayats in Bengal through OFC by 2016

Addressing at the Digital India week celebration in New Delhi, BSNL CGM (Bengal circle) Kishore Kumar, said that BSNL will roll out optical fibre connectivity to 2,503 gram panchayats of the state by 2016. 

Telecom giant to connect panchayats

Guwahati: Telecom giant Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is planning to provide 100 Mbps internet connectivity to 1,091 panchyats in the state by March 2016.

The public-sector company is not alone. Different telecom companies will provide 100 Mbps internet connectivity to over 2,000 panchayats across the state by next year.

BSNL to set up mobile towers in all border outposts in Assam

Public sector undertaking BSNL today said it will set up mobile towers in all border outposts in Assam by 2017, helping consumers with better connectivity.

"So far, we were not allowed to set up towers in border areas due to security reasons. After the government approved the proposal, now we are in the process of setting up the towers in each border outpost," BSNL Chief General Manager (Assam Telecom Circle) Rajiv Yadav told reporters here.

Celltick partners with BSNL to offer location-based Cell Broadcast services

Celltick, announced the launch of ‘BSNL BUZZ’, a next generation Cell Broadcast Service for BSNL Mobile, a leading Mobile Service Provider in India. With this partnership, Celltick provides a fully managed high-value interactive service on the home screen for BSNL’s 77.2 million mobile subscribers through its patented LiveScreen platform.

BSNL to urge Centre to allow MNP in North East

Shillong: BSNL will pursue the telecom ministry to allow Mobile Number Portability (MNP) in the north eastern region, a senior company official today said.

"I'll try to ensure that the MNP service is extended to NE states. I'll raise this issue with the Union minister who will be visiting Agartala later this month," BSNL NE1, chief general manager, DP Singh told reporters in Shillong.

BSNL ties up with Celltick to launch cell broadcast service

Telecom service provider BSNL has tied up with Celltick to launch BSNL BUZZ cell broadcast service in India.

With this partnership, Celltick aims to provide managed interactive service on the home screen for BSNL’s 77.2 million mobile subscribers through its LiveScreen platform.

BSNL to enhance rural connectivity

Mangaluru, Jul 7:  The BSNL Dakshina Kannada Telecom District (DKTD) planned to cover all the 349 gram panchayats in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts under the national optical fibre network project this year, G R Ravi, district general manager, has said.

BSNL to offer optical fibre connectivity to 2,500 villages in Bengal

State-run BSNL's Bengal circle will be rolling out optical fibre connectivity to 2,503 gram panchayats of the state by 2016. "We have already been able to connect 500 gram panchayats and by next year we will complete connecting the rest," BSNL CGM (Bengal circle) Kishore Kumar said here today at the Digital India week celebration.

BSNL Launches Mobile Wallet

BSNL, the State-run operator has launched a pre-paid card combined with a mobile wallet service on July 4. The service will permit its customers to transfer cash, buy services as well as withdraw money of up to Rs 1 lakh. Speed Pay, the wallet service can be used by a client to load cash even with the lack of a bank account.

No conclusive proof that mobile radiation is harmful: BSNL

There is no decisive data or evidence so far to show that radiations from mobile phones or towers have adverse health or environmental effects in India, a top BSNL official here said.

"There is no conclusive study, data or evidences about the bad health or ecological effects of radiations from mobile phones or towers in India," Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) chief general manager (northeast circle one) D.P. Singh told reporters.

BSNL flays Centre’s MNP decision on NE

SHILLONG: The nationwide mobile number portability (MNP) has become a reality with mobile operators Airtel, Vodafone, Idea and others rolling out the policy that will allow customers to retain their existing numbers across the country while they can change their service provider.

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