The Department of Telecom (DoT) has firmly chose to tell state-owned telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)
not to use Chinese equipment in the upgradation of its 4G facilities,
which is the part of its revival package for stressed telcos.
As per the latest inputs, the Telecom Ministry has asked BSNL, MTNL and other subsidiaries to avoid Chinese equipment in upgradation.
Along with this, the department, which comes under the Ministry of Communications, is also mulling asking private telcos to reduce their dependence on China and Chinese equipment.
In what could be a sign of things to come, two large public sector undertakings are on the verge of cancelling contracts given to Chinese companies, including some linked to the People's Liberation Army which had killed 20 Indian soldiers in a clash in Galwan Valley.
Moreover, the Union Ministry has also asked all concerned departments to make the purchase of goods manufactured in India as their priority to promote "Make in India" initiative.
The document accessed by Financial Express Online states that only 20% progress was made in the project despite the work being awarded 4 years ago. This was the first time in almost five decades that fatalities were reported at the Line of Actual Control, the de facto border with China. The security and safety of networks developed with Chinese equipment in the present situation will be under scrutiny. As tensions run high between India and China, India has initiated the first set of actions against Chinese businesses in the country, according to an IE report.
In February, during US President Donald Trump's visit to India, Mukesh Ambani had assured him that Reliance Jio will not have a single Chinese network part in its upcoming 5G network.Reliance Jio is the only network in the world that doesn't use Chinese equipment, Mr Ambani told Mr Trump. South Korea's Samsung, which ranked third and cornered 15.6% share of shipment in the said quarter, is the only non-Chinese firm in the top five tally. The BSNL employees had pointed out that all its competitors - Bharati Airtel, Vodafone and Reliance Jio - were using equipment from multinationals.
As per the latest inputs, the Telecom Ministry has asked BSNL, MTNL and other subsidiaries to avoid Chinese equipment in upgradation.
Along with this, the department, which comes under the Ministry of Communications, is also mulling asking private telcos to reduce their dependence on China and Chinese equipment.
In what could be a sign of things to come, two large public sector undertakings are on the verge of cancelling contracts given to Chinese companies, including some linked to the People's Liberation Army which had killed 20 Indian soldiers in a clash in Galwan Valley.
Moreover, the Union Ministry has also asked all concerned departments to make the purchase of goods manufactured in India as their priority to promote "Make in India" initiative.
The document accessed by Financial Express Online states that only 20% progress was made in the project despite the work being awarded 4 years ago. This was the first time in almost five decades that fatalities were reported at the Line of Actual Control, the de facto border with China. The security and safety of networks developed with Chinese equipment in the present situation will be under scrutiny. As tensions run high between India and China, India has initiated the first set of actions against Chinese businesses in the country, according to an IE report.
In February, during US President Donald Trump's visit to India, Mukesh Ambani had assured him that Reliance Jio will not have a single Chinese network part in its upcoming 5G network.Reliance Jio is the only network in the world that doesn't use Chinese equipment, Mr Ambani told Mr Trump. South Korea's Samsung, which ranked third and cornered 15.6% share of shipment in the said quarter, is the only non-Chinese firm in the top five tally. The BSNL employees had pointed out that all its competitors - Bharati Airtel, Vodafone and Reliance Jio - were using equipment from multinationals.
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