State-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) on Friday launched prepaid broadband service for the first time in the country from this tech hub to enable customers access Internet in any city except Delhi and Mumbai.
 
"There are no fixed monthly charges for prepaid ...

Government-run telecom service provider, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd, has launched an affordable broadband connection for the remote and rural regions of Himachal Pradesh.
 
"Under the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF), BSNL has launched broadband connectivity in rural and tribal ...

Government telecom operator, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd, and HCL Infosystems, a major IT player, have joined hands for working on National Broadband Penetration Programme. This is an initiative taken by the government for ensuring a faster penetration of information technology in rural ...

The government said that the proposed merger of the two state-run telecom operators - Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) – has been shelved.
 
"Since the enabling conditions for the suggested options are not appropriate enough to lead to a ...

The nationalized telecom operator, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL),  has incurred a dip in its profit by 21% in 2008-09, with revenues falling to Rs.11,505 crore last fiscal from Rs.14,499 crore the previous year.
 
The number of BSNL's landline connections, too, fell in the last six ...

State-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) Tuesday said it was awaiting approval from the government for its maiden initial public offering (IPO).
BSNL chairman and managing director Kuldeep Goyal told reporters here that the company would initiate its valuation process and start ...

State-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) will launch BlackBerry services by April. BSNL Chairman and Managing Director, Kuldeep Goyal informed the media about the BlackBerry services on the sidelines of a conference in New Delhi. He said that, BSNL has got the required approvals ...

The state-owned telecommunications operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has launched IPTV nationwide in association with Smart Digivision Private Limited (SDPL). BSNL is also targeting over three million IPTV subscribers in 93 cities over the next three years. The service offerings include over ...

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is setting up the 3G telecom infrastructure in Chennai and is scheduled to offer the service by June 2009. BSNL is in the process of installing the 600 base transmitting stations (BTS) for the 3G service. The 3G service will be offered in the major cities first ...

The state-owned telecom major, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) on Friday (February 27) rolled out its third generation (3G) mobile services in 11 cities of the country. The 3G services of BSNL will be available in cities like Agra, Ambala, Jalandhar, Jaipur, Dehradoon, Shimla, Lucknow, Ranchi, ...

The state-owned telecom company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) on Thursday (February 26) introduced wireless broadband services in Gujarat, in association with US-based WiMax solutions provider SOMA networks. According to a statement of BSNL, the wireless broadband facility will heighten the ...

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Chennai-based IT solutions company Novatium  jointly launched a low-cost PC named Nova netPC on Friday (January 2). Addressing a press conferencing, chairman and managing director of BSNL, Kuldeep Goyal said that the introduction of Nova netPC on the ...

The state-owned telecom giant, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) launched the Interactive Personalized Television & Video Services (IPTV) throughout the country on Wednesday (December 31). BSNL has introduced the new service in association with Smart Digivision Pvt Ltd. The new IPTV services will ...

Telecom giant Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) launched low-cost mobile phones with free prepaid connections for rural subscribers of Uttar Pradesh. The initiative was taken by the sate-run telecom company in association with Ajanta India Ltd (AIL). Manufactured by the Gujarat-based AIL, the mobile ...

Punjab's Ludhiana city is likely to get the Internet Protocol Television (ITPV) service of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) by the first week of December. While taking about the launch of the ITPV service, a BSNL official said that the initial launch of the service will be an experimental one. ...

India's leading telecommunications company, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has chosen Dilithium solutions for the deployment of new mobile video and streaming services over 2G and 3G networks. Dilithium is a leading global company which offers high-quality multimedia delivery over mobile and ...

The city of Chennai is supposed to get third generation (3G) mobile services of  Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) by January next year. The news of launching 3G mobile services in Tamil Nadu's capital was confirmed by the director (finance) of BSNL, S.D. Saxena. The public telecom operator has ...

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and IT products company Novatium Solutions have entered into a partnership to offer Nova netPC enabled with the BSNL broadband. One of the beneficial features of this partnership is that people will be able to buy Nova netPC for Rs Rs.2, 999. The usage of more PCs ...

With a view to expand its market globally, state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to go for major acquisitions. The telecom service operating company wants to spread its telecom service network on international frontiers. According to a company official, BSNL is eying to explore ...

BSNL has lowered ISD call rates to some member countries of the SAARC (South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation) by 15-35 percent. The policy decision would be effective from Saturday. Under the changed scenario BSNL users of mobile and landline would be able to call to Pakistan, Bangladesh, ...

The Rs 300-crore broadband networking contract of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has been bagged by UTStarcom. This country wide network launched by BSNL is likely to support about 1.1 million subscribers. The UTStarcom was also involved in deploying a broadband network in the first phase of ...

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) along with Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) is likely to launch third generation (3G) mobile services in the New Delhi by December 2008. This announcement was made by Telecommunications Minister A. Raja while addressing the 10th South Asian Telecommunications ...

Getting a personal computer (PC) and along with it an internet connection is soon going to be made a hassle free task in Hyderabad as well as Trichur. This is because the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) in collaboration with HCL has introduced an offer under which people can get broadband ...

BSNL is negotiating with private telecommunication companies for roaming agreement where subscribers of private operators would be able to roam under BSNL's network all across India. Currently, only subscribers of state-owned MTNL are allowed to roam on BSNL’s networks. Evidently, MTNL ...

The BSNL has invited global CDMA handset makers for tie ups to launch mobile services on this technology platform. The government owned telecom body is currently investing about Rs 2000 crore on a CDMA network roll out, will soon offer bundled handsets to its customers.
 
The decision ...

Public sector telecom company BSNL hopes to come up with 3G phone services next year in June. The company will use the technology of Sweden’s Ericsson; factually, it is expecting to receive the equipment from Ericsson from December. However, it will take some six months to roll out the ...

India’s largest telecommunications company, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) declared on Sunday, July 20 that it has entered into an alliance with the prominent telephone sets manufacturing company Beetel in order to introduce low-cost mobile handsets in Uttar Pradesh. BSNL chief general ...

The Maharashtra-based Sterlite Technologies Ltd has got two contracts worth Rs 1.07 billion or $ 26.7 million from the state-owned telecom giant Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). Sterlite Technologies Ltd is involved in the production of power transmission conductors, optical fibres and telecom ...

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) on Monday, June 09, 2008 announced a 50 percent reduction in STD charges on its mobile and landline networks. The new tariffs will be applicable from Tuesday midnight. BSNL landline users according to the new tariff plan will have to pay Rs. 1.20 per minute as ...

Aksh Optifibre, Cable and optical fibre manufacturer has collaborated with state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for delivery of Interactive Personalized Television (IPTV) on its broadband network in the north Indian market. It was revealed that the project would be funded through resources ...