Jio Network Down for Thousands Across India, Social Media Flooded with Outage Complaints

17 Sep 2024

Thousands of Jio users across India faced a major network outage on Tuesday, causing widespread disruption to mobile connectivity and internet services. The outage, which began in the morning, prompted a flood of complaints on social media platforms, with the hashtag #JioDown quickly trending. According to Downdetector, a website that...

India Offers The Most Affordable Internet: Scindia

30 Jul 2024

Union Minister for Communication and Development of the North East, Jyotiraditya Scindia, announced that BSNL will launch its 4G network this October and will soon follow with 5G services. Speaking at the India News event organised by The Sunday Guardian Foundation, he underscored India’s remarkable economic ascent, pointing out that...

Amarnath Yatra 2024: BSNL Introduces Special SIM Card for Pilgrims

02 Jul 2024

Amarnath Yatra 2024 began on June 29 and will run until August 19, allowing pilgrims to visit Baba Barfani of Shri Amarnath Ji during this period. To support the pilgrims, state-run telecom company BSNL has introduced a special travel SIM card to help users stay in touch with their families...

Jharkhand: Fire Erupts At BSNL Premise In Ranchi

05 May 2024

A fire erupted on Sunday at the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) premises in Ranchi. Upon notification, 10 fire engines arrived at the scene to address the situation. Attempts are currently being made to quell the flames. Further information is underway.

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: CM Dhami meets family of stranded workers

26 Nov 2023

Pushkar Singh Dhami, the chief minister of Uttarakhand, paid a visit to the family of Tanakpur worker Pushkar Singh Airi on Sunday. Airi has been imprisoned in the Silkyara tunnel for the past fifteen days. The 41 workers who became stuck in the Silkyara tunnel on the Uttarkashi-Yamnotri road are...

Tata’s Tejas Networks receives its largest-ever contract from BSNL

03 Apr 2023

Tejas Networks Limited has received a Rs 696 crore order from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for the upgrade of its all-India IP-MPLS-based Access and Aggregation Network (MAAN). Tejas Networks, a Tata Group company, designs and manufactures wireless networking products for telecommunications service providers, defense and government entities in over...

BSNL to start 5G services by 2024

05 Jan 2023

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said high-speed 5G services of State-owned BSNL will be launched by April 2024. Addressing the press conference Vaishnaw said BSNL does not have a legacy network. After Jio launched 5G services in Bhubaneshwar and Cuttack BSNL will do so. "So there was a big...

‘5G to reach over 200 cities’, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

02 Oct 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched 5G technology in India. After the launch, Airtel launched its 5G services in 8 cities and by March 2024 they will cover the entire country. Meanwhile, by December 2023 Reliance Jio will introduce its 5G services and Vodafone Idea will launch its 5G...

Rs 1.64 lakh crore revival package for BSNL, approves Cabinet

27 Jul 2022

The Union Cabinet approved Rs 1.64 lakh crore revival package for Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on Wednesday. Addressing a media briefing Union Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics, and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said, "It is a combination of cash support and non-cash support." "The attrition of customers has stopped....