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India in exclusive club of nations as BSNL’s swadeshi 4G stack gets activated
- IBJ Bureau
- Sep 28, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Bharat Sanchar Nigam’s (BSNL) indigenously-developed 4G stack on Saturday, signalling a major leap in the country’s telecom infrastructure.
The launch, which comes at a time when BSNL is celebrating its silver jubilee, marks India’s entry into an exclusive group of nations, including Denmark, Sweden, South Korea and China, which produce their own telecom equipment.
“The launch reflects India’s journey from dependence to confidence, driving employment, exports, fiscal revival and advancing the vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat,” the prime minister said.
Developed entirely using swadeshi (indigenous) technology, the rollout of the 4G network is a transformative step in line with the prime minister’s vision of a Digital India, bridging the digital divide and empowering rural communities.
The new, cloud-based swadeshi 4G stack is designed to be future-ready and seamless, upgradable to 5G. According to officials, this adaptability ensures that BSNL can rapidly roll out next-generation services across the country, furthering India’s ambitions under the Digital India initiative.
The BSNL towers are spread across Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Assam, Gujarat and Bihar. Alongside the 4G stack, the Mr Modi also commissioned over 97,500 mobile towers, including 92,600 4G-enabled sites built at a cost of approximately Rs 37,000 crore.
These new installations are expected to serve over 20 lakh new subscribers. These towers are solar-powered, making them India’s largest cluster of green telecom sites and a step forward in sustainable infrastructure.
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