Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate BSNL’s fully indigenous 4G network on September 27, Union Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said. The launch will position India among nations capable of designing and manufacturing its own telecom networks and equipment.
Scindia added that India’s 4G network will be cloud-based, future-ready, and easily upgradeable to 5G. He said nearly 98,000 sites will go live on the same day, with simultaneous launches across multiple states. The inauguration will take place from Jharsuguda, Odisha.
The Telecom Secretary Neeraj Mittal highlighted that India is the world’s largest telecom market, with 5G users expected to rise from 300–400 million to 770 million by 2028. He credited PM Modi’s policies for supporting the development of the indigenous 4G stack.
BSNL’s UP East Chief General Manager Arun Kumar Garg said the 4G launch is a matter of national pride. The technology was developed entirely in India by C-DOT, Tejas Networks, and TCS. Scindia also revealed that the Prime Minister will unveil a 100 per cent 4G network under the Digital India Fund, connecting around 29,000–30,000 villages.
