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NEW DELHI: State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has installed 3,500 base transceiver stations (BTS) across five circles in North India for 4G services. This was stated by the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) Pravin Kumar Purwar who added thatthe company will soon begin deploying in Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and other states.
These circles are Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh West. A BTS is a fixed radio transceiver in any mobile network, most often in the form of a tower.
Speaking on the sidelines of an industry, Purwar said the telecom company remained on target to launch commercial 4G services as soon as operationally possible. This might be after 20,000 base transceiver stations (BTS) go live, he indicated.
Apart from the northern states, the company has chosen Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana to be the first areas to receive 4G services, BSNL officials have told Business Standard. While Tamil Nadu is expected to see 4G rollout after April, tower installations are underway across more than 4,200 4G sites in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
