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BSNL Quantum 5G FWA

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: BSNL Quantum 5G FWA (GS3 · Telecom, 20 June 2025)

What happened

  • BSNL soft-launched Quantum 5G FWA, a SIM-less, indigenous fixed wireless service, in Hyderabad on 18 June 2025 [PIB].

Background

  • BSNL calls it the first SIM-less home-grown 5G FWA [PIB].

Why it matters

  • FWA reaches homes without fibre.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Science and technology: IT, computers, robotics, indigenisation

  1. As per PIB (2025-06-20): BSNL soft-launched Quantum 5G FWA, a SIM-less, indigenous fixed wireless service, in Hyderabad on 18 June 2025.
  2. FWA reaches homes without fibre.
Quotable data point

BSNL soft-launched Quantum 5G FWA, a SIM-less, indigenous fixed wireless service, in Hyderabad on 18 June 2025.

PIB: BSNL Quantum 5G FWA, 20 Jun 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: FWA.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

BSNL Quantum 5G FWA launch city

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Official source: PIB: BSNL Quantum 5G FWA, 20 Jun 2025

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