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BSNL launches indigenous 4G with 98,000 towers

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: BSNL launches indigenous 4G with 98,000 towers (GS3 · Telecom, 28 September 2025)

What happened

  • India launched its first fully indigenous 4G (5G-ready) network with nearly 98,000 Swadeshi 4G towers [PIB].
  • The core is by C-DOT, radio network by Tejas Networks and integration by TCS [PIB].

Background

  • It is presented as a milestone in telecom self-reliance [PIB].

Why it matters

  • India joins a small group of countries with their own telecom stack.

How to use this in Mains

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

  1. As per PIB (2025-09-28): india launched its first fully indigenous 4G (5G-ready) network with nearly 98,000 Swadeshi 4G towers.
  2. India joins a small group of countries with their own telecom stack.
Quotable data point

India launched its first fully indigenous 4G (5G-ready) network with nearly 98,000 Swadeshi 4G towers.

PIB: BSNL indigenous 4G stack, 28 Sep 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: C-DOT.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Core network of BSNL's 4G stack developed by

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Official source: PIB: BSNL indigenous 4G stack, 28 Sep 2025

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