Yet to launch 4G, BSNL seeks 70 MHz 5G spectrum

Private telecom operators — Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea — may be left with a smaller pool of 5G spectrum to bid for in the 3300 MHz to 3670 Mhz band, if the government agrees to a key demand of state-owned BSNL. bsnl.

Loss-making BSNL, which till date does not offer 4G services, has urged the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to reserve 70 MHz spectrum in the 3300 MHz to 3670 Mhz band for it.