Vaishnaw: BSNL 5G by next Aug, to be based on non-standalone architecture

State-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) could launch 5G services on its network by August next year, Union Minister of Communications Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 5G services in select cities across the country

Speaking to The Indian Express on the sidelines of the India Moble Congress, 2022, where 5G services were launched in the country, he said, “BSNL should start rolling out 5G by August of next year. That way we will have a good three private player one public sector player ecosystem … of four competitors in the market”. He added that the tariff of 5G would remain such that “India would remain an affordable market”.