Bharat Sanchar Nigam Restricted (BSNL), a state-run telecom firm in India, has posted report capex (capital expenditure) for FY25. The corporate mentioned in a launch that it spent Rs 26,022 crore in asset additions throughout the yr. That is the biggest within the firm’s historical past in a given yr. It indicators a optimistic word for BSNL’s future. As a result of not solely did the corporate spend report cash on capex, it additionally achieved internet revenue in two straight quarters of FY25.
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BSNL mentioned that out of the Rs 26,022 crore, it spent round Rs 10,698 crore in buying towers and tools for 4G websites. Additional, the corporate spent Rs 10,698 crore on spectrum. This may assist the corporate in spreading its high-speed community providers to extra areas of the nation. The first purpose of BSNL for FY25 was to roll out 4G websites and fiber in new areas.
BSNL has an purpose of reaching one lakh 4G website rely by June 2025. We’re nearly touching June now and the corporate has already come fairly near its purpose. The union telecom minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has already confirmed that BSNL has deployed round 93,450 towers in India. Whereas all of them won’t be on air proper now, however these towers at the moment are deployed. About 6,550 towers stay and that ought to ideally be performed by the tip of June 2025.
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Submit that, the corporate will proceed to increase its 4G presence within the nation. The 1 lakh website rely was solely a milestone, and never an finish purpose. Other than 4G, BSNL can also be working with its know-how companions to see if they will quickly begin deploying 5G. BSNL’s 5G may even be deployed through homegrown know-how to compete with the personal telecom operators.
