BSNL Mobile

BSNL Mobile (formerly CellOne)[4] is an Indian mobile network operator, operated by the public enterprise BSNL. It provides both pre-paid and post-paid mobile services as well as many value added services.[5] BSNL Mobile has a pan-India presence with presence in all the 22 telecom circles in India. BSNL Mobile provides all of India services with roaming access, including Delhi and Mumbai, and International roaming access to more than 300 networks across the world.

This article is about the mobile network operator in India. For state-owned telecommunication corporation brand, see BSNL.

BSNL Mobile
Formerly
CellOne
State-owned enterprise
IndustryTelecommunications
FoundedOctober 2000 (2000-10)
HeadquartersBSNL Bhavan, New Delhi, India
Area served
India
Key people
Pravin Kumar Purwar (Chairman & MD)
ServicesMobile telephony
Landline
Internet Services
Revenue ₹351,820 million (2010)[1]
₹99,390 million (2010)[1]
Total assets ₹630,000 million (2010)[1]
Members121.00 million
(November 2019)[2]
Number of employees
161,149 (June 2019)[3]
ParentBharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
Websitewww.bsnl.co.in

History

The company's CellOne network (GSM/GPRS) was launched in late 2002 and has coverage in major cities and towns and more places are being covered. BSNL Mobile offers both GSM as well as CDMA prepaid and postpaid services. CellOne was renamed BSNL Mobile in 2007. It was the first company which made incoming roaming charges free across the country.

Operations

BSNL Mobile has total 121 million subscribers as on 30 November 2019.[6] BSNL Mobile Competes with other Major private Mobile operator Including Airtel, Vodafone-Idea & Jio.

3G

On 27 February 2010, BSNL Mobile launched 3G services on Pan India.[7] BSNL Mobile also has 3G Roaming services in Mumbai & Delhi for other circles subscribers through an agreement with MTNL, This gives BSNL Mobile a 3G presence in all 22 out of 22 circles in India.

4G

BSNL Mobile has started providing 4G services on in some telecom circles of India.[8] It has deployed LTE Band 1 in those telecom circles, by upgrading its existing 3G towers. As a part of revamp package promised by the Indian Government, BSNL floated a tender in April 2020 for procuring tower related telecom gears for LTE deployment in other bands. The ailing network provider hit another roadblock in deploying 4G towers.[9]. The Telecom Equipment Promotion Council (India) alleged that BSNL has floated the tender with stringent norms which would discourage the local vendors in the country. Meanwhile, there were no similar guidelines or directions given by any government agencies to any private players, arising a foul play suspicion. As of now, BSNL is expected to roll out 4G services using 60% of its existing towers which are capable of supporting LTE.[10]

VoLTE

BSNL has launched VoLTE services in circles where it is providing its 4G services.[11]

Spectrum frequency holding summary

BSNL owns spectrum in 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz and 2500 MHz bands across the country.[12]

Telecom circle coverage CDMA2000 / FD-LTE
850MHz
Band 5		 G-GSM
900MHz
Band 8		 GSM / FD-LTE
1800MHz
Band 3		 UMTS / FD-LTE
2100MHz
Band 1		 TD-LTE
2500MHz
Band 41A
Kolkata
Andhra Pradesh & Telangana
Gujarat
Karnataka
Maharashtra & Goa
Tamil Nadu
Haryana
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh
Punjab
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh (East)
Uttar Pradesh (West)
West Bengal
Assam
Bihar & Jharkhand
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
North East
Odisha

References
  1. "About Us". Archived from the original on 17 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  2. "Press Release on Telecom Subscription Data as on 30 November, 2019" (PDF). Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  3. https://www.bsnl.co.in/opencms/bsnl/BSNL/about_us/hrd/index.html
  4. http://www.bsnl.co.in/opencms/bsnl/BSNL/about_us/finance/finance.html
  5. "BSNL's share in mobile business dips to single digit". Times of India. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  6. "Press Release on Telecom Subscription Data as on 31st January, 2019" (PDF). www.trai.gov.in. 21 March 2019.
  7. Pahwa, Nikhil. "economictimes.indiatimes.com". ET India. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  8. Pahwa, Nikhil. "www.indiatoday.in". India Today. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  9. Abbas, Muntazir. "BSNL to revise Rs 9,000 crore worth tender for 4G gear purchase". The Economic Times. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  10. Abbas, Muntazir. "BSNL approves 2G, 3G network upgrade contract to ZTE, Nokia for fastest 4G rollout". The Economic Times. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  11. Pahwa, Nikhil. "telecomtalk.info". Telecom Talk. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  12. Pan India Telecom Spectrum holding chart 2020 (updated), Only Tech, retrieved 30 October 2019
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