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BSNL, IIT Kanpur sign MoU for next-generation telecom technologiesBharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for...
Tejas Networks secures 7/12 BharatNet Phase III dealsTejas Networks is set to deploy over 50,000 routers for BharatNet Phase III. This initiative aims to upgrade rural broadband connectivity a...
HFCL shares in focus on securing Rs 2,500 cr advance work order from BSNLHFCL share price: HFCL has become the first company to enter into an agreement with BSNL as the Project Implementation Agency (PIA) for the...
BharatNet Phase-III to create nearly 25k jobs: TeamLease"The recently launched phase III of BharatNet marks a significant shift in strategy," said Subburathinam P, chief strategy officer at TeamL...
HFCL consortium to get contract worth Rs 13,000 cr for BharatNet Phase 3 projectHFCL and its partners won bids totaling Rs 13,000 crore to build optical fiber broadband networks in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab under BharatN...
BharatNet now connects 171,000 blocksBharatNet, a national programme to connect villages with high-speed optic fibre cable, was initially launched in 2012, but has missed sever...
What Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget announcements mean for fintech firmsWhat was heartening to hear was that the FM talked about how it’s now cliché to talk about data being the new oil and that it is true that ...
CSC to give free net via BharatNet till March: Ravi Shankar PrasadCommon Service Centres (CSCs) will give internet free to individuals and institutions through BharatNet – a countrywide optical fibre netwo...
CSCs to offer free Wifi till March 2020CSCs or Common service centers have got permission to manage BharatNet’s last mile deployment in 1,20,000 panchayats. This means that in th...
BharatNet: Airtel partners with telecom department to boost rural broadband penetrationUnder the partnership, Airtel has set up three such centres in three villages in the Ghazipur, Gorakhpur and Varanasi districts of Uttar Pr...
DoT gears up to complete BharatNet rollout ahead of scheduleAn official said that the target was advanced as the government wants to highlight availability of broadband connectivity and digital servi...
Reliance Jio in talks with govt to lease out its dark fibre for bharatnet initiativeReliance Jio Infocomm could become the first telecom operator in the country to lease fibre being laid by the government under the BharatNe...
80,000 gram panchayats now have broadband: GovtAs per the govt, a total of one lakh gram panchayats were to be provided with broadband connectivity under BharatNet by March end this year.
PMO to review progress of BharatNet projectBharatNet is the Centre’s ambitious programme that seeks to connect 2.5 lakh gram panchayats or village blocks with optic-fibre-based netwo...
Trai for effective implementation of BharatNetTrai today said it was for the effective implementation of BharatNet, for which it had floated a consultation paper whose recommendations w...
Government's 72,000-crore BharatNet programme to be put before Cabinet within 2 months: BBNL CMDNationwide broadband network programme BharatNet is likely to be submitted for the Cabinet approval in two months.
National optical fibre network renamed as BharatNetUnder BharatNet, the committee expects retail broadband services should be available at prices below Rs 150 a month in poorer states.