A top BSNL official said while all the major private telecom companies
that won the BWA auction in May 2010 are betting big on the rollout of
fourth- generation (4G) technology, BSNL has been left high and dry.
Sources said that being a public sector firm BSNL was forced to take the redundant 2.4 gigahertz of spectrum, which is not clear and interferes with other bands. It does not even effectively work out for WiMAX services.
"It is not commercially viable. The band offered to BSNL may not be suitable and technically does not match with the equipment available. Wimax lobbies may have been responsible for pushing it to BSNL. It will be the only company on WiMAX platform and will face isolation from interoperability and roaming arrangements," a top telecom industry official said.
BSNL's own investigations had revealed that five of the six shortlisted companies for WiMAX services were acting as fronts for some individuals and shared the same corporate details. BSNL was forced to scrap the tender under pressure from its labour unions.
BSNL struggles to go to 4G.-read msn news.
Sources said that being a public sector firm BSNL was forced to take the redundant 2.4 gigahertz of spectrum, which is not clear and interferes with other bands. It does not even effectively work out for WiMAX services.
"It is not commercially viable. The band offered to BSNL may not be suitable and technically does not match with the equipment available. Wimax lobbies may have been responsible for pushing it to BSNL. It will be the only company on WiMAX platform and will face isolation from interoperability and roaming arrangements," a top telecom industry official said.
BSNL's own investigations had revealed that five of the six shortlisted companies for WiMAX services were acting as fronts for some individuals and shared the same corporate details. BSNL was forced to scrap the tender under pressure from its labour unions.
BSNL struggles to go to 4G.-read msn news.
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