BSNL steps up rural 4G push, expands connectivity across remote areas in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh

New Delhi: State-run telecom company BSNL is stepping up the expansion of 4G services in remote and previously unconnected areas of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, with thousands of villages being brought under mobile connectivity and further expansion planned in the two states, senior officials said on Friday.

In Odisha, BSNL has installed 1,741 new 4G mobile towers under a Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN)-funded project, providing 4G services to 2,487 remote and unconnected villages, BSNL Odisha Circle Chief General Manager D K Behera said at a press conference in Bhubaneswar.