Lakshadweep to get enhanced high-speed broadband connectivity

KOCHI: The long wait of Lakshadweep natives for an enhanced high-speed wireline broadband connectivity is finally set to end, with the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) setting up a total of 18 indigenously-made 4G cell towers besides initiating an upgradation drive covering 50 existing cell towers.

“While the 4G connectivity was there from April 2023, the same couldn’t be provided to a large area due to insufficient 4G mobile towers. Now we are setting up 18 new towers with home-grown equipment under the Atmanirbhar Bharat, besides upgrading 50 existing towers to 4G. Our target is to set up one lakh such indigenous towers before March 31 next year,” said a senior BSNL official posted at Agatti.