--- title: "By November 26, 5G services available in 50 towns across 12 states and union territories." description: "According to Devusinh Chauhan, Minister of State for Communications, BSNL announced a tender in October for a million 4G stations." author: "Muskan Singh" published: 2022-12-10 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/2531/by-november-26-5g-services-available-in-50-towns-across-12-states-and-union-territories category: "4g and 5g network" tags: ["technology", "network", "technology news", "5g technology"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # By November 26, 5G services available in 50 towns across 12 states and union territories. - Beginning on October 1, telecom providers in India began offering 5G services. - A lot of data may be transmitted swiftly via a [5G network](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/333101/challenges-and-best-practices-for-5g-network-operators). - The overall net loss for BSNL since inception is Rs. 57,671 crore. Devusinh Chauhan, the Minister of State for [Communications](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/44489/leased-lines-and-other-tools-for-business-communications), stated in a written reply submitted to the [Rajya Sabha](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38467/name-the-five-time-world-amateur-boxing-champion-and-the-only-woman-boxer-to-have-won-a-medal-in-each-one-of-the-six-world-championships-who-has-been-recently-nominated-to-rajya-sabha) that telecom providers began offering 5G services in the nation on October 1, 2022.\ Telecom [Service Providers](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13099/the-importance-of-machine-learning-service-providers) (TSPs) began offering [**5G services**](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2464/airtel-5g-services-have-begun-in-patna-the-city-will-receive-coverage-in-phases) in the nation on October 1, 2022, and as of November 26, 2022, 5G services were available in 50 localities spread throughout 14 States and [Union Territories](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/116210/draft-rolls-for-5-states-union-territories-to-come-out-today). Further, he stated that the minimum rollout commitments are expected to be fulfilled over a period of [five years](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39990/which-is-the-highest-body-that-approves-five-years-plans-in-the-country) in a staggered manner from the date of spectrum allocation, in accordance with the bid document for the auction of access spectrum and licence conditions. In order to facilitate a quicker and more seamless rollout of telecom networks (including 5G) and the extension of the nation's [telecommunications infrastructure](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/107357/it-for-the-telecommunications-infrastructure), the government has taken a number of regulatory initiatives. These include, among other things, allowing spectrum sharing and trading while also making enough spectrum accessible for mobile services through auction. \ **According to Chauhan, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) published a tender in October 2022 for the requirement of one lakh 4G stations.** On January 1, 2021, BSNL released the Expression of Interest (EOI) for the Proof of Concept (PoC). With only a few outstanding points, the PoC has been finished. In BSNL's EOI, the 5G Non Standalone Access (NSA) upgrade was also preserved as a postponed feature.\ Additionally, he added, the government has set aside spectrum for BSNL to use in the delivery of [**5G services.**](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2440/reliance-jio-5g-rollout-has-been-completed-in-33-gujarat-district-headquarter-locations) In response to a different question regarding the losses of BSNL and MTNL (Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd), the minister stated that [as of March](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/37349/how-many-states-are-under-bjp-as-of-march-17) 31, 2022, the total net loss of BSNL since inception is Rs. 57,671 crore and that of MTNL is Rs. 14,989 crore. --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/2531/by-november-26-5g-services-available-in-50-towns-across-12-states-and-union-territories Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.