BSNL Presents Live TV App, Available on Google Play Store for Android TVs

Government telecom company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched a ‘BSNL Live TV’ application for TV. This app is initially available for Android TVs. It can be downloaded from Google Play Store. However, its features are not known.

A media Report It is told that this app is published by WeConnect. BSNL Live TV app offers Internet, Cable TV and landline telephone services through a single CPE. It is operated through an Android based system. In February this year, BSNL introduced Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service through fiber. Its rate has been kept very low. Its starting rate is Rs 130 per month. In Android TVs, this service can work without a set-top box. It competes with similar services of Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio.

BSNL may get additional funds of Rs 6,000 crore from the central government for 4G network. BSNL and MTNL, which provide telecom services in Delhi and Mumbai, have received funds of about Rs 3.22 lakh crore from the government since 2019. According to a business newspaper report, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has planned to give this fund to BSNL due to the reduction in capital expenditure in purchasing equipment for 4G. This proposal will soon be presented for approval of the Union Cabinet. BSNL has started 4G services.

It aims to launch this network across the country by the first half of next year. The company has placed an order to purchase equipment for the 4G network with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and government telecom equipment maker ITI. Recently, Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia had said that BSNL has built more than 15,000 4G sites under the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ campaign. The company is preparing to convert these sites into 5G later. Recently, the Department of Telecom (DoT) shared an image of BSNL’s 5G SIM card on the social media platform X. This indicated the company’s preparation to launch 5G service with indigenous technology.