DoT committee rejects BSNL concern over using locally made 4G core

Operator's plea of compensation for delay in 4G rollout also struck down

A technical committee set up by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has advised Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) to use an Indian-made 4G core (nerve centre of a telecom network), rejecting the concerns raised over the same by the state-owned operator.  

The move is expected to give a huge boost to domestic telecom gear makers, such as Tejas Network, Tech Mahindra, C-Dot, VNL, and HFCL, among others. At the same time, it could adversely impact global players like Ericsson, Nokia, ZTE, and others that have earlier supplied telecom gear to BSNL. 

The committee, set up to decide the terms of BSNL’s