BSNL soft-launches SIM-less, 100% home-grown 5G fixed-wireless service ‘Quantum 5G FWA’

BSNL chairman and managing director, A. Robert Jerard Ravi talking on the launch of Q-5G Mounted Wi-fi Entry providers and different connectivity options, in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
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Bharat Sanchar Nigam Restricted (BSNL), the government-owned telecommunications supplier, has introduced the launch of excessive velocity connectivity options in Telangana circle, together with Quantum 5G FWA (Mounted Wi-fi Entry), Micro Knowledge Centre and Worldwide Gateway, in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
Chairman and managing director A. Robert J. Ravi mentioned the SIM-less BSNL Q-5G (FWA) providers goals to supply 100% safe, dependable web connectivity to enterprises, companies, gated communities and particular person properties utilizing ‘house grown’ 5G expertise developed in collaboration with indigenous companions.
Addressing prospects and workers, he mentioned the service is being launched for the primary time within the nation at Ameerpet change. “Hyderabad’s tech-savvy ecosystem makes it the proper launch-pad for our next-generation entry portfolio. It has beenconstructed on BSNL’s direct-to-device platform, absolutely indigenous stack core with design and integration by Indian distributors beneath the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ programme,” he mentioned.
With Gigabit-class speeds, it’s best for UHD (extremely excessive definition) streaming, cloud gaming and distant work; the fast set up self-install gateway reaches 85% of Hyderabad households beneath current BSNL tower grid with no trenching or fibre pull required.
The pilot enlargement will even occur in Bengaluru, Pondicherry, Visakhapatnam, Pune, Chandigarh and Gwalior by September 2025. The tariff introductory plans is ₹999 and ₹1,499 per 30 days for 100Mbps and 300Mbps speeds, respectively.
Micro information centre
BSNL Micro Knowledge Centre is a small scale self-contained information centre designed to supply localised computing assets, storage and networking as a substitute for out there cloud options, mentioned the CMD. These are perfect for healthcare services offering fast entry to medical imaging and sufferers, manufacturing crops, retail shops and so forth., offering digital servers, storage and safety with possibility of hiring house in BSNL information centres.
Worldwide Gateway is for connecting home telecom community to worldwide telecom networks for high quality voice, SMS and information communications assuring a seamless web expertise. One other space of expertise improvement has been in engaged on 6G with authorities assist the place every cell phone will act as an antenna, added Mr. Ravi.
Chief Basic Supervisor D.M Ezhil Buddhan, Chief Basic Supervisor-Telangana Circle Ratna Kumar and different prime officers had been current.
Revealed – June 19, 2025 12:40 am IST