AI Impact Expo 2026: Hint for Airtel, Jio, Vi? BSNL 5G launch countdown begins… Users will get high speed service in 6 months

• BSNL 5G is coming! Soft launch will be done in 6 months
• The announcement was made by the state-owned telecom company at the event
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Government Telecom Company BSNL There is a happy and important news for the users. The wait for BSNL 5G will be over soon. In the coming months, users will get a chance to use BSNL 5G service. The company has announced this at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 organized in Delhi. The company’s Chairman and Managing Director Robert Ravi has informed at the India AI Impact Summit 2026.

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Robert Ravi has said that state-owned telecom company BSNL is all set to take on India’s leading and private telecom companies Airtel, Vii and Jio. In November last year, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited i.e. BSNL launched its indigenous 4G service simultaneously across India. Now the company is working on 5G service and soon this service will be launched in India. BSNL is offering 5G ready SIM cards to its users. (Photo Courtesy – Pinterest)

A big update has come out regarding BSNL 5G service

The company’s Chairman and Managing Director Robert Ravi made a big announcement about BSNL 5G service at the India AI Impact Summit held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. Robert Ravi has said that BSNL is going to soft launch its 5G service in Delhi in the next 6 months. According to the announcement made by the company’s Chairman and Managing Director Robert Ravi, BSNL users in Delhi and NCR will get the chance to use 5G service by the end of this year. However, the launch of BSNL 5G service will depend on upgrading the existing 4G infrastructure.

Ready to compete with private companies

The Chairman and Managing Director of the company, Robert Ravi, has clearly stated that the aim of the company is to make itself stronger in the competition with the private telecom companies. The government, through the Bharat Net project, is developing edge AI in rural areas, which will provide high-speed internet and improved connectivity in rural as well as urban areas.

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According to the recently submitted TRAI report, BSNL has once again managed to add lakhs of users. The government-run telecom company’s network upgrades and cheap recharge plans are attracting millions of users to the company. The number of users of Vodafone-Idea is continuously decreasing and users of this company are porting their numbers to different telecom operators. The number of BSNL users is currently around 10 crores. After the launch of 5G service, the number of users is likely to increase further.