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According the different sources,60 new 3g towers are already placed in the different Ares of rural areas of Visakhapatnam and also more than 30 new 3g towers are under construction. This shows that the Bsnl 3g is growing very fast.The BSNL Vizag District has also got permission to set up around 100 new 4G towers in the city.
**“We are also entering the 4G space. Tenders will be floated to set up 100 4G towers in Visakhapatnam. By the end of May 2017, our 4G towers will be installed and ready for services. The department had also identified some places for setting up the towers,”** a senior BSNL official from the district told TOI.
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Vizag district had around 7.5 lakh mobile connections and more than 300 2G towers and over 200 3G towers. **“Compared to other operators, we have lesser number of towers in the district. We know we should set up towers in certain areas. Reliance Jio, which is giving free services to customers, is our main competitor. However, people have faith in BSNL and we will win the hearts of the customers,”** another senior officer said.
Once the tenders are finalised, works will begin immediately and the services will be provided to the customers soon, sources said. Presently, BSNL has around 13 wifi hotspots in the city and the number will be increased by next year, they added.
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“The speed of our 3G service is better than other service providers and our plans are cheaper. So any plan from BSNL will definitely attract customers. Our corporate office is looking after the 4G services. So we can’t say anything about it, but speed will be more if 4G comes into service,” senior general manager of BSNL Nalini Verma told TOI.
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