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BSNL 3G services to launch in June next year

Government owned telecom service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has said that they aim to launch their 3G services in the Indian market in June next year.

They would be using the technology provided by Ericsson for their 3G network.

A company representative said: “We hope to receive the equipment from Ericsson from December. It will take some six months to roll out the services. We will earmark around 10 million lines for the initial launch.”

3G services are yet to be launched in the Indian market though both BSNL and MTNL have received the required licenses for the launch.

BSNL added: “But we will have a mid-term assessment of the roll-out since we are still not sure about the potential of 3G in the country. It is an expensive service and we have to understand how much demand there will be.”