BSNL soft-launches indigenous SIM-less Quantum 5G FWA in Hyderabad
On 18 June 2025 in Hyderabad, Telangana, BSNL soft-launched Quantum 5G FWA, an indigenous SIM-less fixed-wireless-access service, at its Ameerpet Exchange.
Summary
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) announced the soft launch of BSNL Quantum 5G FWA in Hyderabad on 18 June 2025. The service was inaugurated at BSNL's Ameerpet Exchange by A. Robert J. Ravi, Chairman & Managing Director of BSNL/MTNL. The fixed-wireless-access solution is SIM-less, built on BSNL's Direct-to-Device platform, and uses a fully indigenous core, RAN and customer equipment. Ameerpet recorded 980 Mbps download and 140 Mbps upload speeds with sub-10 ms latency. BSNL said pilots in Bengaluru, Pondicherry, Visakhapatnam, Pune, Gwalior and Chandigarh will go live by September 2025.
Key facts
- Launch
- 18 June 2025, Ameerpet Exchange, Hyderabad
- Inaugurated by
- A. Robert J. Ravi, CMD BSNL/MTNL
- Feature
- SIM-less; fully indigenous stack
- Speeds
- 980 Mbps down / 140 Mbps up, sub-10 ms latency
- Next pilots
- Bengaluru, Pondicherry, Visakhapatnam, Pune, Gwalior, Chandigarh by September 2025
Practice MCQs 2 questions
In which city did BSNL soft-launch its Quantum 5G FWA service on 18 June 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Hyderabad
PIB (DoT): BSNL announced on June 18, 2025, in Hyderabad, the soft launch of BSNL Quantum 5G FWA.
Consider the following statements about BSNL Quantum 5G FWA: 1. It is a SIM-less fixed-wireless-access service. 2. A download speed of 980 Mbps was recorded at the Ameerpet Exchange. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
PIB (DoT): The service has a SIM-less architecture, and Ameerpet recorded 980 Mbps download speed. Both are correct, so the answer is Both 1 and 2.