BSNL to launch 3G service in Bangalore in July

MUMBAI, INDIA: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), the state-owned telecom service provider, said that 3G mobile services will be available to its subscribers in Bangalore from July this year.

BSNL is investing around Rs 650 crore for installation of equipment and other infrastructure for launching the services in Bangalore. The 3G mobile services will be available across the state after December this year, a senior BSNL official said, reports Business Standard.

Bangalore will be the second city in South India to get 3G mobile services from BSNL after Chennai, where the service was launched in February this year. BSNL 3G mobile services are currently available in 10 north Indian cities.

The customers of 3G services will get three main services like video on demand, video conferencing and broadband on mobile.