India, Nov. 6 -- The government-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has reportedly invited original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to submit bids for the deployment of domestic 5G commercial services at 1,876 locations within the Delhi circle. According to an ET report, the Delhi circle will have a primary 5G-as-a-Service Provider (5GaaSP) and a secondary 5GaaSP, depending on the tender.

BSNL intends to use the 3.5 GHz mid-band for capacity and the 900 MHz low-band for coverage when launching its 5G services. Through its 5G network, the public sector carrier hopes to provide massive Machine Type Communication (mMTC) services, phone, video, data, SMS, ultra-reliable low-latency communications (uRLLC), network slicing, and improved mob...