Lok Sabha Question No. 1764 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-04
Subject: New Generation Network
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: RATTAN LAL KATARIA

## MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1764 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH  MAY, 2016

## NEW GENERATION NETWORK

## 1764. SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether BSNL has introduced World's latest technology, i.e. Next Generation Network (NGN) throughout the country;
- (b) if  so, the details thereof and the manner in which it is likely to make an impact in telecom services and the profitability of BSNL;
- (c) the present status of NGN in various telecommunication circles of the country; and
- (d) the facilities the NGN is providing to valuable consumers of BSNL?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a) to(d) Bharat  Sanchar  Nigam  Limited  (BSNL)  has  reported  that  it  is  introducing    Next Generation  Network  (NGN)  technology  throughout    the  country  to  migrate    from  Time  Division Multiplexing (TDM) to NGN. BSNL has upgraded existing around one million lines of TDM network into  NGN technology. The circle-wise details of lines commissioned are at Annexure. The rest is being done progressively based on its technical-commercial consideration.

With migration to NGN, customer will get better communication facilities on wire line network. NGN  technology  will  also  facilitate  BSNL  to  improve  its  services,  retain  its  existing  landline customers/addition in new customers, resultant increased market share and consequent enhanced impact on its profitability.

Some of the facilities that  NGN technology possesses and which is beneficial to BSNL as well as its customers are given below:

-  Customer will get better communication Enhanced  Value Added  Services like Personalized Ring Back Tone.
-  BSNL will be able to offer new services which are not available on TDM switches such as Wide Area IP Centrex (WIPC), Multimedia services, landline prepaid facility in etc.
-  NGN  enables  to  launch  the  services  much  faster  than  the  legacy  switches  due  to hardware/software consolidation.
-  It eases the launch of new tariff scheme and reduces the implementation time as well.
-  NGN will enable multiple avenues for BSNL with OTT (Over The Top) players.
-  It  saves the Operational Expenditure  like space, electricity, manpower etc. as control and switch function in NGN are centralized and converged at very few locations instead of multiple locations.

## Circle-wise details of NGN lines commissioned

|   S. No. | Name of Telecom Circle   |   Lines Commissioned |
|----------|--------------------------|----------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh           |                81024 |
|        2 | Assam                    |                10000 |
|        3 | Bihar                    |                10756 |
|        4 | Chattisgarh              |                 6256 |
|        5 | Chennai                  |                47024 |
|        6 | Kolkata TD               |                53000 |
|        7 | Gujarat                  |                86780 |
|        8 | Haryana                  |                18756 |
|        9 | Himachal Pradesh         |                 6512 |
|       10 | Jammu & Kashmir          |                 6000 |
|       11 | Jharkhand                |                 2500 |
|       12 | Karnataka                |                45102 |
|       13 | Kerala                   |                86524 |
|       14 | Madhya Pradesh           |                18756 |
|       15 | Maharashtra              |               117536 |
|       16 | North-East- I            |                13756 |
|       17 | North-East- II           |                 2512 |
|       18 | Odisha                   |                12512 |
|       19 | Punjab                   |                50012 |
|       20 | Rajasthan                |                46756 |
|       21 | Tamil Nadu               |                91012 |
|       22 | Uttar Pradesh (East)     |                16256 |
|       23 | Uttar Pradesh (West)     |                32012 |
|       24 | Uttarakhand              |                 3756 |
|       25 | West Bengal              |                20000 |

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