BSNL 4G now available in Jowai and Khliehriat

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaJuly 26, 2019

JOWAI: BSNL NE-1 Telecom Circle is happy to announce that much awaited FTTH (Fiber to the Home) Broadband services under brand name Bharat Fibre, to its esteemed Customers of Jowai, is commercially launched today in Jowai Town.

The Inaugural call of FTTH services is being made by B. Chandra Sekhar ITS, Chief General Manager, BSNL NE-1 Telecom Circle to Garod LSN Dykes, Deputy Commissioner, West Jaintia Hills District, Jowai.

These Bharat Fibre FTTH BB services are being provided in partnership with M/s. Sanjied Kynsai Shangrit communications. BSNL is offering these FTTH BB services with 2 different plans as under.

Plan 849: Rs. 849 per Month + GST, BB Speed: up to 50 Mbps speed till 600 GB, up to 2 Mbps speed beyond that.
Plan 1277: Rs.1277 per Month +GST, BB Speed: up to 100 Mbps speed till 750 GB, Up to 2 Mbps beyond that.

BSNL Meghalaya has already launched its Bharat Fibre FTTH BB services in the Shillong City, Umiam, Tura, and further planning to launch these FTTH BB services in Khliehriat, Nongstoin, Nongpoh, Mawkyrwat, Chirapunjee, and Mairong towns very shortly.

This year BSNL Meghalaya is planning to provide 7500 FTTH BB connections.

Meanwhile the present Mobile data Network of BSNL in Jowai has been upgraded to 4G data services by deploying the state of art 4G towers thereby enhancing the mobile data speeds upto 30 Mbps. All the existing BSNL Mobile data Customers in Jowai town are requested to change their existing SIM to 4G SIM free of cost to avail high speed 4G services.

Apart from Jowai town, 4G services are already launched in Shillong, Nongstoin, Tura, Nongpoh, Khliehriat, Barapani, Umsning, Cherrapunji towns of Meghalya state. In all 108 Towers of 4G technology are deployed in these stations.

As on date, 301 nos. of 2G BTSs, 320 nos. of 3G Node Bs, and 104 nos. of 4G e Node Bs are working in Meghalaya State.