STORY SO FAR

June 2020: Mukesh Ambani announces firm will build its own 5G network and export it June 2020: Govt announces PLI scheme for telecom & network products November 2020: A DOT committee tells BSNL that the core of the network should be make in India for 4G

June 2021: Bharti and Tata tie up to collaborate to make indigenous 5G network

July 2021: BSNL selects TCS, HFCL, Tech Mahindra, L&T to use Indian core to deploy 4G networks. C-DOT and Pertsol offer the core. Final decision awaited