Vi, BSNL seal nationwide network-sharing pact to take challenge to India’s ‘big two’ — reports

Cameron Page2026-08-27T16:23:00

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Struggling state-backed duo said to agree infrastructure-sharing and roaming deal to complement Vi’s capex-intensive network upgrade programme, and support an effort to make a dent in Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio dominance…

This article includes:

Organisations: Aditya Birla Group; Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited; Bharti Airtel; CNBC Awaaz; Department of Telecommunications; Indian government; ITI; MTNL; RailTel; Reliance Jio; Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI); Vi; Vodafone Group.
Geographies: Asia-Pacific; India.
People: Abhijit Kishore; M. Seshachalam.
Themes: 4G network densification; 5G rollout; AI; BharatNet; broadband; captive non-public networks; cloud; coverage expansion; data centres; debt reprieve; digital platforms; digital public services; edge infrastructure; e-commerce enablement; enterprise services; fibre network; infrastructure-sharing; inter-circle roaming; intra-circle roaming; IoT; macro sites; mobile network investment; network performance; network-sharing; optical fibre; passive infrastructure sharing; price competition; revenue-sharing; roaming agreement; spectrum assets; telecoms circles; telecoms services market share; tower sharing; VPN services; wireless network.

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