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<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>NEW DELHI: Homegrown telecom gear maker HFCL<\/a> Friday said it has deployed optical fiber cable (OFC) in 1,789-gram panchayats (GPs) of Jharkhand under the government’s BharatNet<\/a> project.

“HFCL has completed connectivity of 1,789 Gram Panchayats through GPON (gigabit passive optical network) wherein 7,765 kms of OFC network has been laid out thereby providing
broadband connectivity<\/a> to all the Gram Panchayats of Jharkhand,” HFCL said in a statement.

“HFCL is proud to have executed this high-quality OFC network which will serve the rural population of the State of Jharkhand for many years to come,” said Mahendra Nahata, MD, HFCL.

It is noteworthy that HFCL had also completed broadband connectivity by deploying 7,869 kilometers of OFC network connecting 3,209 gram panchayats with GPON network in Punjab. Apart from deploying the fiber broadband network in Punjab and Jharkhand, HFCL is also supplying fiber optic cables in Maharashtra, Telangana, and Chhattisgarh under the BharatNet project.

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5G knocking on doors but where is the infrastructure?<\/a><\/h2>

At least 70% of towers need to be fiberised from the current level of 33% for the launch of 5G services. An estimated investment of Rs 5 lakh crore will be required for setting up telecom infrastructure in the next four years in terms of fiber and towers, according to experts.<\/p><\/div>

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<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>NEW DELHI: Homegrown telecom gear maker HFCL<\/a> Friday said it has deployed optical fiber cable (OFC) in 1,789-gram panchayats (GPs) of Jharkhand under the government’s BharatNet<\/a> project.

“HFCL has completed connectivity of 1,789 Gram Panchayats through GPON (gigabit passive optical network) wherein 7,765 kms of OFC network has been laid out thereby providing
broadband connectivity<\/a> to all the Gram Panchayats of Jharkhand,” HFCL said in a statement.

“HFCL is proud to have executed this high-quality OFC network which will serve the rural population of the State of Jharkhand for many years to come,” said Mahendra Nahata, MD, HFCL.

It is noteworthy that HFCL had also completed broadband connectivity by deploying 7,869 kilometers of OFC network connecting 3,209 gram panchayats with GPON network in Punjab. Apart from deploying the fiber broadband network in Punjab and Jharkhand, HFCL is also supplying fiber optic cables in Maharashtra, Telangana, and Chhattisgarh under the BharatNet project.

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5G knocking on doors but where is the infrastructure?<\/a><\/h2>

At least 70% of towers need to be fiberised from the current level of 33% for the launch of 5G services. An estimated investment of Rs 5 lakh crore will be required for setting up telecom infrastructure in the next four years in terms of fiber and towers, according to experts.<\/p><\/div>