Aircel and BSNL sign 2G ICR agreement

Aircel and BSNL have signed 2G ICR agreement on a pan-India basis. This is a first agreement between a state-owned operator and a private telecom player that will see the culmination of an intra-circle roaming (ICR) agreement with the private operator for all circles.

With this strategic tie-up, both organizations will be able to enhance customer’s experience, besides utilizing each other’s assets and network strength. Besides reducing call drops, this deal is expected to improve the quality of services to mobile subscribers along with better connectivity.

Starting this financial year, BSNL expects to earn Rs.300-Rs.400 crore a year through signing various ICR arrangements. In ICR agreements, passive infrastructure such as base transceiver stations will be shared among the operators when a subscriber of an operator roams in that circle...Read more