MTNL Full Form

In this article, we are going to discuss what is the full form of MTNL. MTNL full form is Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited. It is an Indian state-owned telecommunications company. Its motto is "Transparency distinguishes us." It primarily serves two Indian metropolises: Mumbai and Delhi, as well as neighbouring cities such as Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon, and Faridabad.

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It also provides telecom services outside of India through subsidiaries and joint ventures, in addition to Delhi and Mumbai. Its joint venture, United Telecom Limited (UTL), provides services in Nepal, and its subsidiary, Mahanagar Telephone Mauritius Limited (MTML), provides services in Mauritius.

About MTNL

MTNL full form is Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited. We have already discussed what is the full form of MTNL, let’s know more about MTNL. MTNL is a state-owned telecom company that operates in the Delhi and Mumbai metropolitan areas. The Government of India established MTNL on April 1, 1986, to improve the quality of telecom services, expand the telecom network, introduce new services, and raise revenue for the telecom development needs of India's key metro cities of Delhi and Mumbai. In these two Metropolitan cities, MTNL is the primary provider of fixed-line telecommunications services. It offers copper and fibre-based landline and broadband services with speeds ranging from 6 Mbps to 100 Mbps.

It also provides mobile services in the city of Delhi, including the four peripheral towns of Noida, Gurgaon, Faridabad, and Ghaziabad, as well as the city of Mumbai, including the areas governed by the Mumbai Municipal Corporation, New Mumbai Corporation, and Thane Municipal Corporation. MTNL also has telecom operations in Mauritius, Nepal, and other countries. Over the course of its more than two decades of operation, the company has seen overall development and growth, as well as improved operational efficiency. MTNL currently offers a variety of telecom services, including fixed telephone service, GSM (including 3G services) and CDMA-based mobile service, Value Added Services (VAS), Internet, Broadband, ISDN.

History

• It is known that Bombay Telephone was founded in the year 1882.

• The first telephone system was established in Delhi in the year 1911.

• The Mahanagar Telephone Nigam was established by the Government of India on April 1, in the year 1986, to improve and expand the telecom network in Delhi and Mumbai.

• It held the market monopoly until 1992 when the telecom industry was opened to private players.

• It was the Commonwealth Games (CWG)-2010 Telecom Partner, responsible for developing communication infrastructure to meet the event's telecom and broadcast needs.

MTNL Full Form - The Mahanagar Telephone Nigam is known to be established on the date April 1, the year 1986 by the Government of India to improve the quality of telecom services, expand the telecom network, introduce new services, and generate revenue for the telecom development needs of India's two major cities, Delhi and Mumbai.

Over the last 23 years, the company has grown quickly to become India's leading and one of Asia's largest telecom operating companies. Aside from a solid financial foundation, MTNL had 8.06 million customers as of March 31, 2009.

In addition, the company has been at the forefront of technological advancement by converting 100 percent of its telephone exchange network to state–of–the–art digital mode.

The Indian government currently owns 56.25 percent of the company.

Products & Services

MTNL offers a wide range of telecom services. Some of the services  provided by MTNL are as follows:

• Fixed-line phone service

• Mobile services based on GSM and CDMA

• Internet, broadband, ISDN, and leased line services are all available.

MNTL has also introduced a number of telecom technologies in the country, including ADSL2+ and VDSL2 broadband, IPTV based on MPEG4 technology, VOIP, and 3G mobile services.

Mahanagar Telephone Mauritius Limited (MTML)

MTML, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MTNL, was established as a private domestic company in Mauritius in November 2003. At the time of incorporation, the company had an authorised capital of 600 million MUR and a paid-up capital of 300 million. In 2009, the authorised capital was increased to MUR 1500 million. The company's paid-up capital has been increased from INR 854.12 million to INR 1052 million. The company obtained a licence from the ICTA (Mauritius' telecom regulatory body) to provide Fixed Wireless Services, Mobile Services, International Long Distance Services, and Internet Services.

In Port Louis, a 110K capacity CDMA Technology switch (CDMA 1x and EVDO) has been installed. To meet the needs of customers, ten customer care services are available throughout the island, as well as one call centre. The company offers fixed, mobile, international long distance, and internet services to Mauritius residents at the most competitive rates. MTNL has invested approximately $ 20 million in MTML. MTML is also increasing the capacity of the core network to 310K lines, while also implementing a GSM network in Mauritius with a capacity of 200K lines as well as replacing the 110K core capacity of the CDMA 1XEVDO network. International roaming for the MTML Mauritius GSM network is being implemented.

Key Competitors of MTNL

• Airtel

• Reliance Jio

• Vodafone

• Idea

• BSNL