These days BSNL is giving tough competition to private telecom companies in every field. The government telecom company is soon going to launch the Live TV service IFTV, in which more than 500 live TV channels will be shown for free. BSNL is currently testing this service in Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu telecom circles. Recently the company unveiled its new logo and slogan. In this event, the company also announced its live TV service, in which users will get access to more than 500 live TV channels without any additional charge.

Open challenge to Jio

This new service of BSNL is going to have the most impact on JioTV+. Mukesh Ambani's telecom company is currently offering this service to its fiber broadband users in which users can watch many digital live TVs for free. However, BSNL has clarified that its live TV service will be unique in itself. The company has described its IFTV as the first in the industry.

JioTV+ service mainly works on an HLS-based streaming model, which is mainly designed for internet users. Users can access Jio's live TV channels as per their internet plan. BSNL's live TV service does not consume data from the user's broadband plan. BSNL's live TV service continues to work even if there is no internet service.

To access this service of BSNL, Android users can download the company's Live TV app directly from the Google Play Store. This app works only on Android smartphone TV. However, there are also reports that BSNL is going to integrate Live TV with the company's commercial fiber-to-the-home (FTTH). Apart from this, BSNL users will also get video on-demand (VoD) service, which will be integrated into the company's app.

How to use BSNL Live TV

For this, you have to download the BSNL Live TV app on your Android smart TV. After downloading and installing the app, users will have to enter their registered mobile number for BSNL's live TV service. After logging in to the app, users will be able to access more than 500 favorite live TV channels. Apart from this, BSNL has announced direct-to-device. Users will be able to communicate without any mobile tower or SIM card. For this direct-to-device service of BSNL, the company has partnered with Viasat.