BSNL in talks with data storage companies

NEW DELHI: BSNL said on Tuesday that it is in talks with global and local data storage companies as it looks to monetise its vast land assets as part of a turnaround strategy to resurrect its business. Sources said Google and Microsoft are among companies that BSNL is talking to for setting up ‘mobile edge computing‘ centres on its land bank.
BSNL is looking at monetising land assets that it has across many states, which include telephone exchanges and office infrastructure.
Chairman Robert K Ravi said while the company looks to improve operational efficiencies, it is working out “innovative ways” to sell, or rent out, land assets. These include not only leasing out to data storage companies, but also providing them to wind and solar energy players who sell renewables to state governments.