<h1>State-owned telco launches homegrown 4G stack, activates 97,500+ towers, adds 1 crore new 4G subscribers nationwide</h1> A state-owned telecom operator commissioned an indigenous 4G technology stack and activated over 97,500 mobile towers nationally, with facilities worth about Rs 1,166 crore deployed in one state. The rollout included 1,596 city-area sites (approx. Rs 384 crore) and 2,148 district sites (approx. Rs 782 crore). The prime minister inaugurated the homegrown stack, which is 4G-ready and scalable to 5G. Circles reported combined revenue and EBITDA improvements and subscriber growth, including over 1 crore new 4G customers nationwide, raising potential regulatory, procurement transparency and spectrum-policy considerations.