New Delhi: Tejas Networks Limited has received an Advance Purchase Order of Rs 696 crore from BSNL for the upgradation of its Pan-India IP-MPLS based Access and Aggregation Network (MAAN) using its state-of-the-art routers.
The company won this order while competing against top-tier global vendors in an open tender, after being technically shortlisted and upon submitting the lowest commercial bid.
As per the agreement, “the company will supply, install and commission over 13,000 of its TJ1400 series of next-generation access and aggregation routers for realising a converged multi-service packet network, being rolled out on a nationwide basis,” the filing added.
Sanjay Nayak, Managing Director and CEO of Tejas Networks said, “We are delighted to win this prestigious contract which is the single largest order we have received till date in our company. We look forward to partnering with BSNL to create a unified, flexible, and scalable IP/MPLS network that will cater to growing data traffic from its full range of services, including a mobile (2G/3G/4G/5G), fiber broadband, Voice over IP, WiFi, and enterprise data services. It provides us an excellent opportunity to deploy at scale, our carrier routing products and establish our world-class capabilities in the critical routing technology area.
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