Tejas Networks Bags Rs 7,492 Crore Contract For BSNL's Pan-India 4G And 5G Network

Homegrown telecom gear maker Tejas Networks, a part of the Tata Group, has secured a contract worth Rs 7,492 crore (around $900 million) to supply its latest 4G/5G Radio Access Network (RAN) for Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)'s nationwide network.

This contract covers 100,000 sites and includes supply, support, and annual maintenance services.

In a statement on Wednesday (16 August), the company announced that it has "executed a Master Contract for supply, support and annual maintenance services of its Radio Access Network equipment for BSNL’s Pan-India 4G/5G network, with Tata Consultancy Services Limited".

The company won this order after successfully completing extensive trials as part of a consortium led by TCS, it added.

Commenting about the development, Tejas Networks CEO and MD Anand Athreya said, “We are delighted to be selected as the sole supplier of 4G/5G RAN equipment for one of the largest mobile networks in the world. Our cutting-edge portfolio of baseband and radio products will enable BSNL to roll out a scalable and cost-effective network that meets world-class performance and quality standards".

"This also furthers our mission to create India’s first global-scale telecom and networking products company with an end-to-end suite of wireless and wireline offerings," Athreya added.