Tejas bags a ₹7,492 cr purchase order for BSNL

Tejas Networks said on Wednesday that it has executed a master contract for the supply, support and annual maintenance services of its Radio Access Network (RAN) equipment for BSNL’s pan-India 4G/5G network with TCS.

As part of the purchase order from TCS amounting to ₹7,492 crore (approx. $900 million), excluding GST, Tejas would supply the equipment for 1,00,000 sites, to be executed during the calendar years 2023 and 2024.

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Tejas Networks produces optical and data networking products. It designs, develops and sells high-performance and cost-competitive networking products to telecommunications service providers, internet service providers, utilities, defence and government entities in over 75 countries.

Tejas is a majority-owned TCS company, after TCS increased its shareholding of Tejas to 52.45 per cent in 2022. 

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Anand Athreya, CEO and Managing Director of Tejas Networks said, “We are delighted to be selected as the sole suppliers 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.”

Arnob Roy, COO and Executive Director of Tejas Networks said, “We are proud to be a member of the TCS consortium that has put the country on the world map in a highly competitive, deep-technology segment. We are committed to collaborating with our consortium partners to ensure a best-in-class service experience for BSNL subscribers, both consumers and businesses, around the country.”

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