ITI Ltd, a public sector telecom manufacturing company, has secured a work order worth ₹856.39 crore from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) for the expansion of its 4G mobile network in the West Zone.
The order covers planning, engineering, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of the 4G mobile network on a turnkey basis across 7,613 sites.
Expansion project
The project is part of BSNL’s ongoing Atmanirbhar Bharat telecom initiative to deploy indigenous 4G telecom equipment across the country.
ITI, along with consortium partner Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), had earlier executed a turnkey project worth ₹2,640 crore for BSNL’s Phase IX.2 4G rollout in the West Zone.
Previous execution
The roll out covered Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and the Mumbai Licensed Service Area.
The earlier project involved RF planning, engineering, supply, installation, testing, commissioning, integration and annual maintenance of the 4G mobile network across 23,633 sites.
Expansion order
Following the successful completion of that assignment, BSNL has now awarded ITI the new work order for expansion of the 4G mobile network in the West Zone.
Company outlook
ITI Chairman and Managing Director Rajesh Rai said, “ITI has steadfastly been executing and has proved to be an able ally in the country’s Atmanirbhar telecom initiatives.”
The company said the latest order further strengthens its role in supporting the government’s indigenous telecom infrastructure programme and BSNL’s nationwide network expansion.
Company background
ITI Ltd is India’s premier telecom manufacturing public sector enterprise under the Department of Telecommunications.
The company manufactures telecom equipment and executes large telecom infrastructure projects across the country.
Apart from the BSNL 4G rollout, ITI is currently executing BharatNet Phase III projects worth around ₹7,000 crore for BSNL in Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur.