BSNL’s Rs 13,300 crore network project for armed forces faces delay

wirecableMarch 12, 2014June 24, 2015

March 12, 2014June 24, 2015

February 19, 2014 The Rs 13,334 crore alternate communications network that Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will build for the armed forces is likely to face delay as the state-run telco is yet to finalise nearly Rs 4,800 crore of contracts for the vital optic fibre backbone package. The Rs......

India to lease bandwidth from Bangladesh

wirecableSeptember 19, 2013April 28, 2016

September 19, 2013April 28, 2016

August 13, 2013 For the first time India will turn to Bangladesh for meeting its global telecom connectivity requirements. It plans to lease nearly 100 gigabytes (GBs) of international bandwidth from two state-owned suppliers in the neighbouring country to route a chunk of India’s overseas call and data traffic through......

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Industry showing its Mettle for Metal

wirecableJuly 20, 2013August 4, 2021

July 20, 2013August 4, 2021

Raw material prices continue to play hide and seek in the wire & cable industry and price volatility has impacted many important decisions in companies. The industry has become used to of operating in an environment of parabolic raw material prices. The prices of metals have been gradually fluctuating, which......

BSNL optical fibre order to turn around TN Tele

wirecableJune 8, 2012September 13, 2012

June 8, 2012September 13, 2012

April 9, 2012 Tamil Nadu Telecommunications Ltd is on a turnaround with a major order from BSNL. It is also in talk with other telecom companies to set up new plants to diversify its product line and also expand its existing facility in Maraimalai Nagar. The company will supply 3,206......

Sterlite Technologies wins contract to implement a central office broadband system for BSNL

wirecableNovember 17, 2011December 27, 2011

November 17, 2011December 27, 2011

21 September, 2011 Sterlite Technologies Limited announced that it has received a contract from BSNL, for deployment of a central ofﬁce broadband system in telecom circles, pan India. The Company would install and commission the system within FY13 and would manage this network for 7 years thereafter. The system, once......