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BSNL: Govt clears BSNL's 4G tech deal with TCS, Telecom News, ET Telecom
New Delhi: The government has approved Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd’s ( BSNL ) plan to go ahead with a Rs 26,821 crore order to IT services provider Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) for rolling out the state-run telco’s 4G network. As part of the deal, along with setting up the 4G sites, TCS will have to maintain the network for nine years. Tejas Networks, a unit of Tata Sons, the parent company of TCS, is expected to locally manufacture the network equipment for BSNL.After the start of 4G services, BSNL is aiming to launch 5G services by August next year. Subsequently, it was directed to only utilise equipment from domestic companies. The political and military face-off with China has also led to Chinese firms such as Huawei and ZTE being barred from participating in India’s 5G rollout, while stiff conditions have been imposed on others. TCS chief operating officer N Ganapathy Subramaniam recently told ET that the deal with BSNL will allow the IT service provider to take its telecom offerings to potential global clients and compete with network gear makers such as Nokia, Ericsson and Samsung. Source - Economic Times #bsnl
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