Tejas Networks (NSE:TEJASNET, BOM:540595) has been selected by Nagarjuna Construction Company (NCC) for the supply of Internet Protocol/Multi-Protocol Label Switching (IP-MPLS) routers in various Indian states, according to a Thursday filing to the Indian stock exchanges.
Under this deal, the company has started shipping the IP-MPLS routers and management system to Madhya Pradesh, Dadra Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, and Uttarakhand, in India.
Tejas has tied up with NCC to upgrade the existing middle-mile broadband infrastructure in these states from linear to ring topology using IP-MPLS technology.
This supply is part of the Indian government's BharatNet project that aims to extend high-speed broadband connectivity to every village in the country.