New Delhi, October 22: Bengaluru-headquartered Tejas Networks on Monday received a Rs 1.1-billion order from global data network solutions company Sterlite Technologies for the Indian Navy’s countrywide next-generation digital communications network. As part of the agreement, Tejas Networks will supply DWDM systems and high-performance Layer-3 Multi-Gigabit Ethernet switches across the country for the navy. Indian Navy Inducts Third Ship of LCU MK-IV Project at Port Blair

Tejas Networks in a statement claimed that with the new communication network The Indian Navy’s communication network would become robust, highly secure, scalable and reliable digital highway for naval operations. The network will link multiple Indian naval offices and India-administered islands. The statement also said that as the master systems integrator, Sterlite Technologies had been awarded a long-term contract for design, execution, operations and maintenance of Indian Navy’s Digital Network. Indian Navy to Get Naval Multi-role Helicopters MH 60 ‘Romeo’ From United States

Sanjay Nayak, Managing Director and CEO of Tejas while expressing happiness for getting the order, said that the order reinforces technological and execution capabilities of the company for building large and complex communication networks. Tejas Networks is an India-based optical and data networking products company which designs and develops products in the Optical Networking and Broadband Access (4G/LTE, GPON) segments. The company has a customer base over 65 countries.

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