Himachal Futuristic Communications (HFCL) has bagged a purchase order worth Rs 2,467 crore from the Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL).
The order has been bagged for setting up of the converged nationwide IP/MPLS backbone and Access Network tor Armed Forces under the Network for Spectrum (NFS) Programme of the government of India.
The scope of work under the above PO also include operation and maintenance (O&M) for a period of 10 years including three year warranty period for which Rs 862 crore will be paid by the Indian Defence Services, after the warranty period is over.
This Project is funded by Department of Telecom (DoT), government of India and BSNL has been appointed as the nodal agency by the DoT for Project execution.