About Tejas Network Limited
Tejas Networks is an optical and data networking products company that designs, develops and manufactures high-performance and future-ready products for building high-speed communication networks that carry voice, data and video traffic from fixed line, mobile and broadband networks.
Airtel has made such an agreement, which will be a big change in the Indian telecom sector, a big blow to China's Huawei.
It is well known that the Indian telecom sector is dependent on China! For the expansion of the same 4G to 5G technology, there is a possibility that India would have depended on China, but now the environment has changed completely, all the passes have been reversed! In fact, Indian telecom company Reliance has announced that it will not buy 4G and 5G related equipment from companies like Huawei and ZTE of China. At the same time, Bharti Airtel has given the contract for optical fiber expansion to an Indian company Tejas Network, which is no less than an achievement for the Indian telecom sector.
The special thing is that Tejas Network is a completely Indian company, in which Tata Group also has a stake. Due to its advanced network technology, it is being compared to companies like Huawei and ZTE of China.
Airtel Tejas Network Contract
If there are any two big companies in the Indian telecom market, it is definitely Reliance and Bharti Airtel. While Reliance is busy taking its Jio network towards 5G, Airtel is also in the same race. In such a situation, now Airtel has made such an agreement, which can be a revolution in the Indian telecom sector, while on the other hand it is also a setback for China.
According to reports, the company has selected an Indian company Tejas Networks and has signed a contract to expand optical network capacity in key metropolitan markets. Under this agreement, the company will also support, install and supply optical transmission products to Airtel.
Commenting on the historic association, Sanjay Nayak, Managing Director and CEO, Tejas Networks said, “We are delighted to expand our partnership with Airtel. Under this new contract, we will make available our multi terabit TJ1600 DWDM/OTN products to enhance Airtel's Metro network capacity.
Indigenous Tejas Network
Talking about Tejas Network, it is a completely indigenous company, which makes equipment in India itself. An Economic Times report suggests that Tejas Networks has the potential to become a company like India's Huawei, and can grab a significant position in the $150 billion global network gear market. Tejas Networks With the new cycle of investment in 5G and the fiber-based broadband rollout exploring a huge opportunity in the telecom sector in India and the global market, Airtel's tie-up could play an important role for Tejas Networks.
Reports also suggest that Tejas will spend 100% of its product portfolio on locally designing and manufacturing the full stack of wireline and 4G/5G wireless network gear in India. For this, the company will enhance R&D capacity and will also evaluate existing telecom assets. This can be a big positive step in the telecom sector of India. Also an important note is that the Tata group recently acquired a controlling stake in Tejas for Rs 1,890 crore, which also shows confidence in the company.