RailTel Speeds Up South Central Railway with Rs 20 Crore Order

South Central Railway has awarded major public sector business RailTel Corporation of India Limited a large work order. The Rs 20.22 crore contract deploys IP-MPLS for telecommunications spanning 523 Route Kilometers (RKM) in Secunderabad. By June 18, 2025, this project will demonstrate RailTel's dominance as a telecom infrastructure provider in urban and rural India.

RailTel, a "Mini Ratna (Category-I)" PSU, has a Pan-India optic fiber network. This network is vital to national telecommunications services. The company's recent project with South Central Railway intends to improve Secunderabad division connectivity and efficiency for commuters and railway operations.

RailTel uses innovative telecommunications technologies to improve train communication networks. The project uses IP-MPLS to improve data transfer over a large railway network stretch. This represents a purposeful move to modernize railway infrastructure using current technology.

RailTel's experience handling massive telecom projects makes it a trusted public sector partner. The company's history of delivering crucial telecom solutions shows it can handle challenging projects on time and within budget. This recent contract strengthens RailTel's position as a leader in transportation connection infrastructure.

Stakeholders expect the project to increase railway division communication reliability and speed by mid-2025. RailTel and South Central Railway's partnership is a major step toward building a strong, future-ready telecommunications infrastructure to support India's growing transportation network.

News by Rahul Yelligetti