BSNL likely to award Rs 1,000 crore 3-yr OTN equipment contract to Nokia

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is going to reward a multi-year Rs 1,000-crore purchase order to Nokia for the supply of optical transport network (OTN) equipment and deployment through a local system integrator, The Economic Times (ET) has reported. People aware of the development told the newspaper that the financial bids for the BSNL contract are being evaluated, and the “advance purchase order” (APO) is likely to be issued shortly.

Other companies that have applied for the BSNL contract include domestic vendors like United Telecoms (UTL) and Tata Group company, Tejas Networks, the ET report said.