Tejas Networks has announced that the company has reached a milestone by cumulatively shipping over 17,000 internet protocol (IP)/ multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) routers for BharatNet Phase III project. Tejas’s TJ1400 routers are being deployed in nine states and five union territories across India by its project implementation agency partners and are carrying live traffic at multiple locations. Altogether, the company will be supplying nearly 60,000 TJ1400 routers for BharatNet Phase III project which will be deployed across more than 55,000 gram panchayats and 2,000 blocks in the country.
Tejas Networks has a complete range of modular and compact next-generation access and aggregation routers for building terabit-scale IP/MPLS networks that meet stringent performance benchmarks. Powered by a pioneering Software-defined Hardware architecture, the company’s indigenously designed carrier-class router portfolio ensures a flexible, scalable and reliable middle mile network for BharatNet project.
Commenting on the milestone, chief operating officer and executive director, Tejas Networks, said, “Government of India’s BharatNet is a flagship program for the digital empowerment of rural India through ubiquitous high-speed broadband connectivity. Today’s announcement serves as a strong endorsement of our world-class capabilities in this complex technology area and reflects our emergence as a high-quality, global-scale supplier of IP/MPLS routers for critical infrastructure networks.”
