Himachal Futuristic Communications Limited (HFCL) has won a five-year annual maintenance contract (AMC) worth Rs 1.35 billion from RailTel for the implementation of secure operations network project, covering data centres of Indian defence forces.
HFCL has already completed the design, supply, installation and commissioning of one central data centre and 120 mini data centres at defence establishments across the country, according to a regulatory filing.
Further, the project encompassed the establishment of a secure defence communication network comprising hardware, software and data centre infrastructure, along with artificial intelligence-enabled network security.
Under the AMC, the firm will provide end-to-end maintenance support services to ensure high availability, reliability and security of the network infrastructure supporting critical defence communication operations. The scope of work includes preventive and corrective maintenance, network monitoring, incident management, performance optimisation and round-the-clock technical support.
