Sterlite Technologies (STL) has been selected by Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) to build a high performance, integrated network management systems which will be deployed across PGCIL’s regional communications networks. With this multi-year deal worth Rs 1.7 billion, STL has further strengthened its relationship with PGCIL. As a part of its earlier engagements, STL has been supplying optical fibre cables and developed an IP-MPLS network for PGCIL.
PGCIL owns and operates 90 per cent of India’s interstate and inter-regional electric power transmission network spanning 172,192 circuit kilometres and 72,126 kilometres of telecom network. This gigantic transmission and telecom network has to be consistently maintained at an availability of 99 per cent and 99.5 per cent uptime, respectively. As networking becomes agile, these mammoth networks will require a modern approach to management and orchestration to solve challenges in the areas of silos, interoperability and security.
Leveraging its software-defined networking solution, STL will deliver a customised Unified Network Management System (UNMS) offering advanced automation, programmable configuration and actionable insights. Through this solution, PGCIL will get a consolidated, centralised view of regional networks and will be able to optimise O&M, reduce system outages at the national level and generate performance analytics for the Central Electricity Authority (CEA).
Commenting on the collaboration, Praveen Cherian, CEO, global business services, STL, said, “We are delighted to form an association with PGCIL for creating a customised UNMS for managing their massive-scale utility networks. Through our solution, we will provide a consolidated infrastructure with centralised controls for their inter-regional networks. The network management system, with integrated analytics, will bring in efficiency and effectiveness setting superior standards in networks operations management.”
