RailTel bags an order worth Rs 76.10 crore from Govt of Bihar

New Delhi: RailTel Corporation of India Limited (RailTel), a Mini Ratna CPSU under Ministry of Railways, has bagged an order from Bihar State Electronics Development Corporation (BSEDC), a Govt. of Bihar undertaking. According to the company, this order is for the implementation and management of electronic knowledge network (100 Mbps internet connectivity, wi-fi system and Smart Classes) in academic / administrative buildings of Government Engineering Colleges and Polytechnic Institutes in Bihar. These institutes are under the Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of Bihar.

“The value of the work order pertaining to RailTel (as System Integrator & Primary Internet Service Provider) is Rs 76.10 Crs. (Inclusive of GST) and order has been acquired through an open competitive bidding process,” the Railway PSU said in an official statement.

Bihar State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd. (BSEDC Ltd.) caters to the technological needs of the State Government and carries out IT project conceptualization and implementation for the State Government Departments and agencies.

The electronic knowledge network project aims to provide high capacity, scalable and reliable network infrastructure to cater the needs of Data & Video transmission simultaneously for the Engineering colleges & Polytechnic Institutes. It will facilitate the current and future (5 years) digital needs of the campuses. With this, education content could be shared to students internally and efficiently.

The awarded work entails supply, installation, commissioning & integration of Campus Local Area Network (LAN), Wi-Fi Solution, Smart Classroom Solution, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Solution, Software Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) Solution along with Internet from 2 different ISPs. It also involves the creation of small server room along with Supply, Installation, Testing & Commissioning (SITC) of Server & Work Stations. The overall network will be managed by Network Management System (NMS) centrally hosted at BSEDC.

Talking about it, RailTel’s Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) Sanjai Kumar said, “RailTel’s expertise in IT and Education sector will ensure successful execution of ‘Electronic Knowledge Network’ project of Bihar Government The project will revolutionize use of Information Technology (IT) in technical educational institutes of Bihar.  RailTel continues to be in the forefront of the digital journey of its clients. The present work order will further boost RailTel’s continuing foray in the education sector. We will continue to eye similar projects to enhance our revenue stream."

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