New Delhi: RailTel Corporation of India Ltd has won a major domestic contract worth ₹27.04 crore from Andhra Pradesh Central Power Distribution Corporation Limited (APCPDCL). The project strengthens RailTel’s growing presence in India’s public sector digital and telecom infrastructure space.
The state-owned telecom and IT services company received the Letter of Acceptance (LoA) on January 26, 2026, and has disclosed the development to stock exchanges in line with SEBI’s LODR Regulation 30 requirements.
Project to Modernise APCPDCL’s Communication Network
Under the contract, RailTel will provide an end-to-end Software Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) solution across APCPDCL offices. The project aims to enhance secure, scalable, and high-performance connectivity for the power distribution utility.
Scope of Work Includes:
- Supply of SD-WAN devices
- Installation and deployment
- Testing and commissioning
- Network configuration and setup
- Associated hardware and software licences
- Five-year comprehensive warranty and technical support
The project is scheduled to run until January 24, 2031, highlighting its long-term nature and RailTel’s commitment to sustained service support.
Contract Value and Compliance Details
- Contract Value: ₹27,04,21,875
- Client: Andhra Pradesh Central Power Distribution Corporation
- Warranty Period: 5 Years
- Nature of Order: Domestic
- Related Party Transaction: No
RailTel clarified that the contract does not involve any related-party transactions, and neither the promoter nor promoter group has any interest in APCPDCL.
Strategic Boost for RailTel’s Non-Railway Business
This order win underlines RailTel’s steady expansion beyond railway communication networks. The company has been actively diversifying into IT services, telecom solutions, data centres, and enterprise networking, serving power utilities, state governments, and other public sector organisations.
About RailTel Corporation of India
RailTel Corporation of India Ltd is a Government of India enterprise and one of the country’s largest neutral telecom infrastructure providers. Leveraging its nationwide optical fibre network, RailTel offers services such as broadband, VPN, data centre solutions, cloud services, and enterprise IT solutions to government bodies, PSUs, and private enterprises across India.
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