PR91877

BENGALURU, India , September 23, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

    Tejas Networks (BSE: 540595) (NSE: TEJASNET) today announced that it has

been selected by Bharti Airtel ("Airtel"), India's premier communications

solutions provider, to enhance Airtel's optical network capacity in key

metropolitan markets.

    Tejas will supply, install and support its state-of-the-art TJ1600 DWDM/OTN

products for extending Airtel's optical networks towards the edge, supporting

5G backhaul, B2B services and broadband applications. The enhanced capacity

will enable Airtel to deliver a superior experience to its customers as data

consumption in India grows rapidly.

    Mr. Randeep Sekhon, Chief Technology Officer of Bharti Airtel said, "Airtel

has been making significant investments in expanding its metro network capacity

as part of its 5G readiness and for catering to increased bandwidth consumption

by fixed-line and enterprise customers. We are delighted to partner with Tejas

in this key network intervention that will enable us to deliver world-class

experience to our customers."

    Mr. Sanjay Nayak, Managing Director and CEO of Tejas Networks said, "We are

delighted to expand our decade-long partnership with Airtel, which has

established itself as one of the premier telecom service providers in the

world. Under this new contract, we will provide our multi-terabit TJ1600

DWDM/OTN products to augment Airtel's metro network capacity right up the

network edge. We are happy to see that our TJ1600 platform, with its

"pay-as-you-grow" modular design supporting 100Gbps to 600Gbps wavelengths and

a universal OTN/DWDM architecture offering advanced bandwidth expansion and

optimization, is gaining significant traction among leading telecom service

providers around the globe."

    About Tejas Networks Limited

    Tejas Networks designs, develops and sells high-performance networking

products to telecommunications service providers, internet service providers,

utilities, defence and government entities in over 75 countries. Tejas products

utilize programmable, software-defined hardware architecture with a common

software code-base that delivers seamless upgrades of new features and

technology standards.

    For more information, visit Tejas Networks at http://www.tejasnetworks.com

or contact

    Investor Relations:    ir@india.tejasnetworks.com

    Mr. Santosh Kesavan

    skeshavan@india.tejasnetworks.com

    Phone: +91 80 41794600

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    Source: Tejas Networks Limited