ITI Limited, India’s pioneering public sector telecom manufacturer, has emerged as the Lowest Bidder (L1) for three major packages in the BharatNet Phase-3 Project, aimed at strengthening rural broadband connectivity across multiple states.
The company, in partnership with a consortium, won Package No. 15 for Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, and Manipur with an order worth ₹1,537 crores. Additionally, ITI Limited emerged as the L1 bidder for Package No. 8 in Himachal Pradesh and Package No. 9 for West Bengal, Andaman, and Nicobar Islands with an order value totaling ₹3,022 crores. Combined, these wins bring ITI Limited’s order value in BharatNet Phase-3 to a significant ₹4,559 crores.
The BharatNet Phase-3 Project is split into 16 Packages that cover all states and union territories. Tenders were invited by BSNL for the Design, Supply, Construction, Installation, Upgradation, Operation and Maintenance of the BharatNet Phase-3 Project’s Middle Mile Network on a Design Build Operate and Maintain (DBOM) model.
