TCS Gets Rs 2903 Crore 4G Order From BSNL – Trak.in

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced a significant add-on order worth ₹2,903 crore from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), reinforcing its lead role in India’s telecom transformation. The order pertains to the planning, supply, and maintenance of BSNL’s 4G mobile network across 18,685 sites nationwide.

TCS Gets Rs 2903 Crore 4G Order From BSNL

TCS revealed the order in an exchange filing on May 21, just before markets opened. Following the announcement, TCS shares opened marginally higher at ₹3,503.20.

What the Deal Covers

According to TCS, the APO includes:

Planning & engineering
Installation & commissioning
Annual maintenance support for the network rollout

The execution will further scale up BSNL’s 4G infrastructure, with eyes also on 5G readiness in the near future.

TCS noted that final documentation and conditions are pending, and more details will be released by BSNL soon.

Tejas Network Secures ₹1,525 Cr Order from TCS

Tejas Networks, a telecom equipment provider and part of the Tata Group, confirmed that it has received a supply order worth ₹1,525.53 crore from TCS. The order covers the delivery of:

Radio Access Network (RAN) gear
Associated telecom hardware and services

The equipment will be used to fulfil TCS’s commitments to BSNL under the new order.

Context: TCS–BSNL Collaboration & Financial Snapshot

This development is part of the larger ₹15,000 crore BSNL-TCS project that aims to build:

Pan-India 4G sites
Telecom-grade data centres
Foundations for future 5G deployments

Back in January, TCS CEO K. Krithivasan had stated that the BSNL contract is 70% complete, and its revenue impact would taper from Q4 of FY25. The company is exploring new opportunities to offset this decline.