GTL bags Nortel order for BSNL GSM network

GTL has announced that it has been awarded an order by Nortel India to build 3,800 GSM sites in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand circles for BSNL's ongoing expansion of its cellular telephony network.

Nortel is BSNL's equipment provider for BSNL's seven million-line GSM cellular network expansion in India's southern and eastern circles namely Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, West Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, Jharkhand, Assam and North East.

According to GTL, it would provide comprehensive project management including site engineering, installation, testing and commissioning, and network integration. The project is scheduled for completion by mid-2005.

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