HFCL Limited has received a purchase order worth approximately Rs 135.09 crore including applicable GST from RailTel Corporation of India Limited, a Government of India Undertaking under the Ministry of Railways. The order is for an Annual Maintenance Contract of the Secure Operations Network project supporting data centres of Indian defence forces.
HFCL had previously executed the implementation of the Secure OPS Network for Indian defence forces under a project awarded by RailTel. The scope involved design, supply, installation, and commissioning of one central data centre and 120 mini data centres at defence establishments across the country. The project included establishment of a secure defence communication network with hardware, software, and data centre infrastructure along with AI-enabled network security, executed in accordance with stipulated contractual requirements and prescribed technical and security specifications.
Following the completion of the warranty period, RailTel has issued this purchase order for undertaking the AMC. HFCL will provide end-to-end maintenance support services for the network infrastructure supporting critical defence communication operations for a period of five years ending in January 2031. The scope of work includes preventive and corrective maintenance, network monitoring, incident management, performance optimisation, and 24x7 technical support services.
The contract is a domestic order awarded in the normal course of business. The order does not involve any related party transactions, and no promoter or promoter group entities have any interest in the entity that awarded the contract.
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