HCL Infosystems bags Rs 300 cr deal from Indian Air Force

[bhagat]

NEW DELHI: IT hardware firm HCL Infosystems today said it has bagged an order from the Indian Air Force to deploy Wideband CDMA-based portable wireless network at a cost of over Rs 300 crore.

The WCDMA network will provide backbone connectivity and ensure video interactivity for video calls, cross connectivity with other communication platform like IP-based communication within the Air Force Network, HCL Infosystems said in a statement.

The WCDMA network will be integrated with the Air Force Network (AFNET), which has been deployed earlier by HCL Infosystems.

"This being one of the key wins under our Defence System Integration Practice, further highlights the company's vast understanding in various industry verticals," HCL Infosystems Executive Vice President Rothin Bhattacharyya said.

The 3G network will also have transportable mobile base stations for establishing communication with higher echelons even from remote locations in the country, it added.

HCL Infosystems will implement the whole project on turnkey basis.

HCL Infosystems bags Rs 300 cr deal from Indian Air Force - The Economic Times

 

[Kinetic]

Good to see that Indian forces taking advantage of IT and networking capability of the industry and Indian companies bagging the orders. But this is just start Indian companies have much more to offer as they go along.

 

[tallboy123]

HCL needs to advertise its products aggressively...
they use the same ad again and again on TV

 

[Wonderer]

Good . Time for Indian IT industry to consolidate and build sm resistance .

 

[angeldemon_007]

Now the IT sector is finally entering getting order from armed forces.

 

[Firemaster]

Good to see that Indian forces taking advantage of IT and networking capability of the industry and Indian companies bagging the orders. But this is just start Indian companies have much more to offer as they go along.

the telecom equipments which will be installed by hcl will be indigenous or imported from huawei zte or somewhere else

 

[Firemaster]

what do they mean by turnkey basis

 

[bhagat]

what do they mean by turnkey basis

here it means performance-guarantee testing

 

[GUNS-N- ROSES]

what do they mean by turnkey basis

turn key terminology is used in projects. it essentially means that it is vendor's responsibility from development to installation and finally testing. The purchasershould only turn key to start the machine/equipment/network. rest all responsibility lies with vendor.

 

[GUNS-N- ROSES]

Now the IT sector is finally entering getting order from armed forces.

no mate. IT companies have already got several orders from Armed forces in past. for example TCS is already working on IMMOLS project of IAF since early 2000.