- Strategic partnership delivers cost efficiencies, vendor diversification, and long-term investment protection.
- Nokia‘s IP routing and optical transport technologies integrated seamlessly with RailTel’s existing infrastructure.
Nokia today announced the successful upgrade of RailTel’s DWDM National Long-Distance (NLD) network, undertaken in collaboration with its authorized partners. Nokia has deployed RailTel’s Carrier-Grade NAT (CG-NAT) and metro optical transport network across India. These initiatives collectively address the growing demand for high-speed, resilient connectivity, driving operational efficiency and reducing costs.
Leveraging Nokia’s 1830 Photonic Service Switch (PSS) and advanced transponder technology, the enhanced network achieves a substantial increase in transport capacity while minimizing cost per bit. By reutilizing RailTel’s existing infrastructure and previously unused channel spectrum. The deployment also introduces high-capacity Lambda transmission and express traffic lanes between cities, significantly improving overall network performance.
The partnership adopts a vendor-neutral, open-network approach, fostering future innovation and technological advancements across RailTel’s optical footprint.
Nokia’s 7750 Service Router (SR), integrated with Broadband Network Gateway (BNG) and CG-NAT functionality—empowers RailTel’s network to efficiently support enterprise-grade high-speed traffic alongside internal ISP services. This unified network architecture enhances intercity traffic resiliency while addressing RailTel’s expanding bandwidth requirements.
This collaboration represents a pivotal step in modernizing our BNG, CG-NAT and optical transport systems. Through the integration of Nokia’s advanced technologies with our existing infrastructure, we are positioned to achieve exceptional efficiency. These enhancements will enable us to deliver superior, faster, and more reliable services to our enterprise & Broadband customers across India.”
At a time where demand for high-speed, resilient network services is constantly increasing, RailTel has put its trust in Nokia to ensure its critical network modernization project is successful. We have unmatched credentials in supporting open network architectures which integrate into any customer ecosystem, and the use of our latest set of IP routers and optical transponders will help RailTel to reduce costs and improve operational efficiency.”
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About RailTel
RailTel Corporation of India Ltd., a “Navratna (Category-I)” Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Railways, is one of the country’s foremost neutral telecom infrastructure providers in India. With a pan-India optical fiber network exceeding 64,000 route kilometers and two Tier-III certified data centers, RailTel plays a crucial role in advancing national digital infrastructure. Established to modernize railway communications and leverage its right-of-way assets, RailTel has evolved into a comprehensive ICT service provider offering MPLS-VPN, telepresence, leased lines, co-location, and data center solutions to enterprise and government clients. It is a strategic partner in mission-mode projects like BharatNet and the National Knowledge Network, while also transforming more than 6,115 railway stations into digital hubs through public Wi-Fi services, thereby contributing to India’s digital inclusion.
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