VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Sterlite Technologies Limited has bagged a contract from BSNL to deploy central office broadband system in the telecom service provider's pan India telecom circles. This contract, valued at about Rs. 114 crores, is said to be a part of a total bank of new orders valued at about Rs. 560 crores that Sterlite has received since July 1, 2011. Sterlite claimed that the company is to install and commission the system within FY13 and manage this network for seven years thereafter. The system, once completed, is believed to be capable of handling about 1.6 million broadband connections. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Sterlite has received two new contracts from Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) for manufacture and supply of power conductors. These contracts valued at about Rs.225 crore, are part of a total bank of new orders valued at about Rs.450 crore that Sterlite has received since July 1, 2011. The First contract is for Sterlite power conductors, that would be used in the 765KV double circuit Champa-Raipur Pooling Station Transmission Line in the Indian State of Chhattisgarh and the second contract is for Sterlite power conductors that would be used in the 400KV Kishnganj-Patna Line. This transmission system is intended to evacuate power from hydroelectric generation projects in Sikkim, to the Northern and Western regions of India. This project complements the Ministry of Power's focus on green energy, generated from renewable natural resources. "A nation's infrastructure development is a fundamental facet in its economic growth....