UTStarcom, BSNL in optical soln deal

BANGALORE: UTStarcom, Inc., a provider of IP-based, end-to-end networking solutions and services said that it will be supplying its NetRing optical transport solution to Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) in India.

BSNL is the largest telecommunications services provider in India, with a presence in the fixed-line, cellular mobile, long distance and data markets.

”The NetRing solution will enable BSNL to cost effectively augment their nationwide backbone to efficiently support their rapidly growing broadband and wireless subscriber base in India," said P. Krishna Kumar, director of South Asia operations at UTStarcom, Inc.

However, the value of the deal was not mentioned.