RailTel received an Rs. 253.35 crore SBI Project for 4G ATM Connectivity

Current context: The State Bank of India has commissioned RailTel Corporation of India Ltd., a government-owned enterprise under the Ministry of Railways, to provide 4G LTE connectivity to 15,000 off-site ATMs throughout India

The project’s cost, which also covers the operation and maintenance of the network for five years, is estimated at Rs 253.35 crore, excluding taxes.
LTE, which stands for Long-Term Evolution, is a 4G wireless technology that offers improved network capacity and speed compared to 3G.
RailTel was selected for this project, one of the largest in India for 4G LTE last-mile connectivity, through a competitive bidding process.
The project also calls for establishing a Network Operations Centre, backhaul connectivity to SBI's data centre and disaster recovery centre, a Service Level Agreement monitoring dashboard, and a 24/7 support desk.
RailTel is one of India's leading neutral telecom infrastructure and Information and Communications Technology solution providers, with a nationwide optical fibre network that connects various towns, cities, and rural areas.
The company has two Tier III data centres approved by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and a robust network of 61,000+ route kilometres of optical fibre.
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), Telepresence, Leased Lines, Tower Co-location, Data Center Services, and other services are among the many RailTel offers.
By offering free public Wi-Fi at railway stations all around India, RailTel is also working with the Indian Railways to transform railway stations into digital centres.