ACG deploys Tejas Networks systems in Afghan nationwide fiber network
Tejas Networks (BSE: 540595) (NSE: TEJASNET) says it has won a multi-year contract from Asia Consultancy Group (ACG), a private U.S.-based telecommunications infrastructure and managed and engineering services company, to supply DWDM/OTN and packet transport network (PTN) systems for a nationwide fiber network in Afghanistan. The project will create a high-capacity national backbone and packet access network in the country.
ACG is a full life-cycle managed network service provider in Afghanistan. It has selected Tejas to supply 100G-600G capable DWDM/OTN and PTN platforms for the fiber network build. "At ACG, we are committed to develop a state-of-the-art, terabit-scale optical network that can cost-effectively address the escalating network capacity requirements of our service provider customers. After a rigorous evaluation process, we selected Tejas's TJ1600 metro and long-haul DWDM/OTN products and TJ1400 PTN products for this important build-out. We are truly impressed by their scalability, extreme flexibility, and operational simplicity when compared to other competitive offerings in the market today." said Dr. Dzung Nguyen, CTO of ACG.
"We look forward to working closely with the Tejas Networks team to ensure that we fully leverage the advanced capabilities of their products and implement an agile and future-proof network that can adapt well to the explosive growth in Afghanistan's mobile, broadband, and cloud services markets in the coming years," Dr. Nguyen concluded.
"We are delighted that ACG has chosen Tejas as their core technology partner to implement a state-of-the-art carrier-of-carrier network for telcos, businesses, and government institutions in Afghanistan,” commented Sanjay Nayak, managing director and CEO of Tejas Networks. “Our partnership with ACG exemplifies our emergence as a trusted global supplier of a full range of optical transmission products for access, metro, and core networks."
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