Airtel, STL tie up for fibre digital network in 10 telecom circles

New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Digital networks integrator STL on Tuesday announced a partnership with Bharti Airtel to build an optical fibre network for the telecom operator across 10 telecom circles.In a statement, STL said that the modern optical network will enable Airtel to deliver world-class customer experience through enhanced scalability, reduced latency, and improved bandwidth."The densely fiberised, future-ready network, will also form the foundation for many next-gen services such as 5G, FTTH, IoT, enterprise networks, and Industry 4.0," it said.STL has been a long term partner to Airtel in the optical connectivity space and in this project, it will closely work with Airtel to design and build a network that will shape the future of connected India, the statement said.Commenting on the partnership, Randeep Sekhon, CTO, Bharti Airtel said: "This 5G-ready and high capacity network will enable us to provide faster delivery of new services, while delivering an enhanced user experience."K.S. Rao, CEO of Network Services and Software, STL said: "The need for dense fiberisation shall continue to grow on the back of investments in 5G, FTTH, data centres, and next-gen digital networks. STL, with its diverse capability across all network layers, is uniquely positioned to deliver significant value for digital service providers."
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