MUMBAI, India -- Prithvi Information Solutions Limited bagged an order of Rs. 309 Crores from BSNL, supply of Transmission Equipment that helps increase network bandwidth.

Prithvi has tied up with a Chinese telecom major, Huawei Technologies Limited to source the equipment and is customizing it for BSNL. Prithvi will also be responsible for embedding the NMS (Networking Maintenance Software), assembling, quality check, etc., along with the maintenance of the equipment for the next 5 years.

The association of Prithvi with Huawei is expected to generate more software and IT solutions business from global telecom giants, said Ms. Madhavi Vupalapatti, Chairperson, Prithvi Information Solutions Ltd.

With its largest domestic order in the sector, Prithvi Info marks its entry into the domestic telecom space. The company’s order book in the telecom space stands at Rs. 2030 mio as on 31st December 2007 with orders from companies like T-Mobile, Cingular of Rs. 1830 mio. in US.

With its forte in RF engineering space, the company stands to expand its service offering with the BSNL order, which will enable the company to bid for software solutions projects in the Indian telecom space in the days to come.

Prithvi Information Solutions Ltd.