MTNL to provide telecom services for Common Wealth Games
By Audience Matters News Desk
Friday, February 19, 2010
 In a bid to provide effective and fail-proof system of telecommunication government has awarded Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) with the duties of telecom service provider and has granted the telecom compay with a budget of Rs 182 crore.
As per the announcement, MTNL will establish an exclusive and dedicated telecommunication network to be obtained on wet Lease inclusive of supply, installation, testing, commissioning, operation and maintenance and providing professional services.
The proposed network will comprise of two separate networks – Managed Data Network (MDN) and Broadcast Network. While the former will provide coverage to all games applications, administrative and games real time application, video surveillance for security agencies, voice over internet protocol (VOIP) and internet services, the latter will look after coverage of video application, video transport from stadium to IBC and cable access TV (CATV) broadcast network.
The system will also cater to the requirement of transmission of games data, security data, high definition (HDTV) broadcast signal etc. between Sports venues, international broadcasting centre, main press centre, master control facilities among others.
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