MTNL is telecom services provider for Commonwealth Games

Public sector Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) has been designated as the Telecom Service Provider for the Commonwealth Games, 2010 which Delhi is slated to host in October this year.

For this purpose, the Union Cabinet today approved a budget of Rs 182 crore for MTNL, an official press release said.

With this support from the Government, 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 release said the main objective of this project was to provide a robust, effective and fail-proof system of telecommunication. This system will cater to the requirement of transmission of Games data, security data, high definition (HDTV) broadcast signal between sports venues, international broadcasting centre (IBC), main press centre, master control facilities, and so on.

The project will comprise two separate networks: the first network 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 at all the designated venues along with management system. This network will be called the Managed Data Network (MDN).

The second network will provide exclusive coverage for video application to facilitate Uncompressed High Definition Studio to Studio, video transport from stadium to IBC and Cable Access TV (CATV) Broadcast Network. This network will be called the Broadcast Network (BN).

MTNL has planned network with multiple redundancy using high capacity Internet Protocol / Multi Protocol Label Switching (IP / MPLS) Technology. MTNL would also provide Dark Fibre alongwith IP/MPLS at no cost to the Government, the release added.

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