Pushing deeper into India’s rural broadband backbone, Tejas Networks bags most BharatNet Phase-III routing contracts, set to deploy over 50,000 indigenous routers nationwide.
Tejas Networks has secured equipment orders for seven of the twelve BharatNet Phase-III packages announced so far. This makes the Bengaluru-based company the largest supplier by awarded packages, as the announcement was made on Thursday, 11 December 2025.
The company will supply its TJ1400 series of access and aggregation routers for the project. Tejas said the systems are locally designed and developed and are already in use in several mission-critical networks. The new deployment will add more than 50,000 routers to the BharatNet infrastructure.
The equipment will be rolled out across nine states, Bihar, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur, and five Union Territories. The network expansion will cover around 57,000 village panchayats and nearly 2000 blocks.
Furthermore, Tejas is collaborating with five project implementation agencies for the rollout. These include NCC, Polycab, Invenia–STL Networks, GR Infraprojects and ITI.
BharatNet is the government’s flagship rural broadband programme. It aims to reduce the digital divide by extending high-speed connectivity to underserved regions. Phase-III focuses on creating a more scalable and resilient middle-mile network based on IP MPLS technology.
Tejas executives welcomed the contract wins. Sanjay Malik, Chief Strategy and Business Officer, said the company was pleased to continue its long association with BharatNet. Sunil Handoo, Vice President of Sales, thanked the PIA partners and said the deal strengthened Tejas Networks’ contribution to India’s digital transformation.
Shares of Tejas Networks rose following the announcement on Thursday. The stock gained over 2.5 per cent in early trading, touching an intraday high of ₹473.65. By 1:45 PM, it was trading at ₹465.50, up 0.83 per cent from the previous close.
