MTNL setting up networks for the October Commonwealth Games (India)

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Three communication networks is under the process of construction by Indian state owned telco, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd, at a cost of INR2.85 billion for the October Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.

INR1.82 billion will be provided by the Ministry of Sports to the telco for setting up the networks. According to junior minister for telecommunications, Gurudas Kamat, MTNL is further negotiating to receive INR300 million from the Ministry of Home Affairs and INR730 million from the organizing committee.

Besides, MTNL is setting up networks for games data, security data and video broadcast.