TCS bags add-on advance purchase order worth ₹2,903 crore from BSNL
India's largest IT company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Wednesday (May 21, 2025) said it has clinched an add-on Advance Purchase Order (APO) for about ₹2,903 crore from state-owned telecom corporation Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL).
The order is for planning, engineering, supply, installation, testing, commissioning and annual maintenance of 4G mobile network at 18,685 sites, TCS said in a regulatory filing.
TCS said that detailed purchase orders will be issued by BSNL to the company in due course subject to fulfilment of certain conditions and documentation as mentioned in the APO.
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