UPMRC & BSNL sign MoU to improve mobile connectivity
UPMRC
) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (
BSNL
) last week signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in New Delhi to enhance
mobile connectivity
for
metro commuters
while travelling through
underground metro stations
and tunnels.
UPMRC's In-Building Solution (IBS) infrastructure, available at underground metro stations and along tunnel corridors in the Lucknow, Kanpur and Agra Metro, as well as in all upcoming projects, will now be utilised by BSNL.
This collaboration will strengthen mobile connectivity for metro passengers at UPMRC stations and tunnels. The partnership with BSNL aligns with UPMRC's vision of making metro travel not only efficient and safe but also digitally connected.TNN
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