Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL) is a central public sector undertaking. It is under the ownership of the

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. It was set up in 1978 to give consultations in fields of Telecommunications to developing countries around the world. Started with an initial investment of 10lakh. TCIL is present in almost 80 countries, mainly in the Middle East, Africa and Europe. It has executed E-governance projects,

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systems, optical fibre on power transmission lines,

VSAT A very-small-aperture terminal (VSAT) is a two-way satellite ground station with a dish antenna that is smaller than 3.8 meters. The majority of VSAT antennas range from 75 cm to 1.2 m. Bit rates, in most cases, range from 4 kbit/s up to 1 ...

networks and radio trunking projects. It diversified into Civil works also. In 2012, the standalone net worth of the company was 420crore. It is a Miniratna company under Ministry of Communications & IT. In 2010-2011 financial year, the turnover of the company was 1833 crore. Pan-African e-Network project for Tele-medicine and Tele-education was implemented by the company on a turnkey basis. It provides training activities in the field of Telecomm and IT. TCIL has 959 employees as on 25 June 2021.

Joint Ventures

* The company holds 30% share in Bharti Hexacom, a joint venture with

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. In September 2014, it announced its plan to sell this stake by mid 2015 to raise funds. * It has a presence in Kenya through a joint venture with Airtel Kenya. * In Saudi Arabia it has presence through a joint venture with NESMA group. * ''Tamil Nadu Telecommunications Ltd'' in

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is a joint venture between TCIL and

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. It manufactures

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and does cable laying business. * In Palestine it has a presence through a joint venture with

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International. It provides Telecom Software services * In collaboration with DSIIDC, it has formed Intelligent Communication Systems India Limited an IT service and solution provider.

TCIL Across The Globe

TCIL has been executing Telecommunication Works in Various parts of the world which include Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Mauritius, Nepal, Afghanistan and Bhutan. The work includes Implementation and Maintenance of Fiber Optic Network. Currently TCIL has mega projects in maintenance in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia which includes Saudi National Fiber Network costing around 10 million Saudi Riyal annually. TCIL is diversifying its field in IT sector also with many projects running in African Countries namely Senegal and Nigeria.

References

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Joint Ventures

TCIL Across The Globe

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