India, April 9 -- ITI Limited, India's first PSU established after independence and a leading telecom manufacturing enterprise, has commenced the establishment of the State Network Operations Center (S-NOC) for the BharatNet Phase-III Project in Solan, Himachal Pradesh, in collaboration with BSNL.

The S-NOC will serve as a centralized hub to oversee and manage the performance, security, and availability of the network infrastructure for the project, ensuring efficient service delivery. This marks a critical step in the rollout of the BharatNet Phase-III initiative aimed at strengthening digital connectivity in rural India.

In November 2024, ITI Limited emerged as the lowest bidder (L1) for BharatNet Phase-III in Package 8 (Himachal Prades...