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NEW DELHI: Frog Cellsat is supplying 4G equipment to Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea as the private sector telecom operators have started densifying their networks nationwide, said a senior executive of the homegrown telecom gear maker. “Airtel has recently concluded a very large RFP (request for proposal) for 4G expansion. Similarly, Vi has also concluded an RFP recently, which is mostly for 4G.
So we are supplying 4G equipment to Airtel and Vi in all circles. 4G is proving to be more reliable for subscribers and operators are also not actively focusing on 5G,” Konark Trivedi , MD and CEO of Frog Cellsat, told ETTelecom in an interview. Advt The Noida-headquartered firm is providing digital repeaters, network accessories, in-building solution (IBS) accessories, and ultra-lean site (ULS) antennae to telecom carriers.
He declined to comment on whether the company has won deals from the telcos as part of their recently concluded RFP. "We keep getting orders the entire year and keep supplying continuously. It is a routine process.
" Airtel, the major customer of the company, contributed as much as 70% to Frog Cellsat's revenue in the fiscal year 2023-24. Airtel's contribution, however, may fall to 55% in the fiscal year 2025-26 as the vendor has been winning big-ticket deals to deploy its solutions, such as distributed antenna systems (DAS), at major metro stations and airports, the chief executive said. “Growth has happened from other customers.
This (Airtel’s) ratio might go down to about 55% but they will remain as our largest customer,” Trivedi said, adding that Vodafone Idea’s financial turmoils have resulted in a “significant reduction” in volumes. “Once, Airtel and Vodafone Idea were our equal-sized customers. But that changed.
Jio earlier used to work with Samsung, and now they work with different vendors,” he said. The publicly-listed firm has been a vendor to Airtel and Vi for the past 18 years, according to the chief executive. Mumbai-headquartered Vi in September awarded $3.
6-billion three-year deals to Swedish Ericsson, Finland’s Nokia, and South Korea’s Samsung to modernise 4G, and launch fifth-generation (5G)-backed services in 17 key circles, starting from Delhi and Mumbai. Advt Vi, as part of its revival plan, has lately raised equity funding of Rs 24,000 crore including Rs 18,000 crore from a follow-on public offer. The telco has said that a bulk of the funds will be utilised to bolster 4G coverage and roll-out 5G to compete effectively with Jio and Airtel, and arrest the decline in subscribers.
“Today, nearly 1.03 billion people are covered with around 77% of 4G coverage. As of now, we want to go from this 77% to at least 90%,” Jagbir Singh, CTO of Vi, told ETTelecom in an interview previously, adding that the telecom operator would be able to achieve the target by June 2025.
ET on October 15, 2024, reported that Sunil Mittal-led Airtel likely has finalised renewals of multi-year contracts worth around $1.2 billion (Rs 10,085 crore) with Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung to buy 4G and 5G radio network equipment over the next three years. As per industry data, 8.
09 lakh mobile towers have been deployed pan-India, as of October 13, 2024. By Ashutosh Kumar , ETTelecom Published On Nov 19, 2024 at 03:51 PM IST Telegram Facebook Copy Link Be the first one to comment. Comment Now COMMENTS Comment Now Read Comment (1) All Comments By commenting, you agree to the Prohibited Content Policy Post By commenting, you agree to the Prohibited Content Policy Post Find this Comment Offensive? Choose your reason below and click on the submit button.
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