The project focuses on provisioning a state‑of‑the‑art 4×48 Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) backbone across the Ahmedabad and Ratlam Divisions, aimed at enhancing capacity, reliability, and operational efficiency. A major infrastructure contract for the construction of fibre optic and copper cable duct routes, construction of base station sites and the installation of fibre optic cabling The project was to upgrade Network Rail's telecoms network. 36 crore to strengthen its digital communication and signalling network in the Western Railway zone. ODFs are mainly supplied as wall mount or floor / rack mount. 56 was approved by ITU-T Study Group 6 (2001-2004) under the ITU-T Recommendation A.
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