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- RailTel Corporation of India Limited (RAILTEL.BO), a Navratna public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Railways, provides broadband telecom, multimedia networks, and ICT infrastructure services across India, leveraging a pan-India optical fiber cable network exceeding 62,000 route kilometers that spans over 6,100 railway stations and 21,000 kilometers of citywide access. The company offers core products and services including RailWire broadband and FTTH internet; leased lines and internet leased lines; MPLS-based L2/L3 virtual private networks; data center services with Tier-III certified facilities and edge data centers at 102 locations in partnership with Techno Electric & Engineering Company Limited; HD video conferencing; e-Office solutions; cyber security; tower, rack, and space colocation; voice carriage via next-generation network; signaling and consultancy; station Wi-Fi, content on demand, and railway display networks; video surveillance systems; national optical fiber network and knowledge network contributions; and Aadhaar-based services, targeting government institutions, educational bodies, corporates, banks, private enterprises, NBFCs, and railway operations. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in New Delhi, RailTel operates primarily in India with nationwide coverage reaching 70% of the population, including rural areas, and maintains ISO certifications for quality, information security, environmental management, and more. Recent developments include achieving Navratna status in August 2024; signing a five-year strategic partnership with Microsoft in January 2025 for AI innovation in government; forming alliances with Cylus in August 2024 for railway cybersecurity, NBCC in January 2025 for data center projects domestically and overseas, and earlier MoUs with InoviTel, Tsiko Africa, IIT Roorkee, University of Birmingham, and Quadrant; securing a record order book of Rs 6,616 crore as of May 2025 with targets for Rs 4,000 crore more; awarding a Rs 16.31 crore contract to RTNS Technology in September 2025 for supply and installation; receiving a Rs 36.8 crore order from South Eastern Railway in 2024 for signaling; and reporting Q3 FY25 total income of Rs 782 crore, up 16% year-over-year.