The company is an information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure provider and is one of the largest neutral telecom infrastructure providers in India. It is a Mini Ratna (Category-I) Central Public Sector Enterprise, wholly-owned by the Government of India and under the administrative control of the Ministry of Railways. It was incorporated on September 26, 2000 with the aim of modernizing the existing telecom system for train control, operation and safety and to generate additional revenues by creating nationwide broadband and multimedia network by laying optical fiber cable by using the right of way along railway tracks.

The transport network is built on high-capacity dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) technology and an Internet protocol/ multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) network over it to support mission critical communication requirements of Indian Railways and other customers. The company operate data centers in Gurugram, Haryana and Secunderabad, Telangana to host and collocate critical applications for customers including the Indian Railways. In addition to strategic and critical network infrastructure services, it also undertakes various ICT projects for the Indian Railways, central government and state governments, including various train control system projects for Indian Railways.

Business area of the company

The company offers a diverse range of services across industries. Its portfolio of services can be broadly classified as below:

Railtel Corporation Of India Ltd.

Hathway Cable & Datacom Ltd.

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd.

Reliance Communications Ltd.

GTL Ltd.

Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd.

Vodafone Idea Ltd.

Tata Communications Ltd.

Indus Towers Ltd.

Bharti Airtel Ltd.

HDFC Bank Ltd.

ICICI Bank Ltd.

ITC Ltd.

Reliance Industries Ltd.

Tata Motors Ltd.

Market Cap	4,241 Cr		EPS	6.3		High	139.7
Stock P/E	21.1		Net Profit Margin	12.9		Low	135.65

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