Telecom infrastructure firm RailTel Corporation of India Ltd on Friday, August 1, announced that it has received an advance work order from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for services valued at ₹166.38 crore, inclusive of taxes.
The nature of the contract is service-based, and the order is to be executed by July 31, 2028. The company confirmed that the order was issued under the terms specified in the advance work order (AWO) from BSNL.
Fourth quarter results
RailTel Corporation of India reported a 36% year-on-year (YoY) jump in net profit at ₹66 crore for the first quarter that ended June 30, 2025. In the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal, it had posted a net profit of ₹48.6 crore. Revenue from operations surged 33.2% to ₹743.8 crore against ₹558 crore in Q1FY25.
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The company’s EBITDA was up 28% to ₹133 crore in the June quarter over ₹104 crore last year, while the operating margin narrowed to 17.89% versus 18.6% in the year-ago quarter.
RailTel Corporation of India provides broadband telecom and multimedia networks across the country. The company is one of the largest telecom infrastructure providers in India and a trusted end-to-end IT &ICT service provider.
RailTel has an extensive optical fibre network of 62,000 km along the railway tracks, a 21,000-km citywide access network, 11,000+ points of presence (PoPs) and 1,100 telecom towers nationwide.
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Shares of RailTel Corporation of India Ltd ended at ₹353.70, down by ₹13.50, or 3.68%, on the BSE.
