– Aimed at collaborating with network deployment specialists from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha and Karnataka, this Partners Meet will focus on various fibre roll out opportunities from telcos, government under the Digital India mission.

Sterlite Tech [BSE: 532374, NSE: STRTECH], an end-to-end global technology leader in smarter digital networks, will be organising CONNfluence 2018 for Network Deployment Partners on October 11, 2018 at Hotel Taj Krishna, Hyderabad. The Company has invited network deployment specialists from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha and Karnataka.

“High-rate of network reliability is a must for longevity of broadband networks, especially in the rural areas. We are deeply committed to help our partners in developing the right skills for rapid fibre roll out as we enable them to improve execution methods and lead-time through adoption of global best practices and deployment technologies. We are delighted to welcome our valued partners to CONNfluence 2018 from various states,” said, KS Rao, CEO-Telecom Services Business, Sterlite Tech.

“We are providing network deployment specialists an unprecedented opportunity to partner Sterlite Tech in its journey to build a Digital India. Our partners can leverage Sterlite Tech’s learning and experience in creating defence networks, fibre infrastructure for Smart Cities, FTTH and private telcos, while co-creating value by bringing true broadband experiences to the rural last-mile for various projects of telecom service providers, BharatNet, among others, ” added Rao.

From Sterlite Tech, industry experts in telecom services will be speaking on work opportunities under BharatNet, deployment technologies, process automation including monitoring platforms to improve survey productivity and execution efficiency, role of Sterlite Tech Academy in boosting employability for certified operators/supervisors, among other critical elements of fibre infrastructure creation.

“We are fortunate to be in a business that has an impact on everyday living, while also growing rapidly. I am confident that our strategy of building next-generation smarter networks that are fibre led will create differentiating impact on consumers. Our solutions are enabling data security for our Defence establishments and hyper-connectivity for Telcos, Global Internet Companies and Enterprises,” said Dr Anand Agarwal, CEO, Sterlite Tech. “Our continued financial growth is a reflection of our strategic positioning, deep technological innovation to better serve our customers, strong corporate ethics and governance,” he added.

About Sterlite Technologies:

Sterlite Technologies Ltd [BSE: 532374, NSE: STRTECH], is a global technology leader that designs, builds and manages smarter digital networks. Sterlite Tech engages with customers in more than 100 countries, with a digital web-scale offering across products, services and software. The Company has global scale manufacturing facilities in India, Italy, China and Brazil and two Software Delivery Centres in India. Sterlite Tech is home to India’s only Centre of Excellence for broadband research and Centre for Smarter Networks for next generation network applications. Projects undertaken by the company include intrusion-proof smarter data network for the Armed Forces, rural broadband for BharatNet, Smart Cities’ development, and establishing high-speed Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) networks. For more details, visit www.sterlitetech.com

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