BMRCL Leasing Out Excess OFC to Expand Revenue

BANGALORE (Metro Rail News): From April 1, BMRCL (Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited) will initiate a five-year contract to lease its excess optical fiber cables to internet service providers, multi-system operators, and telecom operators. This arrangement will cover the metro network entailing Phase-I, Phase-I extensions, and Phase-II (Reach-5), comprising Purple, Green, and Yellow lines.

Chief Public Relations Officer, BMRCL, BL Yashwanth Chavan, said that the current 5-year contract for seven contractors using BMRCL cables to provide connectivity to their customers using the Metro network will expire on March 31st. Additionally, the Bangalore Metro made an annual non-fare box revenue of Rs 4.5 crore.