Alcatel’s first production facility for GSM in India is being implemented at the ITI factory in Mankapur. It will have an initial capacity of 2,000 base stations, which will be doubled in the coming months. The plan for this technology transfer also includes ITI's launch of several GSM factories in October. ITI is a long time partner of Alcatel and with this transfer of technology, will become one of the largest suppliers of GSM technology in India. ITI and Alcatel delivered their first million GSM lines in February 2005. The two companies are now working on the delivery of the next 3 million lines, mainly with the production capacity of the Mankapur factory. The initial million lines covered the expansion of BSNL's network in Western India including Gujarat, Maharashtra, MP and Chattisgarh.
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