HFCL Honoured with Glotel Award 2025 for MahaKumbh Connectivity Project, Setting New Industry Benchmark

HFCL has been honored with Global Telecoms (Glotel) Award in the ‘Project Delivery Perfection category for its large-scale, mission-critical connectivity and backhaul deployment at the MahaKumbh 2025. This accolade recognizes excellence in telecom project execution worldwide, celebrating completed projects that demonstrate outstanding business outcomes through innovation, scale, and flawless delivery.

The MahaKumbh 2025 project was a formidable engineering and operational challenge, executed in partnership with India’s largest mobile operator during the world’s largest religious gathering, a 45-day event in Prayagraj that drew over 660 million pilgrims. To support the unprecedented surge in connectivity demand, HFCL deployed carrier-grade Wi-Fi access points, implemented high-capacity wireless backhaul using Unlicensed Band Radios, and integrated an intelligent surveillance backbone. The successful delivery demonstrated HFCL’s ability to engineer mission-critical solutions at national and global scale, underpinned by “Make-in-India” innovation.

The Glotel Awards, renowned as a global benchmark for telecom excellence, celebrate transformative projects that push boundaries in digital infrastructure, connectivity, and network security. This year Glotel Awards brought together leading telecom players from around the globe at London’s historic Plaisterers’ Hall, celebrating innovation and excellence across 24 competitive categories. Indonesian operator Telkomsel emerged as a major winner with three awards, while Huawei and Netcracker each secured multiple recognitions, reflecting the vibrant global energy and diversity of the telecom industry. Other standout winners included Jio Platforms and Samsung Networks. HFCL’s selection among these top international players underscores the global relevance and competitiveness of India’s telecom capabilities and Make-in-India engineering leadership.

Receiving the Award marks a proud milestone for HFCL, amplifying the company’s values of innovation, reliability, and inclusivity. The project not only strengthened India’s digital ecosystem during a critical cultural event but also established a replicable blueprint for future smart cities and large-scale public infrastructure, demonstrating HFCL’s role as a trusted partner to Tier-1 operators and governments.

HFCL is a leading technology enterprise with operations in high end Telecom and Defence Equipment, Optical Fiber and Optical Fiber Cables and also creating digital networks for telcos, enterprises and governments. Over the years, HFCL has emerged as a trusted partner offering sustainable high-tech solutions with a commitment to provide the latest technology products to its customers. Our strong R&D expertise coupled with our global system integration services and decades of experience in fiber optics enable us to deliver innovative digital network solutions required for the most advanced networks. The Company’s in-house R&D Centers located at Gurgaon, Bengaluru and Hyderabad along with invested R&D houses and other R&D collaborators at different locations in India and abroad, innovate a futuristic range of technology products and solutions. HFCL has developed capabilities to provide premium quality Optical Fiber and Optical Fiber Cables, state- of-the-art telecom products including 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) products, 5G Transport Products, Wi-Fi Systems (Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 7), High Capacity Backhaul Radios, Switches, Routers and Defence electronics products viz. Thermal Weapon Sights, Electronic Fuzes, High-Capacity Radio Relay and Surveillance Radars. HFCL operates advanced manufacturing facilities in Hyderabad, Goa, Chennai (through its subsidiary HTL Ltd.) and Manesar for telecom and networking products, and Hosur for defence equipment. HFCL is a partner of choice for its customers across India, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa and USA. HFCL’s commitment to quality and environmental sustainability inspires it to innovate solutions for the ever-evolving customer needs. Visit www.hfcl.com for more information.