The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) has signed a 15-year licence agreement with Microscan Infocommtech Pvt Ltd, a leading network technology and fibre infrastructure services provider, to build an underground optical fibre network along Mumbai Metro Line 3. The arrangement permits Microscan to use MMRC`s existing optic fibre cables (OFCs) and lay new cables along the 33.5 km subterranean tunnels.

The agreement was signed by Ashwini Bhide, IAS, Managing Director of MMRC, and Sandeep Donde, Microscan`s Managing Director. Other significant personnel from MMRC and Microscan attended the signing event. This collaboration is expected to result in a solid digital fibre infrastructure along the metro line.