Tejas Networks has announced that it has received the TL 9000 Certification from DNV (Det Norske Veritas). TL 9000 standards establish a common set of quality management requirements and measurements for telecommunications hardware, software and services. Tejas Networks claims to be the first Indian Telecom product company to achieve the same.

TL 9000 certification covers a wide array of business functions including Product Design, Development, Marketing and Contract Manufacturing of Tejas Telecom Products. The TL 9000 certification provides validation that the processes, systems and practices employed by Tejas Networks will help ensure that the products offered are best-in-class reliability and quality.

"Getting TL9000 certification represents a major milestone for our commitment to quality”, said Sanjay Nayak, CEO of Tejas Networks. “Our customers run carrier-class networks that require 99.999% uptime. The fact that we have achieved this stringent global quality certification is a testament to our unwavering determination to deliver quality products as we significantly increase our customer base – both in India as well as internationally."

The TL 9000 standards built on International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) 9001 standards, incorporating additional requirements and defining a set of quality measurements specific to Telecommunication domain, which focuses on metrics based evaluation of customer/supplier interactions.