L&T Technology Services and BSNL Join Hands to Enable Private 5G Network Deployments for Enterprises
L&T Technology Services, a leading global pure play
engineering services company, announced that it has entered into a strategic
partnership with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to drive and enable global
enterprises in their private 5G network deployments. BSNL and LTTS plan to
co-innovate and jointly bring to market private 5G connectivity solutions to
accelerate digital transformation for enterprises.
According to the agreement framework signed by
both companies, the spectrum will be provided by BSNL using both PLMN or
isolated allotment. LTTS will anchor the private network requirements by
deploying equipment, applications, servers, technology and software, and core
for the integration of devices/sensors within the customer’s ecosystem.
This partnership marks LTTS’ foray into the 5G
private network space, with LTTS assuming the role of a master system
integrator for customers, offering choice of technologies, equipment and use
case buildout, while BSNL will be the official network provider.
According to IDC, the global private 5G market is
expected to exceed $8 billion by 2026, with a compound annual growth rate of
35.7% from 2022. India is seeing an increased need for enterprises seeing the
need for deploying a Non-Public Network (NPN) due to faster connection speed
and lower latency.
As enterprise needs are becoming more focused on
network modernization for security, the push to adopt Captive Non-Public
Networks or CNPN have increased. Enterprise 5G will support in unleashing the
full potential of Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and the Internet of
Things across healthcare, education, manufacturing, and smart cities.
Amit Chadha, CEO and Managing Director, L&T Technology Services, said, “We believe in partnerships that enable us
to expand technology usage across industries in this Industry 4.0 era. 5G
enabled Private Enterprise Networks today are a major step towards allowing
such a transformation. We are excited to partner with BSNL across the various
joint private networks and digitization to support the growth of sustainable
and smart spaces. This partnership is a perfect-fit offering to enterprises
with complementary network & digital capabilities coming from both
organizations.”
BSNL commented: “This strategic partnership with LTTS will allow us to
support global organizations in their digital transformation endeavors. 5G is
the next Big Enabler which can positively benefit the lives of millions of
end-users and we expect rapid adoption of private networks across multiple use
cases and major industries.”
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