L&T Technology Services, a global pure play engineering services company, announced that it has entered into a partnership with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). This partnership will enable global enterprises in their private 5G network deployments. BSNL and LTTS plan to 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 (public land mobile network) 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 (International Data Corporation), the global private 5G market is expected to exceed $8 billion (€7.31 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 modernisation 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, Internet of Things across healthcare, education, manufacturing, and smart cities.
Amit Chadha, CEO and managing director, L&T Technology Services, says, “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 digitisation 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 organisations.”
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