Bharti Airtel announces collaboration with TCS to implement Made in India 5G network solutions. Commercial development starts in January 2022.

Bharti Airtel is among the top 3 leaders in the Indian telecom industry with over 2 billion subscribers all over the world. The group operates in 18 countries spread over Africa and South Asia. As of today, Airtel remains the biggest integrated communications service solutions provider in India while it ranks second among the mobile operators in Africa. Apart from mobile and internet services, the group specializes in offering solutions for

• Secure Connectivity,
• Cloud And Data Centre Services,
• Cyber Security,
• Iot,
• Ad Tech
• Cloud-based communication

TCS- Tata Consultancy Services is part of the Tata group of companies founded by Shri Jamshedji Tata. The Group now marks its strong presence in over 100 countries covering 6 continents. TCS like all other TATA Group companies operates independently under its own board of Directors. Among several other services, TCS excels in

• Cognitive Business Operations
• Conversational Experiences
• Automation & AI
• Engineering & Industrial Services
• Cyber Security
• Quality Engineering
• Cloud
• Consulting
• TCS Interactive
• Analytics and Insights
• Internet of Things
• Blockchain
• Enterprise Applications

Experts at TCS made an innovative breakthrough by developing a ‘state of the art’ O-RAN based Radio & NSA/SA Core. They succeeded in integrating a completely Indian made telecom stack with assistance from trusted partners. This will help align end-to-end solutions to O-RAN standards and 3GPP. The commercial development is scheduled to begin in January 2022.

As part of the Indian 5G rollout plan, Bharti Airtel will deploy this Made in India stack throughout the country. The Made in India 5G solutions are on par with global standards and will open a huge market of opportunities in the Indian Telecom industry.

N. Ganapathy Subramaniam – TCS said, As a Group, we are excited about the opportunity presented by 5G and adjacent possibilities. We are committed to building a world-class networking equipment and solutions business to address these opportunities in the networking space. We are pleased to have Airtel as our customer in this initiative.

Gopal Vittal, MD CEO (India and South Asia) Bharti Airtel said, We are delighted to join forces with the Tata Group to make India a global hub for 5G and allied technologies. With its world-class technology ecosystem and talent pool, India is well-positioned to build cutting edge solutions and applications for the world. This will also provide a massive boost to India becoming an innovation and manufacturing destination.

Airtel and TCS are committed to this mission to explore the Made in India 5G potential to its fullest and implement the same across the country. Reports have it that Airtel has begun its 5G trials in the main cities as per the guidelines of the Department of Telecom. Both Airtel and TCS are members of the O-RAN Alliance.