Cyient plans to build software for telcos rolling out 5G networks

The IT company is set to compete with the likes of Tech Mahindra, Altiostar, Rakuten

Hyderabad-based IT company Cyient is finalising its plan to build Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) software as well as offer system integration services to telcos readying to roll out their 5G networks across the globe.

With this move, Cyient, which has lately been a darling of the stock market, will lock horns with Indian companies like Tech Mahindra, US-based startup Altiostar (controlled by Japanese 5G telco, Rakuten) and Radisys, acquired by Reliance Jio in the US.  

Jio, too, has stated that it plans to offer end-to-end 5G network solutions in both software and hardware, thereby posing a challenge to the