Reliance, Sterlite, TechM set to power next-gen 5G telecom networks

Three Indian giants — Anil Agarwal-run Sterlite Technologies, Reliance Industries-controlled Radisys, and Tech Mahindra —  are developing software, manufacturing, and systems integration capabilities to power the building of the next-generation of ‘virtualised’ 5G telecom networks.

The move entails moving from the current hardware-dependent networks to ones that will be software-centric with hardly any dependency on the underlying hardware. It is a significant development as it provides operators with a greater choice of vendors.

This in turn brings down their costs substantially. According to software company Mavernir, the new virtualised networks would lead to a saving of 40 per cent in