5G
“ While several models are being explored worldwide , systems integrators are likely to play a crucial role in helping enterprises accelerate their 5G private networks journey ”
RAJENDER SINGH BHANDARI HEAD OF SYSTEM INTEGRATION , TCS
TCS technologies crucial to the disaggregated network trend Rajender Singh Bhandari is Head of System Integration at Tata Communications Transformation Services ( TCTS ).
Bhandari has over three decades of industry experience in the IT and telecommunications domain , holding leadership positions in technical consulting , project management , managed services and service delivery .
He also points towards Bharti Airtel leveraging a similar opportunity to IBM and AT & T by partnering with Tata Consultancy Services ( TCS ). Bharti Airtel will pilot and deploy TCS ’ technology as part of its 5G rollout plans , as per the deal . The Tata Group company has , for its part , developed an O-RAN-based Radio and NSA / SA Core , as well as having integrated a totally indigenous telecom stack .
Speaking on the TCS website , Bhandari says : “ Technological advancements like cloudification , virtualisation and the software-based approach , among many others , have completely transformed the landscape for telecom service providers .”
He remarks that the lines between system integrators and telecom service providers are quickly blurring , as system integrators expand their scope to offer high availability services that were traditionally only possible through a telecom operator .
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