NEW DELHI: State-run ITI on Friday said it has partnered with IT services company Tech Mahindra to work together in the areas of 4G and 5G networks, smart cities, and health care services, to supplement the country’s call for self-reliance in telecoms.
Under the partnership, the two companies will collaborate to create ‘Make in India’ stack for the upcoming 4G and 5G opportunities in India.
ITI said it will productionalize 4G upgradable to 5G Radio Access Network and related equipment in-line with the government’s call for ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ whereas Tech Mahindra will be responsible for providing the software IPs, implementation and integration of services, operations and maintenance services.
“This partnership intends to jointly build a framework that will provide solutions of the upcoming wireless technologies to different telecom service providers in the country and also address business opportunities globally,” said ITI in a statement.
“The initiative is to build local competence by synergizing the offerings of ITI & Tech Mahindra to create a next-generation wireless stack that will help India to become self-sufficient in the area of telecommunications,” said RM Agarwal, Chairman & Managing Director, ITI Limited.
“The partnership will not only help to reduce dependency on import of telecom equipment from foreign countries but also address the concerns in building a strategic network for defense communication,” Agarwal further said.
“Through this partnership, we commit ourselves to the government’s initiative of Aatmanirbhar Bharat,” he added.
Sujit Baksi, Head APAC Business & President Corporate Affairs, Tech Mahindra, said that Tech Mahindra will provide its leading technologies and software capabilities to ITI to enable it to build wireless solutions for the next generation of networks.
“We are delighted to partner with ITI in this important initiative towards self-reliance in the area of technology,” Baksi added.
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