L&T Tech, BSNL in deal for private 5G
Live MintNEW DELHI : L&T Technology Services Ltd has tied up with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd to deploy private 5G networks for enterprises in India, chief executive officer and managing director Amit Chadha said in an interview. This strategic partnership marks the entry of L&T’s arm into the private 5G landscape, with BSNL providing spectrum and network infrastructure, and LTTS offering enterprises devices, applications, technology, software, sensors, servers, and core integration within the network infrastructure. “5G is the next big enabler which can positively benefit the lives of millions of end-users, and we expect rapid adoption of private networks across use cases and major industries," he said. While LTTS is using spectrum from BSNL, 5G networks’ privatization, including the ownership of spectrum was the preferred way for companies, Chaddha said, more so if manufacturing units or enterprises are located in poor connectivity zones, as it makes no business case for telecom service providers to set up networks.