Wipro, HFCL join hands for 5G product development

Wipro and HFCL Limited have recently entered into a partnership to engineer a wide range of 5G transport products.

The companies will make the 5G transport products which include the distributed unit aggregation router, cell site router, and centralized unit aggregation router, which will enable the telecom to modernize their backhaul networks and make them ready for the 5G services.

Satya Easwaran, Country Head, India, Wipro Limited, said, "We are proud to partner with HFCL in their journey to invent the next generation of 5G products for network service providers in India and globally. We will leverage our strong experience in network equipment engineering, expertise in 5G/LTE and VLSI (Very-Large-Scale Integration) system design, engineering design services, and embedded software. We are confident that this collaboration will ensure an accelerated go-to-market for HFCL".

Mahendra Nahata, Managing Director, HFCL, said, "Wipro is a key partner for HFCL because of its world-class engineering and in-depth experience in hardware design, embedded software, and its in-house certification and compliance labs (Tarang). HFCL's comprehensive portfolio of 5G transport products (which are under development), which include Cell Site Router, DU Aggregation Router, and CU Aggregation Router, will enable CSPs to modernize their backhaul networks and make them ready for the 5G services. These 5G transport products, based on open standards, will help operators realize the benefits of network disaggregation and are in the true spirit of ‘Make in India’ for the world".

With high expertise in product engineering, 5G, and transport network technologies, Wipro will co-develop equipment with the HFCL.

The major offering aims to empower organizations to realize their 5G-enabled vision and increase the speed with which they can bring high-quality 5G solutions to the market.

Wipro will also leverage Tarang Labs, its product compliance and certification labs in Bangalore, for validation, hardware integration, and pre-certification.

HFCL is developing 5G transport products for the mid-haul, front haul and backhaul to help CSPs transform their transport network.