IT company Wipro limited and domestic telecom gear maker HFCL join hands to develop 5G product portfolio. The companies will together create 5G products for telecommunications sector such as 5G radio access network and 5G transport equipment.

Mahendra Nahata, HFCL managing director said, “Wipro is a key partner for HFCL because of its world class engineering and in depth experience. HFCL’s comprehensive portfolio of 5G transport products (which are under development), that include cell site router, DU aggregation router and CU aggregation router, will enable CSPs to modernise their backhaul networks and make them ready for 5G services.”

The companies will together create various routers that will connect mobile sites with core network of telecom operators. Nahata also added that these 5G transport products based on open standards, will help operators realise the benefits of network, disaggregation and in the true spirit of ‘make in India’ for the world.

“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,” said Satya Easwaran, Wipro country head.