At the MWC 2023, HCLTech has announced a range of innovative technology solutions for the 5G ecosystem. The company has also announced that it will work with Dell Technologies to offer CSPs and enterprises network modernization solutions.
The company’s solutions leverage its differentiated portfolio of digital, engineering, cloud, and software to help communication service providers (CSPs) and enterprises accelerate their 5G readiness and monetization of investments.
HCLTech 5G SF and CloudSMART Modernization
The newly announced 5G SF is intended to enable public and private 5G operators to deploy and integrate critical components of a future-ready network in a seamless manner.
HCLTech believes that CSPs, enterprises, hyperscalers, chip and equipment manufacturers will benefit from seamless virtual function onboarding, significant operational efficiencies, and enhanced network and user experiences.
In addition to 5G SF, HCLTech’s innovative CloudSMART Modernization Experience for telecom supports the adoption of open-source and off-the-shelf IT vendor solutions.
HCLTech’s SRE enablement for Cloud Native telecom enables the full set of practices needed to run telecom operations at scale on modern Cloud Native platforms.
It should let telecom service providers use advanced SRE practices in their operations to improve and keep their reliability at the best levels in the industry. This helps them save money and time while reducing their dependence on traditional telecom network providers.
HCLTech x Dell Technologies
HCLTech will provide network modernization solutions to CSPs and enterprises in collaboration with Dell Technologies. HCLTech will provide end-to-end system integration services for vRAN (virtualized radio access networks), ORAN (open radio access networks), private 5G networks, and edge/multi-access edge computing deployments, among other things.
Dell Technologies, on the other hand, will assist CSPs in modernizing their network infrastructure in order to transform service delivery and simplify operations through platform integration services such as the implementation of engineered telecom cloud platforms, testing, automation, and orchestration.
Additionally, Dell will offer managed services and carrier-grade support for businesses and telecom operators.
Regarding HCLTech’s 5G system integration framework, Vijay Guntur, President and Head, Engineering and R&D Services, HCLTech said,
Communication service providers and enterprises need a system integration partner that can scale in diverse technology domains to integrate, deploy and operate 5G networks. With our 5G system integration framework, we have created a differentiated set of services to address the unique system integration requirements for disaggregated and distributed network domains that include RAN, transport and core.
Regarding the CloudSMART Modernization tech, Kalyan Kumar, Chief Technology Officer, Head of Ecosystems and Chief Product Officer, Products and Platforms, HCLTech said,
We are thrilled to be launching these two new services to transform the ways in which enterprises across industries view their strategies for business growth and development.
Our enablement of Cloud Native telecommunications platforms will provide a much-needed solution for businesses looking to take advantage of the latest advancements in the telecommunications industry.