L&T Tech, BSNL in deal for private 5G

L&T Technology Services Ltd has tied up with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) to deploy private 5G networks for enterprises in India, chief executive officer and managing director Amit Chadha said in an interview.

- L&T Tech, BSNL in deal for private 5G

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.

As part of its expansion plans, the engineering and research and development services providing division of L&T will focus on artificial intelligence (AI) at the same time as 5G, and will increase its workforce by five times to 1,000 in 2023. The company is also developing its proprietary BERT model, tailored for enterprise use, he added. “This partnership is a perfect offering to enterprises with complementary network and digital capabilities coming from both organizations," Chadha said. It will also look at the global market as it starts offering the services from India.