5G Networks Are Designed To Work In Conjunction With 4G

5G and cloud are two inextricably linked technologies. 5G will bring a massive change to cloud computing and revolutionize every business sector man works in. Communication service providers (CSP) will need multipurpose, high-fidelity, real-time visibility across all layers of the network to assure performance. Ideally, they will want a solution that offers a single, integrated platform that works on any legacy or cloud-based network. Mavenir Country Head for India and Regional Vice President for India and South Asia Sanjay Bakaya in an interview with Aanchal Ghatak shares details on the future of networks and its vision of a single, software-based automated network that can run on any cloud. Excerpts:

- Aanchal Ghatak

How is Mavenir building the future of networks with cloud-native software?

We are building the future of networks with cloud-native software that runs on any cloud and transforms the way the world connects, realizing new services and the promise of 5G and beyond. For example, the converged packet core solution providing an end-to-end fully containerized 5G core product portfolio with combo nodes for 2G/3G and 4G support.

Another example is the Mavenir WebScale Platform, where operators can now run applications not just in large central data centers, but also out to the edge and into enterprises. It is the common software across Mavenir products and services that enable agility and speed in the delivery of new applications, as well as the adoption of new technologies. It is unique because it brings the best practices from the hyper-scale cloud and IT industries for rapid design, development, testing and rollout.

What are the examples in India, so far?

CSPs in India are closely engaged with us on our Core and OpenRAN for both 4G and 5G, joint innovation for the development of an ecosystem to have a deployment of this technology at a scale to achieve cost efficiency to provide more choice to operators and compete with legacy equipment providers.