Providing solutions in 5G core network

Autonomous 5G (A5G), a startup founded by Pune and Boston-based co-founders, focuses its energies on meeting growing demand in the telecom industry

- Namita Shibad

PUNE: To ace distribution and autonomous 5G core network software for private and public networks, Autonomous 5G (A5G) Networks was started by Rajesh Mishra, Kaitki Agarwal, Kartik Raval, and Ravi Nathwani in 2020.

Mishra, who lives in Boston, is an inveterate IT specialist with over 100 patents already filed in his name.

But technology, too, is constantly evolving. It has its limitations till someone finds a better way of doing it. As Rajesh did. He says, "I have been in the telecom industry for over three decades and felt that the networks used were grossly inefficient. My co-founders, Kaitki Agarwal (Boston), Kartik Rawal and Ravi Nathwani (both are based in Pune), too, are tech natives with several years of experience in the telecom industry."

All these years in the same industry resulted in Rajesh seeing a clear problem emerging. Conventionally, the networks write programs that control the traffic a network deals with at any given time. Calls made may go through to the end or get dropped midway, depending on the traffic.

"But if the call is more lucrative, say an international traveller is calling, then that gets priority. But then again, if a VIP, say head of state, is using it at the same time the network will give priority to that number. There are many scenarios. All this was being done via programs using old technology. I thought, why not use AI and Machine Learning that could cut the time (and cost) and give a smooth experience?" Rajesh explains the spectrum business in simpler language.