New Delhi Sep 6 (IANS) State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on Wednesday entered into an agreement with US-based networking solutions provider Coriant to chart the path to 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) in India a company statement said here.
The Memorandum of Understanding was signed between BSNL and Coriant for laying foundation for innovation in network architectures and services leveraging 5G IoT Software Defined Networking/ Network Functions Virtualisation (SDN/NFV) and mobile edge computing technologies.
"We continue to focus on bringing our customers across India the latest innovations in communications technologies that enrich their personal and work lives " said BSNL CMD Anupam Shrivastava.
"5G represents an enormous leap forward in capacity and throughput speeds and we are pleased to team with our long-term technology partner Coriant to tap into these capabilities and explore real-world use cases for next-generation services and applications " he added.
"We look forward to our joint work and the opportunity to help BSNL fast track development toward a 5G and IoT future and bring the value of these technologies to India and its citizens " said Shaygan Kheradpir CEO and Chairman Coriant.
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