Tata Consultancy Services noted that Tejas’ N78 5G radios are compatible with 3.3 GHz spectrum
India’s largest IT services firm, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), is considering plans to start selling its locally-developed and manufactured 5G radio network gear to other markets, particularly to the U.S., according to local press reports.
“The N78 5G radios designed by Tejas Networks may be qualified for all greenfield and brownfield 5G opportunities that present themselves to the company globally, including that in the U.S.,” TCS chief operating officer NG Subramaniam reportedly said. Tejas Networks is a subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Tata Group.
The N78 radios have been developed by Saankhya Labs and are compatible with 3.3 GHz spectrum band, according to the report.
Tejas Networks had recently executed a master contract for the supply, support and annual maintenance services of its Radio Access Network (RAN) equipment for state-run telco BSNL, which aims to deploy a nationwide 4G/5G network in India.
As a part of this contract, Tejas Networks received a purchase order from Tata Consultancy Systems for $900 million to supply its latest 4G/5G RAN equipment for approximately 100,000 sites, which will be executed during 2023 and 2024.
Recent press reports also stated that the recent technology agreements signed by India and the United States would pave the way for the potential export of a end-to-end 5G stack developed by Indian carrier Reliance Jio Infocomm.
India and the U.S. had recently entered into agreements to create secure and trusted telecommunications, resilient supply chains and to trial Open RAN technology, among others.
Prior to India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the U.S, earlier this year, Jio had submitted details to the Indian government stating that the carrier was ready to start exporting its own 5G stack.
Reliance Jio Infocomm has created a full 5G solution that includes 5G radios, a complete 5G core network, cloud infrastructure setup as well as platforms to support cloud-based operations.
The move comes months after the U.S. authorities stopped the sale of telecom gear from large Chinese vendors due to security concerns.
