Microsoft and Tech Mahindra partners to enable 5G core network

• ByStartupStory     |    January 13, 2023

Microsoft and Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting, and business re-engineering services and solutions, have announced to join hands to provide 5G core network modernisation for telecom operators. 

Due to this partnership, telecom operators will be able to provide 5G core uses and meet the customers requirements in augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), edge computing and internet of things (IOT). Subsequently, it will modernize, optimize, and secure business operations and develop green networks with reduced costs and a faster time to market.

CP Gurnani, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Tech Mahindra, stated, “We are well-positioned to help telecom operators realize the full potential of their networks and provide innovative and agile services to their customers while also helping them meet their ESG commitments. Our collaboration with Microsoft will further strengthen our service portfolio by combining our deep expertise across the telecom industry with Microsoft Cloud. Further to this collaboration, Tech Mahindra and Microsoft will work together to help telecom operators simplify and transform their operations in order to build green and secure networks by leveraging the power of cloud technologies.”

Under this strategic collaboration Tech Mahindra will provide its talent expertise, comprehensive solutions, and managed services offerings like “Network Cloudification as a Service”  and AIOps to telecom operators for their 5G Core networks. The modernization of network core systems and operations powered by AIOpswill enable operators to deploy and manage their 5G Core networks and leverage the power of the cloud to deliver new and innovative services to their customers quickly and easily. AIOps will help operators combine big data and machine learning to automate network operations processes, including event correlation and anomaly detection, predicting fault and performance issues, thereby enabling self-serving network operations.

Anant Maheshwari, President, Microsoft India, said, “Azure provides operators with cloud solutions that enable them to create new revenue generating services and move existing services to the cloud. Through our collaboration with Tech Mahindra, Microsoft will further help telcos overcome challenges, drive innovation and build green and secured networks that provide seamless experiences  by leveraging the power of Microsoft Cloud for Operators.“

The partnership is in line with Tech Mahindra’s NXT.NOWTM framework, which aims to enhance the ‘Human Centric Experience’, Tech Mahindra focuses on investing in emerging technologies and solutions that enable digital transformation and meet the evolving needs of the customer.

Follow Startup Story