IT company HCL Technologies has opened a centre of excellence with IBM to jointly offer network modernization technology to telecom companies. The centre is a virtual hub to develop offerings designed to help telco clients transform their networks, including telecom companies’ core, vRAN (virtualized radio access networks), ORAN (open radio access networks), private networks, edge modernisation and 5G labs.

Kalyan Kumar, Chief Technology Officer and Ecosystems Head, HCL Technologies, “our joint solutions will be designed to help telecom players accelerate the modernisation of their network infrastructure. This is not only about automation; CSPs can build their cloud platform and bring much-needed flexibility to their network functions.”

According to reports, the CoE will help CSPs (communication service providers) modernize their network infrastructure, transform service delivery and simplify operations. As part of this initiative, HCL Technologies will establish an IBM Telco Initiative Practice team to develop network outsourcing and modernization solutions using IBM's open hybrid cloud approach.

Inhi Cho Suh, Strategic Partnerships General Manager, IBM says, “the centre of excellence for telecommunications aims to combine HCL Technologies' deep industry experience and IBM's open hybrid cloud approach to provide much-needed technical resources and support for clients in the industry.”

HCL Technologies is a next-generation global technology company that helps enterprises reimagine their businesses for the digital age.Technology products and services are built on four decades of innovation, with a world-renowned management philosophy, a strong culture of invention and risk-taking, and a relentless focus on customer relationships. HCL also takes pride in its many diversity, social responsibility, sustainability, and education initiatives.

Through company’s worldwide network of R&D facilities and co-innovation labs, global delivery capabilities, and over 197,000+ ‘Ideapreneurs’ across 52 countries, HCL delivers holistic services across industry verticals to leading enterprises, including 250 of the Fortune 500 and 650 of the Global 2000.