The two companies have launched managed private 5G-as-a-Service for enterprise customers.
\"Wipro is partnering with Cisco where the two companies will work closely to tap private 5G<\/a> business globally, initially focussing on the US, Canada and European markets where spectrum has no challenge,\" a person privy to the developments said.
The Indian multinational will buy network gear and custom solutions from Cisco, and is additionally exploring a revenue-share model, based on pay-as-you-go subscription.
Azim Premji-owned company that has opened its Americas headquarters in New Jersey, is already in discussions with a few large enterprise customers in the retail chain space as well as airports and stadiums.
\"From a customer point of view, 5G will be an add-on technology. We already have Wi-Fi, local area network (LAN) and software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN),\" the person said, adding that Cisco will be a technology provider, and Wipro will deliver platform and services, orchestrated and managed for enterprises.
Queries to Cisco and Wipro did not elicit any response. Meanwhile, they issued a press statement confirming the development.
Non-public or private 5G network is an extension to a wireless technology for the creation of a dedicated local area network (LAN) within a manufacturing premise or business facility for seamless captive connectivity needs.
Chuck Robbins-headed Cisco lately forged alliances such as with NTT<\/a> and Intel<\/a> to deploy next generation-centric captive network offering to the market, following adoption across multiple sectors such as mining, manufacturing, logistics and retail.
The San Jose-based technology major sees private 5G as an opportunity to upsell to its existing enterprise customer base as well as eyeing to rope in new businesses who want to enhance operational efficiency, production or factory output by way of leveraging 5G technology.
Early this year, Wipro launched a 5G Def-i platform, and integrated with Cisco’s 5G and enterprise products such as IoTaaS, ThousandEyes and Identity Services Engine to bring end-to-end solutions with industry-specific applications to customers.
Last year, ABB, a Swedish automation company entered into a five-year strategic deal with Wipro worth $150 million to accelerate automation and enhance user experience that include managed services and endpoint security support.
The New York-based Verizon<\/a> is also banking on 5G captive network business outside the US market, and earlier said that it offers an entire lifecycle from strategy and planning to architecture design, deployment and management services.
In India, telecom carriers argue that it is their expertise to deploy wireless networks, and warn that any move allowing non-telco entities would not only alter market dynamics, but would also hurt financial well-being of the industry.
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