Ribbon's Cell-Site Router Solution to Enable Bharti Airtel's Pan-Indian 5G Deployment
Dec 23, 2022
Plano (Texas) [USA], December 23 (ANI/PRNewswire):
(Nasdaq: RBBN), a global provider of real-time communications technology and IP optical networking solutions to many of the world's largest service providers, enterprises, and critical infrastructure operators to modernize and protect their networks, today announced that
("Airtel"), India's leading telecommunications services provider, has selected Ribbon to expand its current IP Transport backhaul network in order to deploy 5G throughout India.
Ribbon's 5G Cell Site Router (CSR) solution, designed for optimized delivery and efficiency, leverages the Ribbon
domain orchestration platform deployed in Airtel's network for automation and analytics. The CSR is based on the
- a flexible high-capacity platform that provides support for multiple access technologies and services in a compact form factor.
"We've been working very closely with Airtel in order to design a solution to meet their exact, wide-ranging specifications on cost efficiency, delivery, and technical capability," said Sam Bucci, Executive Vice President & General Manager of Ribbon's IP Optical Networks Business Unit. "5G will prove to be a critical enabler for India's continued growth and we're proud to partner with Airtel, a proven leader in this space, on this key initiative."
This agreement builds on the
deployment of Neptune and Muse within Airtel's network for 5G readiness.
Ribbon Communications (Nasdaq: RBBN) delivers communications software, IP and optical networking solutions to service providers, enterprises and critical infrastructure sectors globally. We engage deeply with our customers, helping them modernize their networks for improved competitive positioning and business outcomes in today's smart, always-on and data-hungry world. Our innovative, end-to-end solutions portfolio delivers unparalleled scale, performance, and agility, including core-to-edge software-centric solutions, cloud-native offers, leading-edge security and analytics tools, along with IP and optical networking solutions for 5G. We maintain a keen focus on our commitments to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) matters, offering an annual Sustainability Report to our stakeholders. To learn more about Ribbon, please visit
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