BSNL signs up Echelon Edge to set up private 5G network for enterprises

NEW DELHI: State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has empanelled Echelon Edge, an IT product developer and solutions provider, to deploy private 5G network for enterprise customers.

“The agreement was signed on January 16 for the empanelment as Captive Non-Public Network Provider (CNPNP) for the provision of Captive Non-Public Network Services to the enterprise customers,” Echelon Edge said in a statement Friday.

This partnership will enable the Gurgaon-based company to be a provider of private LTE and 5G services under the BSNL spectrum allocated for captive networks. The firm will set up and maintain private networks for its customers in partnership with the telecom PSU.