The future of private networks lies in the hands of big businesses: Anand Bhaskar, MD – service providers, Cisco India & SAARC

The recent recommendations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has supported the concept of private networks wherein enterprises can set up their own 5G systems for their captive data needs. This has led to a debate with private telecom operators opposing such a move as they fear it would hit their enterprise revenues. Anand Bhaskar, managing director, service providers, Cisco India & SAARC, in an interview with Fe’s Kiran Rathee said that apart from government policy the future of private networks would also depend on the kind of companies which opt for it. Excerpts: