Engineering Services for 5G and beyond
5G is no longer a technology of the future - it's here and is disrupting industries like never before. Advancements in 5G technology are unlocking new possibilities for creating value across multiple industry domains and market segments.
To realize this potential, enterprises are increasingly investing in 5G innovation and research to address business challenges and explore opportunities to create value.
At HCLTech, we are at the forefront of this 5G revolution with our solution-driven approach, technology depth and domain expertise. We are accelerating the 5G revolution by turning today's most pressing 5G challenges into opportunities and creating new monetization avenues for Telecom Service Providers (TSPs), cloud service providers and enterprises across industries.
Our 5G Engineering Service offerings
We have a unique, ecosystem-driven 5G engineering strategy that helps capture new revenue streams, deliver mission-critical solutions, improve operational efficiencies and create immersive experiences leveraging the complete 5G ecosystem — including TSPs, OEMs, hyperscalers, semiconductor and device manufacturers.
We offer the entire range of 5G product engineering services, from concept to design and on to development, helping tier-1 equipment and platform vendors accelerate 5G product development.
Our 5G product engineering services include:
- vRAN design and development
- 5GC design and development
- Hardware engineering (Embedded/FPGA/RF)
- RF board/Antenna design and development services for vendors, TSPs and hyperscalers
- Converged network elements (SDN, converged access) development
- MEC solutions
- 5G engineering labs
We have developed next-gen system integration frameworks and solutions with our multi-vendor and multi-domain network function onboarding as well as device integration capabilities.
Our system integration solutions and services include:
- 5G system integration framework (5G SF)
- Network functions on boarding and exchange (NOX)
- xNF onboarding and certification
- Device onboarding and certification
- CI/CD/CT
- Network Slice Management
- Network Service Assurance and Analytics
- Network Abstraction Layer (API Gateway)
- Network functions on boarding and exchange (NOX)
- Day-0, Day-1, Day-2 automation
We understand the enterprise need for secure, fast and low-latency 5G private networks. To help establish such networks while achieving connectivity and transformation, we offer a range of services:
- Consultancy services
- Network design to deployment services
- Managed services for enterprises
- Use case development and system integration services
We are an active participant and key investor in leading industry bodies and open-source communities, including O-RAN Alliance, Telecom Infra Project (TIP), Open Networking Automation Platform (ONAP), 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) and more.
Our contributions and services towards an Open RAN ecosystem include:
- Open RAN integration and deployment using CI/CD
- Test automation and related accelerators for O-RAN interfaces
- Non-Real-Time RIC/SMO/ONAP integration and hardening
- Near-Real-Time (Nr RT) RIC OSC contribution, hardening and integration
- Co-development of xAPP and rApp
Our 5G Solutions
Our portfolio of transformative 5G solutions and accelerators are tailored to leverage the full benefits of 5G and play a crucial role in the entire lifecycle of industry transformation.
5G System Integration Framework
The framework is a suite of four ready-to-use solution modules - 5G Network Function Onboarding and Exchange, 5G Network Abstraction Layer, 5G Network Slice Manager and 5G Network Service Assurance and Analytics - designed to address the unique system integration requirements of disaggregated and distributed 5G network domains, including RAN, Transport and Core
Turbo 5G
Intelligent 5G test automation and orchestration platform for testing and validation of IoT devices and network functions in O-RAN, core and transport domains of 5G standalone and non-standalone deployments and private networks
Private 5G Network-in-a-Box
Managed service solution for use case design, development, deployment, operation and management of private 5G solutions for enterprises.
Network Abstraction Layer (NAL)
Solution for secure exposure and seamless integration of specialized network functions and applications (application layer) with the 5G network. Enables enterprise use case development, automation and analytics development, telemetry, location analysis, policy control and more
Key Differentiators
Ecosystem-driven approach towards 5G engineering
Nurturing an ecosystem of 20+ partners across domains (leading technology firms, OEMs, network service providers, chip vendors and hyperscalers) to develop and co-create best-of-breed 5G services tailored to meet diverse industry and enterprise needs
5G services across the entire value-chain
Integrated as-a-service offerings that are aligned to customer imperatives and next-gen industry uses-cases and driven by automation, optimization, cloudification and containerization
State-of-the-art 5G labs
Significant investment in network-centric and use-case-specific 5G labs across the globe for testing, integration and proof of concept (PoC) development
Shaping the Open RAN space
Active contribution and investments in leading the Open RAN working groups at some of the leading industry platforms and open-source communities like O-RAN SC, Telecom Infra Project (TIP), Open Networking Automation Platform (ONAP) and 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).
Industry-ready products and solutions
Portfolio of differentiated products (including SON) and proven solutions, helping enterprises accelerate 5G adoption at scale
Engineering DNA
With 45+ years of engineering and R&D service expertise, supercharging progress across 10+ industry verticals, our customers include 63 of the top 100 R&D spenders, many of whom have been an HCLTech strategic partner for over a decade
Awards and Recognitions
HCLTech has been recognized and rewarded for its contribution in 5G services.
HCLTech positioned as a Leader in Everest Group’s 5G Engineering Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2023
HCLTech positioned a Leader in Digital Product Engineering Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2022
HCLTech Positioned As A Leader In Avasant SD-WAN Managed Services 2022–2023 RadarView™
Insights and News
Learn about 5G, including its meaning, functioning and influence on the present technology era. Read our thought leadership articles and blogs to gain a better understanding of 5G and our related services.
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