Ribbon Communications Expects More from Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel

Ribbon Communications on Wednesday said that it expects more business from Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea due to 5G and the shift away from Huawei products. In August, 2020, Ribbon Communications, a company engaged in the communications software and optical networking solutions said that Airtel had selected its Neptune platform to “enhance its mobile backhaul transport capabilities.” Bruce McClelland, CEO of Ribbon Communications in the fourth quarter earnings call on Wednesday said that the company is “benefiting” from its Airtel contract with the operator placing “multiple purchase orders” in the quarter.

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Ribbon Communications Expects More Orders from Airtel for 5G

In August, the company in a release said that its Neptune platform offers a “powerful, efficient multi-layer next-generation network solution for a seamless evolution to future 5G services.” Further, it was said that Airtel picked the Neptune platform as part of its strategy to make its network ready for a “seamless transition to emerging technologies such as 5G.”

“We are benefiting from our Bharti Airtel contract signed last summer, with multiple purchase orders in the quarter and more expected as they prepare their network for 5G,” McClelland said in the earnings call on Wednesday. “This is our multiyear contracts and will help propel our growth in 2021 and beyond.”

Airtel, the second largest telecom operator in India in late January said that its network is 5G ready as it “successfully” demonstrated and orchestrated live 5G service over a commercial network in Hyderabad. However, the operator highlighted that the 5G experience will be offered to its users only “when adequate spectrum is available and government approvals” are received.