Sterlite Tech unveils 5G cosmos to help Indian telcos fiberise their networks for 5G!

Unveiled 5G Cosmos - an optical solution for towers and small cells - to lend speed to the 5G rollout.

Sterlite Technologies (STL), one of the industry’s leading integrators of digital networks, on Sunday it unveiled 5G Cosmos - an optical solution for towers and small cells - to lend speed to the 5G rollout.

As India approaches the much-awaited 5G buildouts, telecom operators need to look at fiberisation with a futuristic lens. India’s fiberisation will increase 3X to 60 Mn fkm annually. Tower and small cell fiberisation will be big drivers. Tower fiberisation must increase from 35 per cent to 80 per cent to provide high quality 5G services. Additionally, 5G will require upto 4X small cells, backhauled with fibre.

Despite the intent and capital availability, India’s fibre space is constrained by deployment speed and scale. 5G Cosmos is an Atmanirbhar, patented solution that can solve these challenges and connect every tower, small cell and node. It comprises of:

1. 5G optical network topology design - The design will deliver a highly competent network with enhanced scalability, bandwidth, and reduced latency

2. Stellar Fibre - This bend insensitive fibre, apt for congested 5G topology, minimises data loss and ensures speed through seamless splicing

3. Celesta intelligently bonded ribbon cables- These high-density cables will reduce installation time and optimise project costs

4. Plug-and-Play optical devices- STL’s Opto-Bolt and Opto-Blaze offer a pre-connectorised, ruggedised Plug-and-play solution, resulting in faster execution and deskilling of field installations

5. Automation-led fibre deployment- This technology-led approach offers backhaul fiberisation using robotics and AI-driven field management systems.

Launching 5G Cosmos at IMC 2022, Pankaj Miglani, Director Supply Chain Management, Bharti Airtel, said: “We are readying our infrastructure for 5G and fiberisation is a core need. We are happy to see the use cases that 5G Cosmos can solve for telcos and enable us to deliver a great 5G experience to our customers.”

The stock closed at Rs 165 up by 2.30 per cent on Friday.