Sudhir Sawant

CloudExtel

CloudExtel is India's first full-stack Network as a Service (NaaS) provider, reinventing digital infrastructure connectivity with enhanced coverage, capacity & speed. It caters to telecom operators, internet service providers, data centers, enterprises, and large content providers to address the challenges emerging from the hypergrowth of data consumption in India. CloudExtel is rapidly building scale to enable the densification of 4G networks and to facilitate the transition to 5G, while driving emerging telecom architecture through ‘cloudification' of networks. With Internet and data being an integral part of our daily lives, be it at work or for personal usage, unlimited connectivity at high speed has become a basic ask. Through its advanced network solutions, the company has enhanced connectivity in network-stressed, high-footfall iconic locations such as the Golden Temple, Varanasi Ghats, Gateway of India, Jalianwala Bagh, National Stock Exchange, Mantralaya Mumbai. CloudExtel caters to 20% of partner-deployed small cell requirements of large Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) through 4000 sites across 300+ towns & districts. The imminent global shift to Open RAN (O-RAN) and Network Virtualization is expected to redefine the telecom and internet space. CloudExtel is set to leverage this transition. It is the first neutral host to deploy shared RAN in India, one of less than 10 players globally. Additionally, it has built a delivery platform for OTT content to home users without the need for a separate fixed internet connection. Buoyed by these promising market developments, its extensive experience in active as well as passive network infrastructure, and its future-ready employee base, CloudExtel is enabling networks in India to deliver exceptional end-user experience.