For 5G network Rollout, Three UK selects TCS

TCS has now been selected by the London based network carrier Three UK to help with the 5G network connectivity rollout.

Three UK was founded by Robert Finnegan in the year 2003 and has been in partnership for the past 15 years with TCS. Its 5G services started rolling out in the month of August 2019. The company has an employee strength of 4800, across the cities of Reading, Maidenhead, and Glasgow.

Carlo Melis, Chief Networks Officer, Three UK, said, "Three UK’s 5G roll-out is underpinned by our agility in bringing services to market. Our decision to partner with TCS was based on this need to deliver at pace whilst being flexible to changing demands. TCS were able to rapidly mobilise and are now embedded in our 5G delivery to support our 5G journey".

Carol Wilson, Head, Communications, Media and Information Services Business – Europe and UK, TCS, said, "We look forward to expanding our work with Three as we enter this exciting new period of widespread 5G consumer availability in the UK. Providing customers with the best possible network access is at the heart of Three’s mission, and we are thrilled that they have chosen TCS’ unrivalled network management and configuration solutions to help them achieve this. With our deep telecommunications industry expertise and continued investments and innovation in 5G, we are the ideal partner to make this a success. Our new partnership will help Three’s network to continue to provide the standout experience their customers have come to expect."

Three UK is as of now in midway through deploying a new 5G radio access network connectivity. It is already implemented across the 175 cities and towns in the UK.

TCS will manage the entire configuration of next-gen mobile network core connectivity. TCS will also make sure that it integrates with the 5G radio access network.

TCS' responsibilities also include performance management, site upgrades, configuring the core network for the new site deployments, and tuning the 3G/4G changes, notes the announcement.