In an interview with TimesTech at IMC 2025, Monojit Samaddar, Country Director, VIAVI, shared insights on the company’s pioneering role in advancing India’s telecom and data infrastructure. From 5G, 6G, and satellite communications to fiber and data center testing, VIAVI’s comprehensive T&M solutions are empowering CSPs, manufacturers, and enterprises to accelerate innovation, ensure quality, and build resilient next-generation networks across the nation.
Read the full interview here:
TimesTech: What are the key T&M solutions VIAVI is showcasing at IMC this year?
Monojit: VIAVI’s deep expertise brings unparalleled efficiency in developing, enabling, assuring and optimizing networks with speed and success in both the lab and the field. From 6G, SatComms and High-Speed Network Test to AIOps, O-RAN and Quantum Security Testing, VIAVI is demonstrating its latest innovations at IMC 2025:
MU-MIMO and O-RAN Lab Test: To meet the unique challenges of radio unit and fronthaul testing for disaggregated O-RAN networks, VIAVI TM500 network tester provides an ideal platform for advanced multi-carrier MU-MIMO testing and validation, with dynamic digital channel modeling and fully integrated UE emulation.
NTN: TM500 network tester to test the performance of 5G NTN, which includes both satellite and High-Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS).
6G: VIAVI’s 6G Forward program is leading the way in 6G innovation. The 6G Forward research is focused on: Energy efficient neuromorphic receivers, AI beam management technology, Semantic communications for Extended Reality (XR), Near-time Ray Tracing for network digital twin, Joint Communications and Sensing (JCAS) and AI Testing AI.
Quantum-Safe: TeraVM security test for Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) system validation and MAP-300 Multiple Application Platform for quantum key distribution (QKD) testing.
Fiber and Transport Field Test Solutions: Comprehensive portfolio of field test solutions for fiber construction and remote fiber test and monitoring. INX 660 and INX 760 Probe Microscope, MTS-4000 optical test platform, 400G Transport Module for up to 400Gbps testing and solutions that guarantee and protect DCI, including the FiberComplete PRO, Test Process Automation (TPA) and VIAVI ONMSi solution – FTH-5000 fiber test head.
RF Field Test and Resilience: OneAdvisor 800 wireless platform – an all-in-one cell site tool designed for RAN field testing and service assurance, particularly for 5G and Open RAN deployments and SecurePNT for critical infrastructure and high-speed network applications. CX300 – capable of testing everything from portable radios, to complex infrastructure and broadband networks and CX200 for mission-critical radio infrastructure field testing.
Service Assurance: Geolocation AIOps, based on NITRO Location Intelligence platform that generates subscriber-centric insights for network automation, optimization and monetization.
High-Speed Ethernet Test: ONE LabPro 800G – Ethernet network performance test system that accelerates high-speed Ethernet tests in labs and live test bed environments.
TimesTech: The telecommunications landscape is undergoing rapid transformation. What opportunities do you see and VIAVI’s role? (India specific)
Monojit: India’s telecom ecosystem is advancing rapidly. With 5G and emerging 6G technologies spearheading nation’s digital transformation, India’s thriving and expanding digital economy is making significant strides. Governments strategic policies have created a collaborative platform to promote indigenous technologies and position India as a global manufacturing hub. Propelling towards self-reliance in next-generation communication technologies, the PLI/design-linked incentive schemes for telecom and networking products have resulted in strengthening local manufacturing of telecom equipment’s. Satellite communications is ushering in a new era as global and domestic players are set to begin commercial services.
India is at the forefront of 6G research & development and Bharat 6G vision plays a critical role in this mission. The pace of fiber deployment has accelerated significantly as CSPs expand their fiber networks to support 5G roll outs. Fixed wireless access (FWA), tower fiberization and broadband connectivity initiatives like BharatNet are accelerating the demand. India’s data center market is experiencing rapid growth and traditional management practices are making way for a greater reliance on AI driven automation. Open RAN is gaining momentum and the industry is incorporating NTN to augment coverage in mobile communications.
Rigorous test and validation across virtual, physical and cloud-based infrastructure help organizations manage change and speed network buildouts. Aerospace & defense, data centers, enterprises, telecommunications, semiconductor and critical infrastructure are some of the key segments driving the demand for T&M solutions.
VIAVI has been at the forefront of technological advancements in India and it is a significant moment for us to be here as we extend our capabilities to enable these networks. VIAVI plays a significant role in simplifying network deployment complexities through installation, maintenance, monitoring, optimization, and monetization.
TimesTech: What role does fiber testing play in helping customers scale and maintain performance of critical fiber infrastructure?
Monojit: Testing fiber optic networks is an essential part of fiber optic installation, as well as ongoing maintenance. Fiber testing involves a range of procedures, tools, and benchmarks employed to assess fiber optic components, links, and networks in operation. It encompasses both optical and mechanical evaluations of individual elements, as well as thorough transmission tests conducted to ensure the reliability and effectiveness of entire fiber network setups. Efficient testing processes across the network lifecycle saves time and cost in the long run, while ensuring a better quality of network and service for the end-customer.
VIAVI’s fiber testing portfolio encompasses full range of essential instruments, systems and software, required to address today’s fastest growing technologies and functional needs, providing end-to-end support for the construction, activation, monitoring and maintenance of fiber optic services. VIAVI has equipped wireline and wireless service providers, equipment manufacturers, system integrators, and contractors to meet the work-speed and test coverage requirements for telecommunication networks buildouts and maintenance.
TimesTech: Data centres are the backbone of the digital world. How are modern data centres evolving and how does VIAVI test solutions help?
Monojit: Hyperscale data centers continue to grow in size and complexity, even as 5G and the IoT drive network disaggregation and push intelligence to the edge. As data-intensive applications such as; AI/ML, high performance computing (HPC) and big data analytics enter the mainstream, the hyperscale and data center ecosystem must meet the insatiable demand for memory, bandwidth, computing power, storage and speed. Traditional networking infrastructure struggles to keep pace with the performance, speed and capacity requirements of AI/ML applications. To address this, there has been a push towards higher-speed 800G optical transceivers and the emergence of 1.6Tb/s, alongside other enabling technologies throughout the network. In addition, data center operators need to dramatically increase the amount of fiber interconnects and new multi-fiber connectivity.
VIAVI helps operators and providers to get the most from the hyperscale ecosystem and the services it carries so they can turn up infrastructure, successfully scale, and profitably innovate—today and tomorrow. With an unmatched breadth and depth of interoperable test products and expertise, VIAVI ensures levels of service and reliability that meet the high standards of hyperscale data center operators and service providers. VIAVI test solutions optimize optical hardware, fiber, and network performance over the lifecycle of the hyperscale data center, from lab to turn-up to monitoring. VIAVI’s smart test devices and software solutions for DCI environments are engineered with built-in automation and efficiency, boosting the deployment of DCI links by at least 60% while reducing project management complexity and cost.
Automated fiber certification, MPO connector inspection, high-speed 400G / 800G throughput testing, and virtual service activation and monitoring are among the advanced test capabilities designed to keep up with unceasing hyperscale data center growth.
TimesTech: Going forward what trends and advancement will shape the future of telecom? What are VIAVI’s future growth strategies?
Monojit: As digital technologies advance and consumer demands shift, the telecommunications industry is rapidly changing, requiring faster networks and lower latencies to support emerging applications such as; IoT, AI, cloud computing and seamless automation. In this dynamic landscape, network testing and optimization is becoming even more critical and VIAVI is proud to support its partners in the delivery of these advances and enable customers to accelerate technology development while reducing TCO and time to market.
India is playing a significant role in the advancement of 6G technologies and the government is strengthening the sector by boosting domestic manufacturing, simplifying regulations and investments in infrastructure. With rapid AI adoption, extensive fiber roll-out and expanding role of data centers in the digital ecosystem, network operators are setting the stage for long-term growth and resilience.
Working closely with NEMs and CSPs VIAVI is helping them streamline the complex process of validating new technologies in the lab and in the field. We are actively engaging in aerospace and defence networks, satellite communications, 5G/6G, AI, cyber security, data centers and enterprise solutions.
VIAVI continues to be at the forefront of testing to validate equipment performance, providing manufacturers and service providers with confidence to deploy networks at scale.
