HCL Technologies to buy Cisco's Self-Optimizing Network technology

Unlike its rivals, HCL Tech has bet big on selling products and platforms. As part of this strategy, it bought some IBM products for nearly $2 billion in 2018

HCL Technologies said on Friday it will buy Cisco’s Self-Optimizing Network (SON) technology, in an acquisition that would builds on its focus on products and platforms (mode-3) strategy, and help it cater to the needs of its telecommunication customers, including tier-one communication service providers globally.

Unlike its rivals, HCL Technologies has bet big on selling products and platforms. As part of this strategy, it bought some IBM products for nearly $2 billion in 2018. 

The Cisco SON technology is a platform that uses machine learning and a set of applications to automate the Radio Access Network (RAN). It helps customers boost performance,