How India’s Leading Energy Enterprise Built a Future-Ready Ecosystem with Private 5G
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India’s leading energy enterprises are exploring how Private 5G can turn sprawling power plants and grids into fully connected, real-time, future-ready operations, this webinar brings their perspectives and roadmap to the forefront.
Join an exclusive deep-dive where senior leaders share how they are evaluating Private 5G, the use cases they are prioritizing, and the practical steps they are taking to design a future-ready connectivity ecosystem, backed by Niral Networks’ Private 5G and edge platform.
Instead of a lab concept, you will hear a mix of real implementation insights from an operating 3–4 sq. km power plant and forward-looking plans from energy leaders who are now preparing to scale these models across their portfolios.
Key Details
- Date: 26th February 2026, Thursday
- Duration: 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM, IST [60 minutes]
- Format: Live webinar + interactive Q&A with industry veterans from India’s energy sector
Learn how one of India’s largest energy conglomerates (3020+ MW capacity) has begun transforming connectivity with Private 5G and how other leading energy enterprises are planning to replicate and scale such architectures.
From solving coverage gaps in critical outdoor zones to designing a secure, high-performance wireless fabric for drones, cameras, IoT sensors, and connected workers – this session focuses on what is already working and what leaders plan to do next.
What you will learn
By attending this webinar, you will discover how energy enterprises can:
Fix “blind spots” in large energy facilities
- Achieve seamless coverage across 3–4 sq. km with zero dead zones, even in harsh outdoor and high-interference environments, using Private 5G as a blueprint for future deployments.
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What You will discover in this exclusive webinar
Meet the Experts
Our esteemed panel of experts
MODERATOR
PANEL MEMBERS
Bhanu Pratap
Head of Sales,
Niral Networks
Bhanu Pratap has worked in ICT industry for going on 17 years. With years of experience in multi-functional roles, Sales, Pre Sales, Product Marketing, Strategy Planning, he has played important part in the enablement of various solutions & services to Telecom operators, Enterprises and others.
A ‘go-getter’ mind-set has helped him to be the practical executionist in enabling, setting up and stabilizing new initiatives across different organisations. He has extensive and progressive Sales & Presales experience with rich expertise in product marketing, strategy planning, research analysis.
In his past experience he has successfully set up new initiatives which in long turn has contributed in the success story of the organization. With deep relationships and years of multi domain experience, he has been instrumental in laying down strong foundations which has helped organizations in business expansions or new vertical creations, resulting into higher value returns.
He has done his Bachelors in Electronics form Shivaji University and Masters program in telecom management from Aegis School of Telecommunication, Indore.
PANEL MEMBERS
Ms. Sheela Prabhakar
Head- Wired & Wireless Technologies CoE, ARTPARK – IISc
Background in Electronics & Communications Engineering with Masters from IISc.
Technology and Business Leader with key contributions to the industry in the areas of Data Communication over Wired and Wireless Networks, Cellular Communications and Multimedia Systems.
Have led and anchored development and engineering teams towards development and deployment of multiple successful products in the field for wide range of applications such as Defence and Paramilitary, Industrial, Surveillance and Medical, catering to world-wide market.
Currently heading GoK sponsored Centre of Excellence for Wired & Wireless Technologies at ARTPARK-IISc, main responsibility being setting up of 5G Test and Use Case labs and evangelizing 5G technology amongst researcher and innovators.
Dr. Jagadeesha R Bhat
Asst. Professor- Indian Institute of Information Technology- Dharwad
Dr.Jagadeesha R Bhat received Ph.D. in Computer Science from National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), Taiwan. Currently, is an Asst. Prof at Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad. Earlier he had held the position of external researcher at Zayed University, United Arab Emirates. He leads the 5G usecase lab at IIIT Dharwad. His research interests include wireless networks, 5G /6G.
Sivaramakrishnan A
Head of Technology, Niral Networks
A. Sivaramakrishnan (better known as Siva) is a seasoned technologist and strategy professional with a remarkable career spanning over 25 years. His expertise encompasses scaling established organizations and contributing to the foundational teams of startup ventures.
Sivaramakrishnan has played pivotal roles in technology implementation and deployment, notably in groundbreaking projects such as 4G WiMAX at Telsima and Cavium. Throughout his career, he has effectively leveraged IT to enhance operational efficiency and drive bottom-line growth, particularly evident in his tenure at POSMEDIA.
Sivaramakrishnan holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with a specialization in Computer Science from CIT, Coimbatore . Additionally, he pursued a PGXPM in General Management from the Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai, enriching his strategic acumen.
Build a real-time, data-driven grid
- Enable sub-10 ms latency for SCADA, protection, and monitoring applications so that faults can be detected and isolated in near real time, and understand how leaders are planning to extend this across plants and substations.
Modernize security and surveillance
- Deploy 5G-enabled video surveillance, drone-based inspection, and perimeter protection without extensive cabling, and explore how these use cases are being prioritized in energy-sector roadmaps.
Protect workers and critical assets
- Use connected PPE, location-aware tracking, and IoT safety sensors to enhance worker safety and incident response, and see how Private 5G is being evaluated as the underlying safety network.
Design a future-ready architecture
- Combine Private 5G, LiFi backhaul, and multi-access edge compute (MEC) to support advanced use cases like digital twins, AI-driven analytics, and AR/VR-assisted maintenance, with leaders sharing how they plan to phase these in over time.
Who should attend
This webinar is designed for:
- CXOs, CIOs, and Chief Digital Officers in power and energy enterprises who are shaping their Private 5G and digital transformation roadmap
- Heads of Operations, Plant Managers, and OT/IT leaders driving modernization of grid and plant connectivity
- Network architects, innovation teams, and consultants exploring Private 5G for critical infrastructure and industrial campuses
Attendees will gain actionable insights, reference architectures, and a clear roadmap to start or accelerate their Private 5G journey in energy – regardless of whether they are at pilot, PoC, or planning stage.
Inside the reference success story
Get an inside view of the Odisha power plant deployment where Niral Networks’ Private 5G and NiralOS platform delivered a live proof-point that energy leaders can learn from and adapt.
Facility-wide connectivity
- Dedicated Private 5G across a 3–4 sq. km site with n78 spectrum and outdoor gNodeBs, replacing patchy Wi‑Fi and unreliable public cellular coverage.
High-performance wireless backbone
- A zero-fiber, LiFi-based wireless backhaul that simplified roll-out while maintaining high-capacity links between radios and core.
Tangible operational impact
- Faster fault response, improved safety, robust surveillance, and a scalable foundation for predictive maintenance and smart energy management.
You will see the blueprint, hear how energy leaders are thinking about similar deployments in their environments, and leave with a clear playbook to start building your own next-generation energy ecosystem with Private 5G.
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