Mumbai, January 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ - Tech Mahindra Ltd, a specialist in digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering today announced that it has teamed-up with global telecom technology firm Avion Systems, to provide Network Design and Engineering Services to major Communications Service Providers. Tech Mahindra has been chosen as a minority investor at Avion Systems and the new joint venture will be called Avion Networks Inc.

The joint venture aims to play a significant role as a strategic supplier of choice to the Carriers in the final deployment and management of current mobile networks and their planned transformation into the next-generation cloud enabled, virtual and software driven networks.

"As a worldwide leader, Tech Mahindra continues to invest strategically in the Communications Industry and to support our major clients. We always look for synergistic partnership. Avion Systems has deep expertise and vast experience in network services, an area chosen by us to invest and grow into. Kanchana and her leadership bring tremendous diversity and knowledge as they become an important member of Tech Mahindra family," says Manish Vyas, President, Communications Group, Tech Mahindra.

"I am excited to be part of Tech Mahindra. With this strategic and synergistic partnership, Avion Networks can now offer both innovative telecom-technology solutions and scale of operations to the global Communications industry. The timing is perfect as the industry begins network transformation into virtualised network cloud," said Kanchana Raman Founder & President, Avion Systems, Inc.

The company would be primarily servicing the communication industry in the transformation of current mobile to a virtualised, cloud-enabled and open-systems driven network to spur rapid innovation and adoption.

Tech Mahindra is a specialist in digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering solutions.

Avion Systems is an Atlanta-based, global telecom technology firm serving major operators and OEMs in converged communications, broadband heterogeneous network (4G LTE/Carrier Wi-Fi/DAS) engineering services, ICT solutions and innovations.