Airtel’s 5G Robotics-based testing triumphs with TCS collaboration. TCS pilots Neural Manufacturing Solutions tests and succeeds on Airtel’s 5G Network

Bharti Airtel, the global internet communications solution provider has partnered with TCS, the expert IT solutions provider to enhance the 5G experience throughout the nation. Together the duo has successfully conducted innovative tests using TCS’ Neural Manufacturing™ solutions suite on Airtel’s hi-tech 5G network.

The aim is to develop a robotic system for autonomous actions on the production floor by combining high device density features, low latency communication and enhanced bandwidth of Airtel’s 5G networks with spiralling technologies including AR/VR, AI/ML, industrial robotics that TCS cleverly provides.

Randeep Sekhon, CTO, Bharti Airtel, said, Airtel is spearheading 5G in India. The 5G ecosystem will open limitless possibilities for enterprises to enhance productivity and serve their customers even better with digitally enabled applications. We are delighted to work with TCS as our strategic technology partner to start testing real-life 5G applications of the future. This also offers tremendous learnings across the value chain and lays a solid foundation for future application roadmap.

Tata Consultancy Service, otherwise known as TCS, is an IT service expert which offers consultancy services along with business solutions and has played a huge role in the transformation of many industries.

The Neural Manufacturing™ solutions suite is a much-awaited high-end technology that will enable production industries to have maximum output with minimum human intervention. Producers all across the globe are looking for such a solution that would enable them to adopt a set-it-and-forget-it mindset.

The machines operated by this latest technology will perform repeated and accurate tasks that will be highly efficient and faster than their human counterparts. Some of the industries that will benefit on large scale by this are:-

• Manufacturing
• Consumer Packaged Goods
• Automotive
• Aerospace
• Energy
• Utilities
• Healthcare
• Life Science
• Hi-Tech Domains

We believe the future of manufacturing is neural, and have been making sustained investments in research, and innovation, and in building intellectual property. We will continue to build new, differentiated capabilities into TCS’ Neural Manufacturing suite of solutions, harnessing the power of machine vision, machine intelligence and 5G to reimagine and redefine the way smart factories operate. Our partnership with Airtel to deploy and validate these innovative use cases on their 5G network serves as a proof point of the transformative power of these technologies,” said Susheel Vasudevan, Business Group Head, Manufacturing & Utilities, TCS.

TCS operations include the use of smart solutions like: –

• TCS Autoscape™ connected vehicle solutions,
• TCS Equiptix for predictive maintenance of assets,
• Digital Manufacturing Platform,
• Intelligent Power Plant,
• InTwin,
• TCS Clever Energy™,
• TCS Connected Universe Platform,
• IKRIS.

The 5G network when put into practice across industries in India will bring maximum efficiency that enhances traceability while providing real-time visibility of process-related paperless operations.

The world is in for a completely digital automated era soon! Let’s wait to hear more interesting interventions from this hi-tech partnership.