Airtel and Capgemini partner to bring 5G-based Solutions for Indian Enterprises

Capgemini and Bharti Airtel will now jointly going to reveal 5G-based enterprise grade solutions in the Indian market. 

The new 5G solutions will help to fuel innovation, revolutionize business models and accelerate the digital transformation in the country. Capgemini and Airtel will bring together their experience in connectivity, and 5G solutions, and System Integration (SI) capabilities to co-innovate a range of India focus use cases.

Ananth Chandramouli, Managing Director of the India Business Unit, Capgemini, said, "Our partnership with Airtel is truly a game-changer for both of us and has the potential to disrupt the market dynamics. Through this partnership, our focus will be on enabling enterprises to leverage the benefits of 5G technology and identifying exciting new use cases to fuel innovation, revolutionize business models and accelerate digital transformation."

Ganesh Lakshminarayanan, CEO – Enterprise Business, Airtel Business, said, "Airtel has been leading 5G testing and validation in India and looks forward to building an open and vibrant ecosystem that brings together all stakeholders and drives innovation. Through this partnership with Capgemini, we look forward to offering our customers cutting-edge solutions, which deliver the benefits of the 5G technology."

Capgemini 5G Lab, situated within its Mumbai Campus, and Airtel 5G Lab in the Manesar will be the development hub for the same.

Two use cases of the 5G have already been deployed by the Capgemini at the Airtel 5G Lab. These are highly focused on Smart Health and Immersive Remote Assistance for Field Operations and Maintenance. These use case solutions leverage augmented reality, video analytics, computer vision, and Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning technologies.

As a part of its 5G tech-initiative, Airtel is also joining forces with some of the major consulting and technology companies to test 5G-based solutions.