Airtel partners with Tech Mahindra to enable private 5G network at Mahindra’s Chakan facility | Jobs Vox

Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”) and Tech Mahindra today announced a strategic partnership to deploy a ‘5G for Enterprise’ solution at Mahindra’s manufacturing facility in Chakan, making it India’s first 5G car manufacturing unit, it announced company in the exchange filing.

The ‘5G for Business’ solution has significantly improved Chakan’s network connectivity, resulting in improved software flashing speeds, a critical operation for all vehicle shipments. Incredibly high speeds and ultra-low latency now allow managers to undertake multiple software flashing sessions in parallel, resulting in reduced operation time. Furthermore, computerized vision-based inspection is now fully automated resulting in improved paint quality. The company is testing use cases and spectrum delivery with multiple partners and in several locations as part of its #5GforBusiness offering.

Speaking on the partnership, Ajay Chitkara, Director and CEO, Airtel Business, said, “We are delighted to partner with Tech Mahindra and Mahindra Auto to demonstrate this transformation and make the Chakan manufacturing facility India’s first 5G car manufacturing facility. As the Industry 4.0 paradigm gains momentum, reliable data networks will prove to be a key differentiator in factory and manufacturing performance.”

Manish Vyas, President, Communications, Media & Entertainment and CEO, Network Services, Tech Mahindra, said, “Our collaboration with Airtel is aimed at enhancing the customer experience through digitally enabled platforms and new age solutions. We are confident that this partnership will help unlock opportunities across industries to improve productivity, drive the intelligent digitization of the network-driven enterprise, and drive innovation.

Airtel’s #5GforBusiness, together with Tech Mahindra’s industry knowledge, integration capabilities, enterprise 5G solution capabilities such as Factori.NKST, and expertise in planning, designing, implementing and managing private wireless networks for enterprises, will benefit business customers and accelerate the adoption of transformative network technologies such as 5G in India. This partnership is in line with Tech Mahindra’s NKST.NOVTM framework, which aims to advance the ‘Human Centric Experience’ and focuses on investing in new technologies and solutions that enable digital transformation and meet evolving customer needs.