HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, Dec 16: Bharti Airtel (Airtel) and Tech Mahindra announced a strategic partnership under which they have deployed ‘5G for Enterprise’ solution at Mahindra’s Chakan manufacturing facility, on Friday, making it India’s first 5G enabled Auto manufacturing unit.
Regarding the partnership, Ajay Chitkara, director and CEO, Airtel Business, said, “Our 5G solution for enterprise will transform manufacturing operations in the country. We are thrilled to partner with Tech Mahindra and Mahindra Auto to demonstrate this transformation and have made the Chakan manufacturing facility India’s first 5G enabled Auto Manufacturing Unit. As the industry 4.0 paradigm gathers momentum, reliable data networks will prove to be a key differentiator in factory and manufacturing performances. This is just the beginning, and I am certain we will showcase many more innovative use cases that will help redefine manufacturing in India.”
Manish Vyas, president, Communications, Media, and Entertainment Business, and CEO, Network Services, Tech Mahindra, added, ”5G roll-out has revolutionalised the world of internet, ushering a new era of connectivity, communication, and collaboration.
Our collaboration with Airtel is aimed at enhancing customer experience through digitally powered new-age platforms and solutions. We are confident that this partnership will help unlock opportunities across industries to improve productivity, drive intelligent network-led enterprise digitalisation, and spur innovation.”






