Capgemini promotes 5G technology, deploys Ericsson’s Industry Connect assets at its Mumbai 5G Lab
Digital Edge Bureau 04 Jun, 2021 0 comment(s)Strengthening its collaboration with Ericsson, Capgemini India has taken initiative for evangelising the 5G technology in the country by deploying Ericsson’s Industry Connect solution at its Mumbai 5G lab. Capgemini strives to make enterprises & organizations more aware of the efficacy and usefulness of 5G technology in running today’s business operations. The Capgemini 5G Lab would make industry –cutting across verticals – further aware of the various use cases, where the new connectivity technology can be pressed into service.
As 5G is bringing a step-change in connectivity, services automation, autonomous devices and applications across every industry, Capgemini’s 5G Labs for Industries are designed to help organizations from across sectors to pivot their business towards Intelligent Industry.
The multidisciplinary team of experts at the Capgemini 5G Lab will accompany and support organizations in their exploration of the latest use cases – experiencing new perspectives on how 5G is transforming their industry – and in helping them to build, monetize, and strategize what 5G brings next for their business.
Ashwin Yardi, CEO, India, Capgemini & Member of the Group Executive Committee, said “The Capgemini 5G Lab offers a ‘ready to use’ platform for our customers to ideate, innovate and deploy use cases as they adopt new technologies which will enable them to accelerate their digital transformation journey towards Intelligent Industry. This 5G lab will support our global clients and cater to four main industry categories namely Smart Factory, Smart Utilities, Smart City and Smart Retail to enhance the relevance of the Lab’s use cases in the multi-sectoral paradigm”.
Nadine Allen, Head of Enterprise Business, Ericsson, South-East Asia, Oceania & India, said “Industry Connect is a secure, easy-to -install, easy to manage turnkey Industry 4.0 solution providing 4G LTE as well as the latest 5G standalone cellular technology. We’re delighted to collaborate with Capgemini to set up this 5G Lab in India to test potential 5G use cases for enterprises as the country prepares to launch 5G.” “Capgemini has a strong existing portfolio of use cases across industries and the 5G Lab offers live demos for some of those plus many more that are in development with global clients”, added Allen.
Spread over 1300 sq. ft, Capgemini’s 5G Lab in Mumbai is a state-of-the-art facility that offers an agile and collaborative environment, which leverages best-of-breed technologies on network, cloud, edge computing, hardware and software solutions, in compliance with local regulations.
Focus areas of Capgemini’s 5G Lab
• Autonomous Intralogistics AIV: A customized Autonomous Intra-logistics AIV (Automated Intelligent Vehicle) and a software solution deployed through 5G network and distributed intelligence achieved by cloud-edge architecture. This helps in real-time decisions that lets the vehicle navigate autonomously and reach a destination point, dynamically re-routing itself when faced with obstacles. Such solutions can be deployed across multiple sectors including smart factories, smart retail, and smart cities.
- Smart Health: A real-time tele ultrasound solution supported by a 5G network and AI that performs preliminary diagnosis for remote doctor assistance. This provides primary health centers with the platform capabilities to optimize patient health checks delivering multiple remote healthcare benefits.
- Smart Surveillance for Worker Safety: A real-time surveillance solution enabled by 5G/Edge that performs intelligent monitoring and analysis to track and report security breach, fatalities, and other safety incidents through dashboards and real-time alerts to factory command and control center. Such solutions can be deployed at smart factories and smart buildings.
- Smart Retail: A 5G enabled AR platform that helps customers to digitally test products to assist in buying decisions. Such solutions can be deployed in sectors such as fashion, retail, education, media and tele-health.