BHARTI AIRTEL AND IBM PARTNER OUTDOORS EDGE COMPUTING PLATFORM FOR DATA SECURITY IN INDIA INDUSTRIES


Technology services company, IBM and Indian Telecommunications company, Bharti Airtel, are working together to distribute Airtel’s edge computing platform across Indian cities.

The hybrid platform, announced at Think Mumbai, is said to assist industries to quickly, yet efficiently create innovative solutions that prioritizes and values their clients and operations.

With help from the IBM Cloud Satellite and Red Hat OpenShift, Bharti Airtel’s computing platform will ensure the storage, safety and security of data as it positively impacts customers and businesses. This, coupled with the expected rollout of 5G in India, will encourage growth and value in edged computing, estimating a potential one trillion in economic impact by 2035.

“As India gears up to experience 5G, we see a massive opportunity to help businesses across industries transform how they deliver goods and services,” said Chief Executive Officer for Enterprise at Airtel Business, Ganesh Lakshminarayanan.

“We have the largest network of edge data centers available in India under the Nxtra brand and we will leverage our work with IBM to help Indian businesses address their critical business needs with greater efficiency, making it significantly easier for companies to process workloads where their data resides.”

Also, Head of IBM Cloud Platform, Howrad Boville, says it is excited about the partnership with Bharti Airtel in a bid to encourage customers to seize the opportunities that 5G and edge presents in terms of innovation and data security.

Moreover, Maruti Suzuki, a car manufacturing company, has disclosed its intention to come aboard the platform “to increase accuracy and efficiency for quality inspections on the factory floor” and “…boost quality control and ensure their data remains protected at the edge.”

Senior Executive Director for HR/IT at Maruti Suzuki, Rajesh Uppal said: “Technology is a key enabler in this journey, helping boost quality, efficiency and deliver the next-gen user experience. We are excited to work with Airtel Business and IBM to set an even higher benchmark and explore the vast possibilities of deploying AI and analytics at the edge to augment the expertise of our workforce.”

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