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    Airtel tests India's first private 5G network at Bengaluru Bosch facility

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    The telco has implemented two industrial grade use cases for quality improvement and operational efficiency at Bosch’s manufacturing facility, utilising the trial spectrum. In both the cases 5G technology such as mobile broadband and low latency communications drove automated operations ensuring faster scale up and reduced downtimes.

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    Telecom service provider Bharti Airtel announced the successful trial of India’s first 5G private network at the Bosch Automotive Electronics India (RBAI) facility in Bengaluru.

    Airtel’s on-premise 5G Captive Private Network was built over the trial 5G spectrum allocated by the Department of Telecom (DoT).

    The telco has implemented two industrial grade use cases for quality improvement and operational efficiency at Bosch’s manufacturing facility, utilising the trial spectrum. In both the cases 5G technology such as mobile broadband and low latency communications drove automated operations ensuring faster scale up and reduced downtimes.

    The private network set up on trial spectrum at the facility has the capability to manage multiple connected devices along with delivering multi- GBPS throughput.

    The 5G captive private network, helped the Bosch Manufacturing Execution System significantly reduce the time taken to assess the quality through Automatic Optical Inspection (AOI) of surface mounted devices. The process was made efficient by ensuring faster transfer of data over a reliable and secure network to an AI/ML server for real-time decision making by Bosch Manufacturing Execution System (MES).

    The low latency, and high speed, provided by the 5G network also helped Bosch shop floor managers and operators identify and resolve issues in real time thus reducing the mean time to repair (MTTR) and mean time between failures (MTBF).

    Ajay Chitkara, director and chief executive officer – Airtel Business said, “Airtel is committed to India’s digital transformation and supporting the development of its enterprise as they seek to acquire global scale. We believe that Airtel has the world class infrastructure, partnerships and expertise to deliver Captive Private Network Solution in any part of the country and to enterprise of any size.”

    Subhash P, head of technical functions, Bosch Automotive Electronics India said, “The low latency and reliable connectivity provided by the Airtel Private 5G network at our facility which was experienced during the proof of concept is enabling us to enhance our efficiency and our productivity . Usage of 5G will significantly reduce IT wired infrastructure and enhance the operational efficiency.”

    Airtel has been testing various vertical industry use cases with multiple partners and at several locations as a part of its #5GforBusiness. Last year, Airtel demonstrated India’s first 5G experience over a live 4G network in Hyderabad. It has also demonstrated India’s first rural 5G trial as well as the first cloud gaming experience on 5G.


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