Private network collaboration to help drive smart city services in India

Indian telecom operator Vodafone Idea (Vi) and A5G Networks have partnered to enable industry 4.0 and smart mobile edge computing in India.

Vi and A5G Networks have together set up a pilot private network in Mumbai utilising existing 4G spectrum.

Distributed networks

Vi reports its association with A5G Networks is in line with its commitment to realise Digital India dreams with the latter’s differentiated 4G, 5G, and wifi autonomous software for distributed networks.

A5G Networks software is fully cloud-native containerised software built for hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure.

Through this collaboration, Vi has set up an end-to-end private network using A5G Networks’ autonomous core software and white box Ran elements in Mumbai. This will be used to showcase industrial automation use cases, enterprise applications, and low latency scenarios – all while seamlessly interconnecting with the operator network, according to Vi.

“We are happy to partner with A5G Networks to bring new services enabling industry 4.0 and smart cities in the digital era”

“Vi is committed to providing superior services to digital enterprises and consumers to enhance user experiences, empowered by an autonomous network,” said Jagbir Singh, chief technology officer, Vi.

“As part of our digital transformation journey on the 5G roadmap, we are happy to partner with A5G Networks to bring new services enabling industry 4.0 and smart cities in the digital era.”

Vi said it also is partnering with technology leaders and innovators to set up digital networks enabling several low latency applications, private networks, smart cities, and connected cars.