HCLTech and Cisco Launch Pervasive Wireless Mobility as-a-Service

HCLTech and Cisco have launched a new service called Pervasive Wireless Mobility as-a-Service. This innovative service aims to provide secure and seamless enterprise-wide connectivity, combining HCLTech's expertise in managed network services with Cisco's Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul (URWB) technology.

The service is designed to create a resilient network infrastructure that offers robust connectivity, essential for operations and experiences in industrial and mission-critical environments. This includes applications such as vehicle connectivity in factory areas, mobile worker connectivity in mining areas, remote patient care, real-time data access at retail stores, and fleet connectivity at terminals.

This collaboration is expected to accelerate network transformation journeys for clients, offering an end-to-end managed secure network service that simplifies complexity, increases efficiency, and enhances the end-user experience through a flexible consumption model. It's a significant step towards integrating next-gen applications and a variety of wireless technologies to transform businesses across various industries.

The Pervasive Wireless Mobility as-a-Service is a unique offering is designed to provide secure and seamless connectivity across various industries, which is essential for operations in industrial and mission-critical environments.

The use of Cisco's URWB technology ensures a highly reliable wireless backhaul, which is crucial for applications requiring consistent and uninterrupted connectivity.

Real World Use Cases

The Pervasive Wireless Mobility as- a-Service offered by HCLTech and Cisco has several real-world use cases across different industries. Some of them are:

Factory Areas (Vehicle Connectivity):

In manufacturing facilities, this service ensures seamless connectivity for vehicles used in production lines.

Whether it's automated guided vehicles (AGVs), forklifts, or delivery trucks, reliable wireless connectivity is essential for efficient operations and real-time tracking.

Mining Areas (Mobile Worker Connectivity) :

In mining environments, mobile workers need connectivity for communication, safety, and data access. This service enables miners to stay connected even in remote or hazardous locations, improving productivity and safety.

Healthcare (Remote Patient Care):

Hospitals and healthcare providers can benefit from this service by ensuring continuous connectivity for remote patient monitoring. From wearable devices to telemedicine applications, reliable wireless networks are crucial for delivering quality healthcare remotely.

Industrial IoT Applications:

The Internet of Things (IoT) devices in industrial settings (such as sensors, cameras, and machinery) rely on wireless connectivity. Pervasive wireless mobility ensures that these devices can communicate seamlessly, enabling predictive maintenance, process optimization, and data-driven decision-making.

Wipro and Nokia Launch Joint 5G Private Wireless Solution for Enterprises

Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading technology services and consulting company, today announced a joint private wireless solution with Nokia (NYSE: NOK), to help enterprises scale their digital transformation.

This joint solution will provide enterprises with a more secure 5G private wireless network solution integrated with their operation infrastructure. The solution will bring greater reliability, mobility, connectivity speed, real-time access to business insights, and the ability to process high volumes of data with low latency. Through a dedicated wireless network, enterprises will be able to create an integrated private environment they can control to better manage their performance and mitigate security risks.

The greater speed, reliability, and security this technology brings will enable enterprises to improve operational efficiencies with advanced AI-driven automation. This joint solution will initially be made available to customers in the manufacturing, energy, utilities, transportation, and sports entertainment industries.

Nokia will provide the Nokia Digital Automation Cloud (DAC) and Modular Private Wireless (MPW) solutions inclusive of hardware and software. Wipro, with its state-of-the-art 5G Def-i with Industry DOT and OTNxt platforms, will offer strategic guidance and industry insights for effective integration into the enterprise environment.

Wipro will develop the architecture and design to best address clients’ unique business challenges, as well as implement and manage the end-to-end network to ensure business goals are met.

Jo Debecker, Global Head of Wipro FullStride Cloud, said, “In today’s digital world, data processing, accessibility and security are imperative. Traditional infrastructures are being stretched and performance is impacting business value and, in some cases, human lives through emerging areas such as remote-controlled robotic surgery. We are proud to partner with Nokia to address this pressing business need and to create a way for enterprises to leverage wireless private networks to digitize at speed and access real-time insights to realize their ambitions. By combining Nokia’s network expertise with Wipro’s strategic business, technology, and connectivity capabilities, we are enabling the promise of technology to drive impactful change and value.”

Stephan Litjens, Vice President of Enterprise Campus Edge Solutions, Nokia said, “Digital transformation is at the top of the enterprise agenda and enabling this is the driving force behind everything we do at Nokia. We are pleased to work with Wipro, a company that shares that vision, to provide a private secure 5G network solution that integrates seamlessly into enterprises' operation infrastructure and further scales their digital transformation. This partnership with Wipro will unlock new capabilities to help businesses in various sectors experience enhanced connectivity and AI-driven operational efficiencies, ushering them to the forefront of innovation.”

“This is a big step in Wipro Engineering Edge’s private 5G offering journey, which shows how Wipro continues to be at the forefront of innovation and connectivity with next-gen technology. The combined Wipro 5G Def-i, OTNxt and Industry DOT platforms will bond IT, OT and Nokia private network connectivity offering an end-to-end secure business operation solution to our customers. Working in collaboration with Nokia, we are excited to further fuel innovation for our customers in the market,” said Lourdes Charles, Vice President, 5G Connectivity Services, Wipro Engineering Edge.

Intel and Broadcom Achieve Major Wi-Fi 7 Industry Milestone

On Thursday, Intel Corporation and Broadcom Inc. showcased the industry’s first cross-vendor Wi-Fi 7 demonstration, with over-the-air speeds greater than 5 gigabits per second. The trial used an Intel® Core™ processor-based laptop with a Wi-Fi 7 solution connected to a Broadcom Wi-Fi 7 access point.

This 7th generation of Wi-Fi, also referred to as IEEE 802.11be or Wi-Fi 7, is an extremely high throughput wireless network that uses 2.4Ghz, 5Ghz, and 6Ghz frequency bands. Wi-Fi 7 leverages advanced technology to maximize overall capacity, decrease latency and increase speed to every device. It is expected that Wi-Fi 7 will be certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance in the latter half of 2023

Wi-Fi 7 is the platform for the next 10 years of wireless experiences, which require higher speeds, lower latency, improved reliability, and greater capacity. Wi-Fi 7 leverages new features including wider 320 MHz channels in unlicensed 6GHz spectrum, higher order 4K QAM data modulation, simultaneous connections across multiple bands with multi-link operation, and improved channel utilization efficiency with multi-resource unit puncturing.

Wi-Fi 7’s deterministic operation enables new product classes, including augmented and virtual reality, ultra-high-definition 16K media streaming, and super-responsive and reliable gaming while supporting large numbers of connected devices in the home or office. And with Wi-Fi 7’s greatly increased speeds, broadband subscribers will get full value from their multi-gigabit internet plans.

This achievement is proof that Wi-Fi 7 has arrived, and Broadcom and Intel will continue to show the additional capabilities of Wi-Fi 7.

Carlos Cordeiro, Intel Fellow and Wireless CTO, Client Computing Group, Intel, said, "We are proud to highlight how next-generation Wi-Fi 7 can make new mobile PC experiences possible. Industry collaboration is essential to ensure we deliver on the promises of this new wireless technology. We would like to thank our colleagues at Broadcom for their great technical cooperation, which helped enable this unprecedented, first-of-its-kind demonstration of ultra-high speed and ultra-low latency Wi-Fi 7."

Vijay Nagarajan, vice president, Wireless Connectivity Division, Broadcom, said, “Today’s milestone sends a clear message: the ecosystem is ready and Wi-Fi 7 is here to deliver extraordinary capacity and blazing fast speeds to extend gigabit broadband. The reliable, low latency communication provided by Wi-Fi 7 is a key element of Broadcom's vision for connecting everything as the Internet evolves to its next iteration replete with immersive experiences. Industry collaboration is key to making this unprecedented connectivity a reality and we were delighted to work with Intel to achieve another industry first.”

Certificate Program on Future Wireless Communication Announced By IIT Hyderabad; Scholarship of INR 25,000/Month

Scholarship of INR 25,000 per month, 50 pre-placement offers & 200 R&D project staff positions.

IIT Hyderabad (IITH) announces a 12-month certificate program on “Future Wireless Communications” that will commence on 1st August 2022. IITH is one of the first organizations in India to have successfully developed and commercialized 5G technology, including an NB-IoT chipset.

On this occasion, Prof B S Murty, Director, IITH, said, “It is imperative that the wealth of knowledge created in the IITH 5G research program be shared with as many fresh graduates in the country as possible in the shortest possible time. This certificate program will help address the acute shortage of workforce in this domain by training at least 500 engineers per year”.

Congratulating Director, IITH on this unique initiative, the Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, said, “It is heartening to see that IITH is launching a Certificate Program on Future Wireless Communication, aimed at training 500 Engineers every year. The government, under the leadership of Honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji, is focused on developing Aatmanirbhar 5G ecosystem. Our commitment to creating a skilled resource pool of specialized engineers is in line with our 20-year-long road map to becoming a trusted global supply chain partner. Congratulations to Prof Murty and his entire team at IITH, and, looking forward to the participants of this course contributing to the Digital Nation Building”.

Sharing a brief about the program, Dr GVV Sharma, Program Coordinator, stated, “Diploma, BSc, BTech graduates/ final year students or with an equivalent degree in any branch of science or engineering are eligible for this program. The course is divided into 4 modules with an option to exit after any module with a certificate. Selected candidates will be awarded a scholarship of INR 25,000 per month till the program ends. The scholarship will be accompanied by up to 50 pre-placement offers and 200 R&D project staff positions in the IITH 6G research project.”.

For more details about the program, please visit http://fwc.iith.ac.in/

Last date to apply: July 10, 2022