HCLTech, Cisco launch pervasive wireless mobility service for enterprises

NEW DELHI: Homegrown IT and consulting services provider HCLTech has partnered with US-based telecom gear maker Cisco to launch the ‘Pervasive Wireless Mobility-as-a-Service’ for enterprise connectivity.

“The service combines HCLTech’s managed network services expertise with Cisco’s UltraReliable Wireless Backhaul (URWB) technology to create a resilient network infrastructure that provides robust connectivity,” HCLTech said in a regulatory filing on Friday.

The service offers visibility and mobility for operations and experiences in industrial and mission-critical environments 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.

“Leveraging HCLTech’s expertise in communication technologies and cross-industry bestpractices to implement and integrate Cisco’s URWB technology in varied environments will increase our clients’ capacity to operate next-gen applications and successfully integrate a variety of wireless technologies to transform their business,” said Gurpreet Singh Kohli, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Enterprise Network Practice, HCLTech.

“HCLTech offers our customers a way to accelerate their network transformation journey with an end-to-end managed secure network service that reduces complexity, increases efficiency, and improves end user experience, through a flexible consumption model," said Nick Holden, Vice President, of Global and Strategic Partners & Ecosystem Co-Sell at Cisco.