Jio successfully trials connected robotics on its homegrown 5G network

Reliance Jio has successfully trialed connected robotics over its indigenous 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) and 5G Standalone (SA) Core network.

“Jio 5G Robotics have implemented a wide canvas of services – From heavy lifting and logistics at manufacturing warehouses, to healthcare robots assisting medical staff – from remote ultrasound enablement to industrial automation robots,” said Aayush Bhatnagar, SVP, Jio in a Linkedin post on Friday.

“This underlines the true potential of 5G Standalone networks in realising real-life industrial use cases,” he said.

Bhatnagar, who has taken to the professional networking platform to announce Jio’s 5G developments in the past, has said the telco has undertaken use case trials such as Voice and Messaging over 5GNR or VoNR using homegrown 5G RAN and Core, an AI multimedia chatbot, and immersive high-definition virtual reality (HD VR) meeting.

According to the Jio executive, the connected robotics trial on Jio’s homegrown 5G network will open “exciting opportunities” for value creation in industry 4.0, with direct relevance to businesses and the economy.

Jio claims to have its own indigenous 5G stack and plans to export it overseas after testing its competence on a pan-country level in India. Meanwhile, Airtel has been working on the 5 G-based solutions with Apollo Hospitals, Flipkart, and other manufacturing companies. In comparison, Vodafone Idea (VI) has partnered with Nokia and Ericcson to work on several 5 G-powered applications, including enhanced mobile broadband (emBB), ultra-reliable low latency communications (uRLLC), multi-access edge computing (MEC), and AR/VR. CT Bureau