Information Technology and Software Service giant Wipro Limited recently announced its third Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Centre of Excellence (CEO) in Kochi today.
The CoE marks Wipro’s commitment to developing innovative IIoT solutions that span across the technology stack for its customers in the industrial manufacturing, automotive, healthcare and pharmaceutical, consumer products and goods, and utilities space, a press release from the company said.
Leveraging artificial intelligence, blockchain and robotics, the lab will develop Proofs of Concept (POCs) and market-ready IoT solutions in an iterative agile development model, it said.
M. Sivasankar, IT Secretary, Government of Kerala, who inaugurated the center said, “Kerala has focused on technologies, which are critical to the Industry 4.0 concept and IoT is an integral part of this proposition. The State has endeavored to address skill-related issues in emerging technology areas including IIoT by fostering a vibrant hardware-based start-up ecosystem and a skilling framework that connects technical institutions.”
“With the rollout of the Kerala Fibre Optic Network (KFON), the ambitious fibre2home enterprise institution network in the next 18 months, local economy stakeholders will increasingly benefit from IoT deployments. So, Wipro’s decision to set up its third global IIoT lab in Kerala is a timely one and I hope it grows into a major development centre in a short period of time,” he added.
Recently Wipro hosted a two-day hackathon on Industrial IoT on March 12-13,2019 at its Kochi development center, which saw active participation from leading engineering colleges in Kerala. Wipro will extend pre-placement offers to the winning participants in the final year of their engineering degree course while those in the penultimate year of their degree programme will receive internship opportunities.
The new hires will join Wipro’s IIoT research and development team in Kochi, the release said.
Jayraj Nair, Vice President & Global Head – IoT, Wipro Limited said, “We are proud to launch our Industrial IoT Centre of Excellence in Kerala, our third such centre after Mountain View, California and Bangalore. Over the years, Kerala has grown into a technology hub that offers access to a dynamic talent pool with an aptitude for new-age technologies. IoT presents a huge opportunity for industries in a hyper-connected world and we are confident that our end-to-end services and offerings will help our clients leverage IoT as part of their digital transformation goals.”